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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m passing along this information about a survey for public library archives and special collections employees.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The <a href="http://northwestarchivists.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=u5EmmjVN4EpE0u%2bWVVOyEqtZg4meEMe3p0bhzwZ0nK37KjhFCW9nuAVO915GezBivh%2bYox2Q34BD8WbTeZGPWgCIJu23OK2TKhGlcHDAkK8%3d"><span style="color:#1155CC">Public
Library Archives and Special Collections </span></a>(PLASC) Section of the <a href="http://northwestarchivists.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=bFjwJCa1cb54R8QMrHbrvIwd%2f5DgXfjP1g2YQzF1srdtNx%2fMQiZOnpJKvErXVWopkMQG5bsC6V0iyAkRQ03D%2fTu1t9zAHB%2bIet0VZW8v9pI%3d"><span style="color:#1155CC">Society
of American Archivists</span></a> (SAA) invites you to complete a survey that will help us better understand and advocate for the unique needs of archival, local history, and special collections in public libraries: <a href="http://northwestarchivists.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=QN0PKBLFSPum%2bAfF3xPkNdsi1Ehu9E7SkThqav7T7wuJ49wdk8OwThZf5xBEJkl8OuOB1E%2bacX9WnJ3daW7CwXDzN8M%2bylSWYR8XS%2bAsAbE%3d"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/5wGXQUD5WyPKRWT58</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">This survey was originally released in late summer 2020, and is now being re-released in an effort to reach a larger number of U.S. public libraries.<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> If
you have already completed the survey you do not need to respond a second time.</span></strong> The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. After it closes on Friday, November 20, 2020, we'll process the data and share aggregated results on
the PLASC </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://northwestarchivists.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=u5EmmjVN4EpE0u%2bWVVOyEqtZg4meEMe3p0bhzwZ0nK37KjhFCW9nuAVO915GezBivh%2bYox2Q34BD8WbTeZGPWgCIJu23OK2TKhGlcHDAkK8%3d"><span style="color:#1155CC">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">. Questions
can be directed to </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="mailto:publibarchives@gmail.com"><span style="color:#1155CC">publibarchives@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">.
Please feel free to share this survey widely! </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your time and participation,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">2020-2021 PLASC</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="http://northwestarchivists.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=e8YlPFlJls2GDJmLs7fTUQoCcn%2bxSyOo3U5MAg%2fDA%2fbwDbR%2bYXTNKi0WTK3iKQmKvyfLzsozk4A6TxgPalxjtzMiKT4Ny9Rq1XEBrUAAaWw%3d"> Steering
Committee</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer Patterson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Pronouns: she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:jennifer.l.patterson@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">jennifer.l.patterson@slo.oregon.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Office: 503-378-4367 | Cell: 971-375-2713
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