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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to everyone who has shared information about the impact of the fake blue donation boxes. At a discussion last night at Clackamas County’s library district advisory group, George Hoyt shared the excellent idea of approaching local
Chambers of Commerce on this issue. I took this ball and ran with it, and wrote the article below for their newsletter. I share it in case it is useful to anyone else—feel free to adapt!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Donating books? Forget about the blue boxes—give them to your library!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Recent newspaper articles have highlighted something that is having a devastating effect on public libraries: a for-profit company that’s placing blue “Books for Charity” donation bins across the country.
Although the information on the boxes implies that the donated books go to help people, most are sold for profit or recycled. Most importantly, these donation bins are siphoning off book donations from public libraries and Friends of the Library groups.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When you donate books to your Canby library, your gift goes to work right here in Canby. Some donations are added directly to the library’s collection, others are sold in the Friends’ Book Store to raise
money to buy new materials or to support library programs like Summer Reading and Music in the Stacks. Two of the “fake charity” blue boxes have been spotted already in Canby but we are hoping not to experience the stark drop in library donations that other
libraries have seen after their arrival, as this hurts both the library and our Friends.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">So, what can you do to help?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If you have gently used books to donate, forget about the blue boxes—instead, bring them to your Canby Public Library! Smaller amounts can be put directly in our book drop in
the alley beside the library (292 N. Holly Street), or you can ring the bell by the book drop during the library’s open hours and we’ll help you unload them.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If you’re approached by the company that manages these blue boxes (Thrift Recycling Management) with a request to host one on your property and would like more information, contact
library director Penny Hummel (503.266.4021 or <a href="mailto:hummelp@ci.canby.or.us">
hummelp@ci.canby.or.us</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As fellow Chamber members, the Canby Public Library and the Friends of the Canby Public Library thank you for your support!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Penny Hummel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">292 N. Holly Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.O. Box 930<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Canby OR 97013<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503.266.4021 X 230 (phone)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503.266.1709 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:hummelp@ci.canby.or.us">hummelp@ci.canby.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Visit us online at <a href="http://www.lincc.org">www.lincc.org</a>
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