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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Sabrina
Tusing is a Youth Services Library Assistant III and Barratt Miller is the
Youth Services Librarian at Oregon City Public Library. Please download and
read their new article, “Baby, I Was Born This Way! How Local Teens Helped a
Library Deliver an LGBTQ Collection,” here: </span><a href="http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_9" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span>http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol25_iss4_9</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
their article: “While the organization We Need Diverse Books has increased the number
of high-quality LGBTQ books being published by mainstream publishers, it hasn’t
gotten easier for teens to find them on library shelves. They often don’t know
the books exist and aren’t comfortable asking for assistance from library
staff. In order to bridge this gap, librarians working with teens need to be
more proactive in designing collections and spaces that improve access to LGBTQ
resources.<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>In
this article, we outline how Oregon City Public Library worked with a local
group of LGBTQ teens to develop a Teen LGBTQ collection. By sharing our experiences
and the resources we utilized, we hope to provide other libraries with a
process they can use to meet the unique needs of teens in their communities.
While a dedicated LGBTQ collection was the best choice for us, something
different might work better for you.”<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>Sabrina
holds an MLIS from San Jose State University and has been working with teens in
library settings since 2014. In her free time she enjoys delicious vegan
dinners with friends, reading true crime, and collecting midcentury modern
furniture pieces. Follow OCPL’s Teen Instagram here:<span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>@oregoncitylibrary_teens<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>Barratt
has worked with kids and teens in public libraries in Illinois and Oregon since
2010 and earned her Master of Science in Library & Information Science from
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2012.<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></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Charles Wood</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">OLA Quarterly Coordinator</span></font><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"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><span></span></span></p>
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