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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a fabulous question Lisa!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At Eugene Public Library it’s kind of a balance because the City itself does a Downtown Trick-or-Treat even and the library participates as a part of the Downtown area.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As far as programs and decorations are concerned, I feel like we lean into the Halloween-adjacent. We don’t have any specific displays or programs that are focusing celebrating Halloween, but we do lean into topics that patrons express
an interest in this time of year: scary stories, cozy fall-vibes, and all things creepy. Specifically in Teen, we have a lot of teenage patrons who are very interested in the occult and creepy things year round and we just lean into it a little be more in
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would do something similar for other major holidays. Not necessarily celebrating the holiday itself, but we’d hover around the fringes with our programming and displays. With Thanksgiving, we do share more accurate accounts from the
perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and I tend to do more “found family” displays because I have a lot of teens that have a very difficult time with their bio-families and holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas that focus on the traditional family can be
really…hard. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For our children’s picture book holiday collection, we do have the books organized by holiday, but we have a large collection of holidays, not just major Euro-centric observances. Our current program policy is that we strive to present
culturally authentic and relevant programs year round and we are very careful to not just celebrate communities once a year. The organizations we partner with have also made the shift to this approach as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully this is all of interest to folks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And the gnarliest YA horror I’ve read? I tend to read more adult horror since sometimes I feel like YA horror is wrapped up a little to neatly, but I enjoyed
<i>Frozen Charlotte</i> by Alex Bell (p.s. the cover is AWFUL!) and I loved Katherine Arden’s
<i>Small Spaces </i>series (which is technically middle-grade). The second book in that series is particularly creepy.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Caitlin McMahan</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Teen Librarian | <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Eugene Public Library</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Unpacking (discussion group) Organizer | Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) Outgoing-Chair</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">eugene-or.gov/library | <a href="mailto:cmcmahan@eugene-or.gov"><span style="color:blue">cmcmahan@eugene-or.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OYAN <oyan-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Lisa Elliott via OYAN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 31, 2023 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> oyan@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OYAN] How do you holiday?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hey people! It’s that annual day of spookiness so beloved by so many. I’m sure many of your libraries try to avoid obvious celebrations of dominant culture holidays, but Halloween seems to get a bit more flexibility.
I mean, it’s so fun, and what kid doesn’t love wearing a costume to the library? I too relish any opportunity to incorporate ridiculous sartorial choices into my professional life. It’s worth pondering, though, who are we excluding when we don the slay apparel
and slap pumpkin stickies on our spines? What about the next holidays? You know, the annual colonialism commemoration feast and the day of gift-giving with dubious ties to the birth of a particular resident of Galilee…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’m curious to know how your libraries handle holidays: Do you let them pass without remark? Do you decorate? Do you put on programs? Do you put out displays? What holidays do you choose to acknowledge? Do
you have holiday spine labels in your teen collections? Do you have a written policy? Have you worked with community partners or your staff to plan culturally competent celebrations? Please, share!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">And a bonus question in recognition of the day: What is the gnarliest YA horror book you’ve read? I know
<i><a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4064744">Hell Follows With Us</a></i> has made a lot of people queasy. There were some delightfully gruesome moments in
<i><a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2066338">Half Bad</a></i> and
<i><a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4094922">The Honeys</a></i>, and this isn’t YA, but there was a scene in
<i><a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C3774660">Mexican Gothic</a></i> that was so gross and surprising I had an audible response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Happy hauntings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864">Lisa N Elliott<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864">Young Adult Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864">Tigard Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864">(503) 718-2654<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lisae@tigard-or.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864">lisae@tigard-or.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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