<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you to everyone who provided information and recommendations after my initial email. I wanted to follow up because there were a lot of good ideas. And, for those of you curious, the patron did reach out and we had a very positive conversation. I learned a lot about a family and their hardships in addition to getting assurance of the patron's safety. </font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Recommendations and ideas included:<br></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Posters/information in the restrooms, both genders' if applicable. </font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Easy access to brochures and information about resources/helpful organizations.</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Post hotline numbers in easily seen areas/in restrooms. </font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• "If you don’t have brochures, maybe you could inquire at your local DV center. From the State’s website [<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ABUSE/DOMESTIC/Pages/index.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/<wbr>ABUSE/DOMESTIC/Pages/index.<wbr>aspx</a>], I found the WomenSpace organization [<a href="http://womenspaceinc.org/" target="_blank">http://womenspaceinc.org/</a>] located in Eugene. You might contact them to see if they have brochures they’d send for your library. Alternatively or maybe in addition, you could consider creating a flyer like I describe above. I’ve seen similar postings in other public women’s restrooms."</font></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u>• "And while I don’t know that the Lane County Law Library would have anything specifically helpful, I’d be remiss if I didn’t encourage you to reach out to them as needed. The Law Librarian, Neil Miller, has been in the community a while and might know of other contacts or resources. He can be reached at <a href="tel:(541)%20682-4337" value="+15416824337" target="_blank">(541) 682-4337</a> or via email at<a href="mailto:neil.miller@co.lane.or.us" target="_blank">neil.miller@co.lane.or.us</a>."</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• If there appears to be an active feud/situation in the library, call the proper authorities/police.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">• "...</font></span>I think it's also worth mentioning that the relationship that you have with your patron can be a powerful thing. If you are friendly with her, and if you have regular interactions however brief they may be, you have created an opening, an invitation of sorts that is rooted in something more than just your card and your offer to assist her. She may never take you up on that offer, but it might matter very much to her that you have made it. And, if other patrons witnessed you taking this kind step, they may reach out to you, or to other library staff, for help when they need it too."</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">Again, thank you to everyone who chimed in. We're stronger together!</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><u>Taylor Worley <br></u><font size="1" color="#444444">Youth Services Librarian</font></div><div><font size="1" color="#444444">Springfield Public Library</font></div><div><font size="1" color="#444444">225 5th Street</font></div><div><font size="1" color="#444444">Springfield, OR 97422</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:x-small">541.726.2243 (direct)</span><br></div><div><font size="1" color="#444444"><a href="mailto:taylorlgkw@gmail.com" target="_blank">taylorlgkw@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font size="1" color="#444444"><a href="mailto:tworley@springfield-or.gov" target="_blank">tworley@springfield-or.gov</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><i style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font size="1">"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." -A. A. Milne</font></i><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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