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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">MaryKay Dahlgreen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Interim State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">After exemplary service Oregon State Librarian Jim Scheppke stepped down as 2011 wrapped.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">Join us in celebrating his many contributions to our libraries and literary life at a
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">free event in Central Library’s U.S. Bank Room, 801 SW 10<sup>th</sup> Ave, Portland,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">Wednesday, February 15 — reception 6:15 pm, program 7:00 pm.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">The program features Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">Oregon Library Association President Abigail Elder,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">Director of Libraries, Multnomah County Library Vailey Oehlke,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">poet David Hedges,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:blue">Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission President David Milholland,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:navy">Governor Ted Kulongoski, author Shannon Applegate, State Librarian Jim Scheppke &</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:navy">author William Sullivan share a laugh at the unveiling of the OCHC-produced</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:navy">Literary Oregon, One Hundred Books, 1800-2000<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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