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Hello Oregon library folks,</div>
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The <b>2024 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report dataset </b>is now available on our website as an Excel file. These stats cover the reporting period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024:</div>
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<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx" id="LPlnk192267">https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx</a></div>
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Thanks to each and every one of you for who contribute to the collection, reporting, and use of this library data each year.
<b>Your efforts are the essential foundation</b> for the massive amount of data available on the work of public libraries throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, and outlying territories.</div>
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<b>Small caveat:</b> I am still working on updating our <a href="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" id="LPlnk577858" title="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data">
Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset</a> on the State of Oregon's Open Data Portal, but I should have that work completed by the end of next week. This dataset drives our other data products, including the
<a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/statelibraryoforegon/viz/OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2022Snapshot" id="LPlnk372743" title="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/statelibraryoforegon/viz/OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2022Snapshot">
Oregon Public Library Snapshot</a> and the <a href="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" id="LPlnk876680" title="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9">
Oregon Public Library Trends</a> tools. Thanks for your patience, and please look for another announcement soon when that dataset has been updated with the 2024 data.</div>
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Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks again for digging into library data!</div>
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<p style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><b>Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%;">Data & Digital Projects Consultant</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%;">State Library of Oregon</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3551<br>
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