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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Brystan
Strong just celebrated her one-year anniversary as Youth Services Coordinator
for Jackson County Library Services and is coming up on her fifth year
anniversary with the system. Please download and read her latest article, “Consistency,
Not Cookie-Cutter: Maintaining Individuality Within a Library System,” here: <a href="http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_7" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_7</a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span></span></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">From Brystan’s article: “</span></span>Jackson County is 2,802
square miles and has 15 libraries to serve its 11 incorporated cities and 34
unincorporated communities. That is a lot of kids and families wanting quality
library programming. However, what the kids and families want in our Applegate
branch could be very different from what the kids and families an hour south at
our Ashland branch would want. It’s also important, though, that no matter
which of the 15 branches is closest to you, you can walk in there and find not
only relevant materials, but also experience a variety of fun, educational, and
meaningful programming. This is why I look for “consistency, not cookie-cutter”
when coordinating library services at our many branches.”<span></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">When
Brystan isn’t immersed in storytime, tutus, and toddler aerobics, she writes
dark speculative fiction (because balance is key). She lives in Southern Oregon
with her partner, and their pets: a cat, a bird, and several fish. She loves
floral prints, dinosaurs, true crime podcasts, and reading (she is a librarian after
all).<span></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">This
article was written before the events that began this spring. The OLA Quarterly
Coordinator takes full responsibility for the lateness of this issue.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Thank you,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Charles Wood</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">OLA Quarterly Coordinator</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>





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