<div dir="ltr"><p>Yes, it is Women of Library History Wednesday.</p><p>The Coos Bay Public Library owes its founding to tenacious community activist Agnes Sengstacken. In 1906, she began efforts to form a public library for what was then the town of Marshfield, backed by members of the Progress Club.  Agnes had helped to found the Club, a literary society and civic betterment organization, in 1904. It is among the longest continuously operating community groups on Oregon’s south coast.<br>
<a href="http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/53924079197/agnes-sengstacken">http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/53924079197/agnes-sengstacken</a>.</p><div>Also check out Tuesday's entry for information about the Feminist Task Force at ALA, <a href="http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/53865655517/hang-out-with-ftf-at-ala-2013">http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/53865655517/hang-out-with-ftf-at-ala-2013</a>.</div>
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<span>“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”―Maya Angelou</span><span></span></h6><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"></span></div>
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