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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">Have you heard of the famous Adulting
101 program at North Bend Public Library? You may have since it received
nationwide media attention last year, and has been replicated at many other
libraries.<span> </span>NBPL Assistant Director Teresa
Lucas has written an article about her library’s surprising experience with this
original program that helped teens prepare for life as adults.<span> </span>Please download and read, “Adulting 101: Know
Your Audience,” here: <br></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss4/4/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss4/4/</a><span></span></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">From Teresa’s article, “</span><span style="line-height:115%">The event post on
our library’s Facebook page started a ripple effect that took us by surprise.
We had Facebook likes and shares <span>from</span>
tens of thousands of viewers. People were emailing and phoning our City
Administrator, Library Director, and the library for more information. The
local television station saw the post, called for an interview, and covered the
first program. There were radio interviews. We had electronic inquiries and
phone calls from across the country and then some. The American Library
Association’s Programming Librarian asked for an article (Lucas, 2017).
Adulting 101 was even mentioned on the morning talk show LiveKellyandRyan (Adulting
101 for Millenials [sic], 2017)!<span></span></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">
</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">Feel free to
contact Teresa, and our other authors, if you are interested in learning more
about their programs.<span></span></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</font></span><br></div>