<div style>Hello fellow Oregonians - </div><div style><br></div><div style>I've been working steadily on behind-the-scenes things with the SSD blog, and it is sure slow going which is why there has been a dearth of updates. However! I would now like to offer everyone the option to subscribe to our blog by email. I hope this is useful feature for you all and please let me know how it works for you (or if it doesn't). Would a digest version be useful? You can find the subscription box on the right side of the screen below our logo.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>On to the highlights...</div><div style><br></div><div style>Fix-It Fridays: In case you missed Carolee's reminder, she wrote up an incredibly helpful post on how to cut straight lines that works for any occupation, not just book mending. </div>
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<span style>Join the conversation on the logistics of moving libraries:</span><div style><a href="http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-here-has-moved-library.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-here-has-moved-library.html</a><br>
<div><br></div><div>"Associates" is a web journal by and for library support staff around the world. It's easy to subscribe and only comes out three times a year, and Valley Library in Corvallis was featured in the Library Design Showcase 2012. Congrats!</div>
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Weeding gone crazy. We've all been there, am I right? And some late returns:</div><div><a href="http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/03/leaving-and-returning-books.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/03/leaving-and-returning-books.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>The modern library. How does it stack up against yours? As a library support staff worker, I always want to see more details in design presentation about where the work will actually get done. See if you can interpret these floor plans better than I can:</div>
<div><a href="http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/04/library-of-future.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/04/library-of-future.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>April Fool's hijinkery. Yes, that's a word <i>now</i>. And PEEPS! </div>
<div><a href="http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/04/magical-meat.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2012/04/magical-meat.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Don't see what you want on the blog? Are we missing a topic that's pertinent to your work in the library world? Please feel free to contact me at <a href="mailto:rebeccar@multco.us" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">rebeccar@multco.us</a>, reply to this email (be careful of the dreaded "reply all"), or comment at the blog.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br></div><div>-Rebecca</div></div>