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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Oregon public library directors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The next <b>Oregon Public Library Statistical Reporting</b> season is right around the corner! We are aiming to open the online survey tool for your library on or around
<b>August 1</b>. Please keep an eye out for another email and at a physical letter with details that we’ll send out around that time – and some good news:
<b>the official deadline</b> in the Oregon Administrative Rules is now <b>October 31</b>, giving you an extra month for reporting!
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Our online guide</b> to help you complete the Statistical Report is now updated and available (along with a PDF version) at:
<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/publiclibrarystats"><span style="color:windowtext">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/publiclibrarystats</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There you can find a lot of information about changes and updates to this year’s survey, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>COVID-19 related questions (which will be asked of
<i>all</i> public libraries nationwide)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>New questions related to the newly established minimum conditions for public libraries (as outlined by HB 2243)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Our new method for reporting branch and bookmobile data (only for libraries with multiple outlets) – don’t worry, I think it will be easier this year!<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Other new questions and structural changes to the survey<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also would like to encourage everyone to update your library’s COVID-19-related services in the
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11dVNf6jYUUMp_K88pm9UFby7tw0KFx49rtgpLNIhqqE/edit#gid=0">
Oregon Library’s Service Status sheet</a> that my colleague Arlene Weible put in a plug for in an email earlier today. A lots of great info has already been reported there, so thank you!
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions.<br>
Be well,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#1F497D">Data & Federal Programs Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#0563C1">oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E74B5">COVID-19 info: </span>
<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus</span></a><span style="color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="300" height="39" id="Picture_x0020_27" src="cid:image002.png@01D65B88.9CA6DF30"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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