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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>April
Witteveen is a Community Librarian at the downtown Bend location of Deschutes
Public Library. Please download and read her new article, “My Life in Teen
Services: Then and Now,” here: </span><a href="http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_8" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span>http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_8</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><span></span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>From
April’s article: “Fourteen years into my career as a teen services librarian, I
thought it would be interesting to reflect on my early years as a fresh-faced
librarian and compare those experiences to where I am now, mid-career. I can
both laugh a bit at my early naiveté, and feel concerned that I’ve grown too
old to connect with my intended audience. Regardless, my dedication to serving the
teens in my community has only grown stronger as I move further into my second decade
of being ‘that librarian who came to my school and talked about books!’”<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>A
native Michigander, you’ll catch her Midwestern accent in passionate
conversation. April is an explorer, a maker, a mother, and a retired roller
derby skater. She is also a freelance writer for <i>Library Journal </i>and <i>School</i>
<i>Library Journal</i>, where she reports on trends and best practices in the
greater library field.<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

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