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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you also on behalf of students who now have far less library resources and services in their schools. Here’s hoping/working for a brighter future for Oregon’s school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope Crandall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Retired elementary school librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>MaryKay Dahlgreen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 07, 2014 9:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Katie Anderson; kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kids-lib] In the News: Oregon has the highest circulation of children's materials<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You may remember that Oregon was number one last year as well. Thanks to all of you for all your good work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>MaryKay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kids-lib [<a href="mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie Anderson<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 07, 2014 8:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [kids-lib] In the News: Oregon has the highest circulation of children's materials<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A librarian in Connecticut used the public library statistics from libraries across the nation to great an info graphic to represent the highest circulation of children’s materials and highest children’s program attendance. See the info graphics here: </span><a href="http://librarydatavisual.blogspot.com/2014/07/states-with-highest-circulation-of.html">http://librarydatavisual.blogspot.com/2014/07/states-with-highest-circulation-of.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Oregon has the highest circulation of children’s materials in the country! We are also above average when it comes to children’s program attendance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Congratulations on all the great work you are doing in your library to get books in the hands of children and to provide high-quality literacy program for children and their families.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How does your library compare when it comes to children’s circulation and children’s program attendance? Find out by looking at Oregon’s Public Library Statistics at: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/statsploregon.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/statsploregon.aspx</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Have questions about your library’s statistics? Ask you library director, they are the person who submits them every year. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Enjoy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Katie <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=110 height=86 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF99C8.9EB6C200" alt="Fizz Boom Read"><img border=0 width=69 height=90 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF99C8.9EB6C200" alt=Girlandcloud><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Summer Reading 2014 at <a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/">Oregon libraries</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Find a <a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/">summer food site</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>