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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been asked to speak at the Texas Library
Association conference this spring about how libraries in Oregon are partnering
and collaborating with community organizations in their outreach services, with
an emphasis on outreach to the Spanish speaking communities.   
This is an outcome of OLA’s involvement with the Amo Leer project that
provided $9,000 in children’s Spanish books to 20 small Oregon
Libraries.   The project has been replicated in Texas and Oklahoma
and they would like to hear what we are doing in Oregon at both the Amo Leer
libraries and at other libraries. <o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>I would love an e-mail from any of you that tells me about
your collaboration.  It can be anecdotal, you don’t have to give me
a bunch of stats, but I would like to know about the kinds of groups you are
working with and how that has helped your outreach efforts.   I’d
really like to WOW those Texans with what we are doing in Oregon! <o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>While this is focused on Spanish outreach, the program I’m
speaking at is also talking about other outreach partnerships, so if you’ve
got a great partnership in another area you’d like to relate, please let me
know about it.  <o:p></o:p></p>

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Again, thanks in advance for sharing your stories of collaboration!<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"'>Leah
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>******************************<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Leah M. Griffith <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Director,   Newberg Public Library <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>503 E. Hancock      Newberg, 
OR  97132<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>P 
503.537.1256         F 503.538.9720<o:p></o:p></p>

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color:green'> </span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:green'>Think Green - Only print message if needed and then recycle!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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