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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Letter To Libraries Online</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An
Electronic Newsletter from the Oregon State Library.......Volume 20, Issue 4,
April 2010</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>STATE
LIBRARY BOARD MEETS IN YONCALLA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The April 23rd State Library
Board meeting will be held at the Yoncalla Branch of the Douglas County Library
on April 23rd, beginning at 1:30. The Board will hear recommendations from the
Library Services and Technology Act Advisory Council about the use of LSTA
funds in 2010 and 2011. Included will be recommendations to license more
statewide database resources for libraries and to use LSTA funds to extend
services to Oregonians without public library services. Before their meeting
the State Library Board will tour the historic Applegate House. The tour and
lunch will be hosted by noted Oregon author Shannon Applegate, who is the
newest member of the State Library Board. There will be an Open Forum at the
Board meeting at approximately 3:00 p.m. Anyone may address the Board at the
Open Forum on any topic.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><br>
<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FORMER STATE LIBARY BOARD MEMBER
NAMED HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF OLA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the Oregon Library
Association annual business meeting and banquet on March 24th, Myrna Yvonne
Williams, who retired from the State Library Board last year, was named an
Honorary Life Member of OLA. This is the highest award that OLA confers on
Oregonians who have made a contribution of outstanding and lasting importance
to Oregon libraries. In presenting the award, State Librarian Jim Scheppke
noted that Williams, along with her aunt, Lois Sayles, was a trailblazer for
librarians of color in the state. She was the first African-American librarian
to work at a community college in Oregon, with a career at Portland Community
College lasting from 1964 until her retirement in 1997. In addition, Williams
served on the first Multnomah County Library Advisory Board after the library
transitioned from being operated by the Library Association of Portland in
1990. In 2001 Williams was appointed to the first of two terms as a trustee of
the Oregon State Library. She was chair of the Board in 2009 when the Library
faced the potential of severe budget cuts due to the recession. Yvonne used her
long friendship with Ways and Means Committee Co-Chair Senator Margaret Carter
to advocate successfully for the Library’s programs and avoid serious
budget cuts. Williams retired from the State Library Board in June, 2009.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LIBRARY
SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT BRIEF PROPOSALS DUE APRIL 16</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Devising a digitization
project? Planning an outreach project? The LSTA competitive grant program may
be for you. Take a look at the grant guidelines through the </span><a
href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/LSTAcomp.shtml"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LSTA
Competitive Grant Program</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
page. A brief three page proposal is due April 16, so apply now. For more
information on Oregon’s LSTA program, see the </span><a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/lsta.shtml"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oregon’s
LSTA Program</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> page.
Check out the proposals from past years, as there may be a project you wish to
replicate. We welcome calls to talk over grant ideas. Contact </span><a
href="mailto:ann.reed@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ann
Reed</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, (503) 378-5027.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
2008-2009 READY TO READ ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 2008-2009 Ready to Read
Annual Report, 2008 -2009 Outstanding Projects, and 2009-2010 Project
Descriptions are now on the </span><a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutready.shtml"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ready to Read</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> webpage. The Ready to Read Annual
Report is an analysis of the Ready to Read Final Reports submitted to the State
Library every December. The State Library has established four metrics that
measure the effectiveness of the Ready to Read Grant Program. The metrics
provide longitudinal data on public library youth services and public library
usage statistics. This data allows public libraries to see how their efforts
impact library services to children in Oregon, and serves as a tool for setting
local youth service goals. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
2008-2009 OUTSTANDING READY TO READ GRANT PROJECTS AWARDED</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Each year the State Library
staff recognizes several public libraries for their outstanding Ready to Read
Grant projects. The criteria for this recognition are: the library adheres to
the original intent of the Ready to Read Grant, focuses on one or more of the
three Ready to Read Grant best practices, promotes partnerships both in and out
of the library, and creates a project that is replicable in other libraries, or
enhances current library services. Libraries recognized for their Outstanding
Ready to Read projects in 2008-2009 are: Astoria Public Library, Umatilla
County Special Library District, Forest Grove City Library, and Brownsville
Community Library. The </span><a
href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutready.shtml#Outstanding_Projects"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ready to Read Grant</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> webpage provides more information
about these outstanding projects.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
TALKING BOOKS PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>VOTER'S
GUIDE </span></em></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This spring, the League of
Women Voters Nonpartisan <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Voter's
Guide </span></em>is available in large print and CD thanks to a partnership
between the Secretary of State, Talking Book and Braille Services, and the
League of Women Voters. To order a copy of the <em><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Voter's Guide</span></em> for a print-disabled paton,
just contact Talking Books at 800-452-0292. If the individual is already
receiving Talking Books, they may already be on the list to get the <em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Voter's Guide</span></em>. This guide
is available to anyone needing the <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Voter's
Guide</span></em> in an alternate format in accordance with the Help America
Vote Act. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FUJIAN
LIBRARIANS VISIT OREGON IN APRIL</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Three librarians from
Oregon’s sister province of Fujian, China, will visit Oregon in April as
part of the Horner Library Staff Exchange Project this year. The librarians are
Mr. Sheng Chen and Ms. Hui Wang from the Fujian Provincial Library and Ms.
Xiaohui Chen from the Xiamen University Library. They will arrive in Portland
on April 3rd and spend three weeks visiting libraries and meeting with
colleagues in the Portland area, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene and Tillamook. They
will also make a three day visit to Seattle to tour libraries there. The
purpose of the staff exchange is to share professional knowledge to advance
library services in both countries. In October, Brandon Barnett (Multnomah
County Library), Nancy Hoover (Marylhurst University Library) and Amy Lee (Fort
Vancouver Regional Library) will spend three weeks in Fujian. The Horner
Library Staff Exchange is funded primarily by the State Library through a grant
to the International Relations Roundtable of the Oregon Library Association.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FIRST-EVER
NATIONAL STUDY: MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RELY ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS FOR EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH,
AND EDUCATION</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nearly one-third of Americans
age 14 or older – roughly 77 million people – used a public library
computer or wireless network to access the Internet in the past year, according
to a national report released at the PLA Conference in Portland. In 2009, as
the nation struggled through a recession, people relied on library technology
to find work, apply for college, secure government benefits, learn about
critical medical treatments, and connect with their communities. The </span><a
href="http://cis.washington.edu/usimpact/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>report</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is based on the first, large-scale
study of who uses public computers and Internet access in public libraries, the
ways library patrons use this free technology service, why they use it, and how
it affects their lives. It was conducted by the University of Washington
Information School and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and
the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The report’s findings are
based on nearly 50,000 surveys – including 3,176 from a national
telephone survey and 44,881 web survey responses – from patrons of more
than 400 public libraries across the country.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT 4% OF OREGONIANS ARE WITHOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A new report for fiscal year
2008-09 shows that nearly 151,000 Oregonians did not have free public library
services last year, equivalent to about 4% of the state population. This figure
is down significantly from recent years because the State Library, at the
urging of library directors from the Chemeketa Regional Library Services,
decided to remove rural residents of CCRLS (comprising Marion Co., Polk Co.,
most of Yamhill Co. and a small portion of Linn Co.) from the ranks of the
unserved. All residents of CCRLS pay a small tax for library service. This entitles
children using a CCRLS card to check out as many books as other children served
by CCRLS libraries, but adults are limited to only one check-out at a time. The
directors persuaded the State Library that it was more accurate to count these
rural CCRLS residents as being “served” than being
“unserved.” The 151,000 “unserved” Oregonians reside in
10 counties. Lane County has the highest number of “unserved’ by
far (77,382), followed by Linn County (25,068), Clatsop County (16,520) and
Columbia County (13,965). The remaining six counties have smaller pockets of
unserved population. The State Library Board is considering a plan to extend
services to these Oregonians by providing demonstration grants to neighboring
libraries and possibly providing a website that informs “unserved”
Oregonians of the services that are available to them for free (e.g., L-net) or
by paying a non-resident fee to a neighboring library.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
LSL GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 20TH</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 2010 Improving Literacy
through School Libraries (LSL) federal grant competition is now open, and
applications are due no later than 4:30 pm, Eastern time, on April 20th.
Awarded money may be used for school library media centers on books,
technology, professional development, and expanded access (like weekend hours)
with the goal of improving student reading achievement. There are two
eligibility requirements to keep in mind. First, only local education agencies
(LEA) may apply, the most common form being a school district. That means
schools cannot apply individually. Second, at least 20% of students within the
LEA must be from families with incomes below the poverty line. Determining data
for this year’s competition comes from the 2008 census. Click on </span><a
href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html"><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oregon</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
for a chart indicating which districts qualify. Click </span><a
href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/applicant.html"><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>here</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
for the official application site and helpful information about the electronic
application process. If your district qualifies, please consider alerting the
grant writers in your district office to this opportunity. For more
information, contact </span><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jennifer Maurer</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, 503-378-5011.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
DESPITE FLAT BUDGETS, STATE LIBRARY AGENCIES INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Despite the lack of real
growth in their budgets in recent years, state library agencies are working
strategically to assist library professionals and local libraries to meet
patrons' needs, according to </span><a
href="http://www.imls.gov/pdf/Brief2010_02.pdf"><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>State Library Agency Service Trends: 1999-2008,</span></i></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> a new research brief by the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Over the past 10 years, for example,
national real dollar expenditures on statewide database licensing more than
doubled, reaching a total of $65.8 million in 2008. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As I write this I am looking
forward to a meeting of the Western Council of State Libraries that will take
place at the </span><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Central Library</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> immediately before the Public Library
Association Conference. I am anxious to host about 20 state librarians at
Central because it’s one of my favorite library buildings anywhere. <br>
<br>
Central is not the most beautiful public library, or the most architecturally
interesting, and it certainly isn’t the largest. What I like about
Central is that it embodies the notion of sustainability in a number of ways. <br>
<br>
The mantra of sustainability, that I am sure you have heard by now, is
“reduce, reuse, and recycle.” That’s Central. It’s a
1913 library that was extensively remodeled in the mid 90’s. You could
say it was “reused.” Many large cities in the US in the past few
decades have chosen not to reuse their main libraries. It seems to me that many
of the new main libraries I visit are oversized and usually not as beautiful or
well-designed as the buildings that preceded them (I would say this, for
example, about the Harold Washington Library in Chicago).<br>
<br>
Of course if anyone had proposed to abandon the Central Library in Portland
library users would have rebelled. There may not be a library anywhere that is
as well-loved.<br>
<br>
Another thing that makes the Central Library an exemplar of sustainability is the
</span><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/about/mcl-ecoroof.html"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>eco-roof</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> it got in 2008. Live plants now cover
the entire roof, saving energy, reducing rainwater runoff and even extending
the life of the roof.<br>
<br>
The State Library is not the exemplar of sustainability that the Central
Library is, but we try to do our best. We recently received our </span><a
href="http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/ES/earthwise/"><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>EarthWISE certification</span></a><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> from Marion County, indicating our adoption of
sustainable business practices. We monitor our energy use (gas and electricity)
and try to save what we can. It’s hard with a 1939 building, but last
year we achieved 0% increase from our use in the year 2000. We try to do the
little things, like turning off lights and lowering blinds when you leave a
room, powering off everything at night, even turning off your monitor when you
are away for lunch. We have a Resource Conservation Committee that is always
looking for ways to save and recycle.<br>
<br>
When you think about it, libraries have always been about sustainability. Our
business is to reduce the unnecessary duplication of paper-based resources and
to reuse those resources instead. The book <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Seven
Wonders for a Cool Planet</span></em> by Eric Sorensen has a whole chapter
devoted to libraries and how the use of libraries helps prevent climate change.
Sorensen says the average library prevents 250 tons of greenhouse gases from
being released each year through paper that is not consumed.<br>
<br>
And someone at Multnomah County Library recently made the point that libraries
are the first place that children can learn the values of sustainability and
community by borrowing books, caring for them, and returning them to share with
others. A wonderful thought! – Jim Scheppke</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Library Development: 503-378-2525, </span><a
href="mailto:marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MaryKay
Dahlgreen</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><a
href="mailto:mary.l.mayberry@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mary
Mayberry</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><a
href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Darci
Hanning</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><a
href="mailto:ann.reed@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ann
Reed</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><a
href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jennifer
Maurer</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><a
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Katie
Anderson</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<br>
<br>
Talking Book and Braille Services: 503-378-5389, </span><a
href="mailto:susan.b.westin@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Susan
Westin</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<br>
<br>
Government Research and Electronic Services: 503-378-5030, </span><a
href="mailto:robert.hulshof-schmidt@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert
Hulshof-Schmidt</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<br>
<br>
State Librarian: 503-378-4367, </span><a
href="mailto:jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jim
Scheppke</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<br>
<br>
LTLO Editor: 503-378-2464, </span><a href="mailto:april.m.baker@state.or.us"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>April Baker</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<i>Letter to Libraries Online</i> is
published monthly by the Oregon State Library. Editorial office: LTLO, Oregon
State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3950, 503-378-2464,
editor: </span><a href="mailto:april.m.baker@state.or.us"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>April Baker</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<i>Letter to Libraries Online</i> is
available free of charge and is available only in electronic form on the publications
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