<div dir="ltr">It may or may not be a good way to start a book group, but I don't understand why the library would intervene. Here is my original response that I only sent to Meg:  I would honor the request. It's kind of like someone writing in the 
book, but in this case, they didn't deface the property. She is opting 
out of confidentiality. I think it's a cool idea. The next person can 
opt in or opt out.<div><br></div><div>my two cents,</div><div><br></div><div>gretta siegel</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>******************************************************************</div><div><font color="#000000">Gretta Siegel, Professor Emeritus</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Portland State University</font></div><div><a href="mailto:siegelg@pdx.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">siegelg@pdx.edu</font></a></div><div><font color="#000000"><u><a href="http://works.bepress.com/gretta_siegel/" target="_blank">http://works.bepress.com/gretta_siegel/</a></u></font><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Cheryl Spangler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:CSpangler@ci.harrisburg.or.us" target="_blank">CSpangler@ci.harrisburg.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Patron request<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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