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<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>
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<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>Katie Anderson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 07, 2014 8:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kids-lib] In the News: Oregon has the highest circulation of children's materials<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<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.
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<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>
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<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>.
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<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.
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<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>
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<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@01CF99C5.F0EB8E50" alt="Fizz Boom Read"><img border="0" width="69" height="90" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF99C5.F0EB8E50" 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>
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