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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span>Hey, who else
here could use <span>a beer</span>?<span>  </span>Well, another healthy option is to stay in
and read this enjoyable new article by Ross Betzer,<span> “Beer and Libraries? <span> </span>Challenging
the Community’s View of the Public Library.”<span> 
</span>Ross details how </span></span><span>the</span><span>
Portland Brew Stories project was a community-focused effort to gather and
share images and other primary documents that celebrate beer culture in
Portland and Multnomah County.<span>  </span>This
article provides a broad description of how the Portland Brew Stories
collection was conceived and created, based on conversations with library staff
who were involved.<span>  </span>Successes are <span>identified,</span> and advice is presented for
libraries who want to embark on a similarly <span>fun</span>
digital project within their community.</span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">

</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span><a href="http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol22/iss2/4/">http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol22/iss2/4/</a></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span><a href="http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol22/iss2/4/"><br></a></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Thank you,<br></font></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Charles Wood<br></font></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">OLA Communications Committee</font></span><br>

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