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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Friday, everyone. It’s been a big week! I wasn’t able to shoutout last week so am sending a lot today -
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<p class="MsoNormal">You all have a great sense of fun, as seen in library staff Halloween costumes, including these from
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Baker City</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0zMtCBbKn8As91jrsgvDPLmizTpRAPf7goSpCSAQHAtMKpR6kMtquNRc8KL5bXVktl&id=100064772584503">
Silver Falls</a>. Yoncalla hosted a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid033sT4G9FXB2e1qjWgP8dA66mX5HkwDfxyDETDfBWSe3DuNzGBHm5PDjGwTGSYGr3Ml&id=100064590499706">
Haunted Library</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0nHQisgTKZiuLWeNqTnxX3rWcApbREBbar5rqhpt4J9n69vLsUCrtb11Wz8uEf4FJl&id=100064845781940">
Gilliam County</a> had fun decorations. Western Oregon took the opportunity to highlight
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creepy archive material</a>. (I’m really a wimp when it comes to creepy/scary/horror - my least favorite Halloween visitor last night had a mask that fake bled and the whole time they were selecting which candy to take from my porch I had to look at something
else.) We also know there are a LOT of <a href="https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/ofrendas-and-offering-community-celebrating-dia-de-los-muertos-from-east-county-to-estacada/article_5a4f97c7-7b92-591c-a6b5-e6a70b305c30.html">
Dia de los Muertos celebrations</a> happening this weekend, I’m sure we’ll have more to share next week.
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<p class="MsoNormal">But wait, there’s more! Several libraries are working on renovations, including
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North Bend</a>, which packed up 70,000 items. We know the disruptions will be worth it but can be challenging – nice work to everyone using patience and fortitude while doing renovations this fall!
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<p class="MsoNormal">While Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebrations are happening, I wanted to also shoutout someone singing the praises of rural libraries – Stephanie Chase from Libraries of Eastern Oregon was recently interviewed on the
<a href="https://roundhousefoundation.org/funding-rural-podcast/season-two/libraries-democracy-drivers-stephanie-chase/">
Roundhouse Foundation’s podcast</a> and focused on sharing how critical libraries are, especially in rural spaces – something many of you know firsthand! Thanks to Stephanie for sharing loudly about this!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope you all have a good weekend and have enough Halloween candy at your house to last a couple weeks.
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<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a></span></u>
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