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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Dear Directors:<BR>
Attached is a press release that will go out later today to Oregon media outlets concerning public library use in FY 2009. I wanted you to be alerted to this in case you might get a call from a local reporter.<BR>
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I hope we get some positive publicity from this!<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman">Jim Scheppke, State Librarian<BR>
Oregon State Library<BR>
250 Winter St. NE<BR>
Salem, OR 97301<BR>
503-378-4367<BR>
(fax) 503-585-8059<BR>
jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us<BR>
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<IMG src="cid:3349334019_562659" ><FONT COLOR="#008000">Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print.</FONT><BR>
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