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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have any effective strategies or conversational scripts for delineating boundaries with recently-graduated teens who are calling you at work just to chat? I have a former TLC member who left a voicemail on my work phone basically
wanting to talk about anime with me. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">She lives in another town right now, lacks transportation, and can’t come by the library to see me in person. I’m fine handling these kinds of interactions face-to-face, but I don’t know how to explain the limits of the situation over the
phone. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Without hurting her feelings, I want to convey that: As her former mentor, I’d love to hear from her from time to time to hear how she’s doing and to help connect her with career information. I can chat for a couple of minutes if she’s
visiting the library in person or answer a specific question via phone, but I can’t be available by phone the way I was available in person when she was a teen/volunteer at the library.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Barratt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Barratt Miller, MSLIS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Crook County Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">175 NW Meadow Lakes Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prineville, OR 97754<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">541-447-7978 ext 303<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:bmiller@crooklib.org">bmiller@crooklib.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Crook County Library – Experience the Journey!<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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