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<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>For release: </FONT></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman" size=3><FONT color=#0000ff>April 8, 2009
</FONT></P></FONT><B><FONT size=3>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>Contact: </FONT></B></FONT><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman" size=3><FONT color=#0000ff>Rhys
Scholes</FONT></U><FONT color=#0000ff>, <SPAN
class=748264315-08042009><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler's
Office,</FONT> </FONT></SPAN>503-988-5273 Ext. 85273
</FONT></P></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial,Arial size=5>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff>Multnomah County names three Library
Director finalists </FONT></P></B></FONT><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman" size=3>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff>The public is invited to a forum April 14 to
meet candidates and ask questions </FONT></P></I></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman" size=3>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>The Office of Multnomah County Chair Ted
Wheeler has named three finalist candidates for the position of Multnomah County
library director. In alphabetical order, the finalists are: </FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT color=#0000ff>Holly Carroll, currently deputy director, Cleveland
Public Library, Ohio </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT color=#0000ff>Christian Kruse, currently director, Live Oak Public
Libraries, Savannah, Georgia </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT color=#0000ff>Vailey Oehlke, currently deputy director, Multnomah
County Library </FONT></LI></OL>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>The three finalists will be involved in two
days of tours and interviews on April 13 and 14. A public forum will be held on
Tuesday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Multnomah County Boardroom, 501 SE
Hawthorne Boulevard. Each candidate will make a presentation followed by a
question and answer session. The public is invited to attend. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>The process for hiring a new library director
began in February after Library Director Molly Raphael announced her retirement,
effective May 1. Jana McLellan, Multnomah County chief operating officer, has
been leading a nationwide recruitment process. Multnomah County Library’s
national reputation has helped generate strong interest and a field of
exceptional candidates. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>The Multnomah County library director leads a
staff of 568 employees and manages a budget of $60 million. The facilities
include the Central Library, 16 neighborhood libraries, and two new libraries
scheduled to open in early 2010 in the Kenton neighborhood and the city of
Troutdale. Multnomah County Library was visited by 4.7 million people last year
and total circulation of library books and materials topped 20 million.
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