<div dir="ltr"><div>Nan, our lobbyist says that we are very popular with the legislators. We have a table full of books that legislators can choose to donate to their local library. </div>The wonderful Katie Anderson just weeded the books that we have and she suggested the following: <div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">They are selecting a book that will have their name it and that will be publically accessible so they are going to be pretty careful. They are definitely looking for books in new or like new condition. They are most likely looking for a book…<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_300857777508867420MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">They know and love<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_300857777508867420MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">By an author they know is popular<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_300857777508867420MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">They can evaluate in a minute or two just by flipping through it<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_300857777508867420MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">They know is about a topic popular with kids, parents, and/or teachers<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">As I was weeding, I kept asking myself, “Would a government official choose this book to put their name on and give it as a gift to a public institution?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We need about 20 more books. Contact me about donating. ( Or You can attend and bring them then)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Jane</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Jane Corry<br>Youth Librarian-Belmont Neighborhood Library<br>Multnomah County Library<br>503.988.5382</div><div>Oregon Library Association Immediate Past President</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br></div><div><i style="font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Every adult needs a child to teach; it's the way adults learn.<br>-Frank A. 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