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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I will add my thanks to all of you who keep tallies and gather this data each year. It is truly helpful to have these numbers to help tell the story of the impact of libraries, both at the state and federal
level. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you, Ross, for keeping track of all the moving parts and pieces that go into these datasets! We are lucky to have your organizational skills and talents in this work.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thanks,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Wendy
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">State Librarian</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office: 503-378-4367| Mobile 971-375-3992<br>
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>FUQUA Ross * SLO via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'libs-or@omls.oregon.gov' <LIBS-OR@omls.oregon.gov>; NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO via PL-Directors <pl-directors@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] 2024 Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset - now available!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hello again, lovers of Oregon public library data!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">In addition to publishing the
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx" title="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx">
2024 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report Data</a> on our website last week (see my previous message below), I have also recently updated:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <a href="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" title="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data">
Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset</a> (2010-2024) on the State of Oregon's Open Data Portal<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Which feeds data into:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/statelibraryoforegon/viz/OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2022Snapshot" title="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/statelibraryoforegon/viz/OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2022Snapshot">
Oregon Public Library Snapshot</a> and<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <a href="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" title="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9">
Oregon Public Library Trends</a> tool<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">(and more data tools/reports/visualizations TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Once again, thanks to everyone out there who collects, compiles, and reports this data to the State Library each year. Your efforts are valued highly, both here at the State Library and among your
fellow libraries and communities throughout Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please let me know if you have questions about library data or any of our data products.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%">Data & Digital Projects Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3551<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1">[northwestdigitalheritage.org]northwestdigitalheritage.org</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9a8c2bc6947342fba87c7e7a3d0589d8@slo.oregon.gov?anonymous&ep=plink">Schedule a time to meet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.northwestdigitalheritage.org/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="187" height="49" style="width:1.9479in;height:.5104in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.png@01DB7308.6495E7C0"></span></a>
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="323" height="43" style="width:3.3645in;height:.4479in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01DB7308.6495E7C0" alt="State Library of Oregon
Library Support and Development Services Division"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
on behalf of FUQUA Ross * SLO via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 24, 2025 1:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'libs-or@omls.oregon.gov' <<a href="mailto:LIBS-OR@omls.oregon.gov">LIBS-OR@omls.oregon.gov</a>>; NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO via PL-Directors <<a href="mailto:pl-directors@omls.oregon.gov">pl-directors@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] 2024 Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset - now available!</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hello Oregon library folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx">https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Small caveat:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> I am still working on updating our
<a href="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" 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" 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" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks again for digging into library data!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%">Data & Digital Projects Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3551<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="http://northwestdigitalheritage.org/">northwestdigitalheritage.org</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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