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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Courtney “Cam” Amabile is the Volunteer & Operations
Coordinator, Operations Division, of the State Library of Oregon. Please
download and read her latest article, “</span><span>A Matriarch With Many Sides: Contextualizing Oregon’s First State Librarian,” here: </span><span><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

</span></font><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol26_iss2_3%20" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://journals3.library.oregonstate.edu/olaq/article/view/vol26_iss2_3
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%">From Cam’s
article, “Another pivotal point in societal consciousness is brewing. Statues,
plaques, and other representations of the controversial values of times
foregone have tumbled and awareness of the transgressions of historical figures
is at an all-time high. Increased awareness has awakened a reexamination
period, an acknowledgment of the necessity for a holistic narrative about the
people and events we choose to honor. With this modern lens of cultural value
being used to highlight the actions of past leaders, the State Library of
Oregon has begun its own introspection on who we venerate and how.” <span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%">Courtney “Cam” Amabile graduated from Tulane University
with a degree in Anthropology and Environmental Biology. She is a National
Association for Interpretation (NAI) Certified Interpretive Guide with a
background in environmental education, interpretation, volunteer coordination,
community outreach, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work. In her
spare time, she enjoys hiking, camping, birding, nature journaling, and
photography in Oregon’s outdoor wonderland as well as volunteering for NAI.</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Charles Wood</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;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 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>





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