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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'>In
Saturday’s <i>Oregonian</i>, there was an article about how more and more
Oregon schools libraries are being run by library assistants: “As School
Districts Cut Back, Library Assistants Take on an Increasing Load” by Wendy
Owen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:blue'> <a
href="http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2010/07/as_school_districts_cut_back_l.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2010/07/as_school_districts_cut_back_l.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'>Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Library
Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Oregon State
Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>250 Winter Street
NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Salem, OR
97301-3950<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>503-378-5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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