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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Theresa Misenti is the Collaboratory
Librarian and runs the Collaboratory<span></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> makerspaces at the Hillsboro Public Libraries. Please
download and read her new article, “Play With Purpose at the Hillsboro Public
Library,” here: <a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/d43331d0-4cdc-43a7-8abb-bafc90de74da/3" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_3</a><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br><font size="2"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span></span></span></span></font><font size="2">

</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From Theresa’s article: “The Sensory
Forest is perhaps the most popular space, with kids enjoying playing Magna-Tiles
on the light table, stacking log-shaped pillows, and creating delightful scenes
with the elephant-shaped seats. While this quiet space was designed to be a
soothing environment with its dimmed lights and soft seating, it can get pretty
rowdy with all the pillow and elephant rearranging! We have experimented with
closing the sliding doors halfway to further enclose the space and it seems to
help sometimes. Having a staff member pop in and hang out can also help
stabilize the energy.”<span></span></span></font></p><font size="2">

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</font><div><font size="2"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please read on to
learn more about Theresa’s innovative and successful plan to develop the
potential of the children of the Silicon Forest. You won’t be disappointed. <br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">
</font><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>This
 issue was written before the events that began this spring. The OLA 
Quarterly coordinator takes full responsibility for the delays in 
publication.<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2">Thank you,</font></div><div><font size="2">Charles Wood</font></div><div><font size="2">OLA Quarterly Coordinator</font></div>

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