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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">Hi Jeff & company,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">Glad to have a little distraction as I am snowed in(!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">We have under 25 projects and what follows are only my opinions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">I would never designate more than two projects as exemplary. This year only one: a digitization project that got a lot of traction, including invitations
to present at various conferences.<br>
I also would not designate a project as exemplary more than one year running, unless there were significant gains in outcomes, changes in activities, or impact on community.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">It’s also fine to not have any exemplary projects.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">One thought I have is that this designation may be a way of asking for closer scrutiny, but that may just be superstition. But, of course, it does
create a bit more works at every level. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#194975">Best,<br>
Maura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>JRegensburger--- via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 27, 2026 11:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Exemplary projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey Pals,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re starting to look at how we recognize Exemplary projects among our subawardees and projects and I was hoping to get maybe a sense of how many projects you all designate as exemplary.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll go first. I usually have about 35-40 projects in my SPR each year, and I give out exemplary designations to anywhere between 5-8.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m also very much aware that a lot of that designation comes from how well someone can execute a project AND craft a report. Put another way, I know there are a lot of libraries doing exemplary projects, but they aren’t turning in enough
detail or documentation to really show the impact.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, and stay warm if you’re anywhere inside this cold snap!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75">Jeff Regensburger (he/him/his)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Library Consultant/LSTA Coordinator, Library Programs & Development</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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