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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Oregon public library directors!,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For the bravest among you who <b>laugh in the face of survey fatigue</b>, please consider participating in the Brooklyn (NY) Public Library
<a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7495017/decc591a954COSLA">survey linked here</a> (and below) on
<b>library card access</b>. This national study is funded by the Mellon Foundation, and results will be shared widely in Spring 2024.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Participation is
<b>completely <i>optional.</i></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The survey should take about 25 minutes to complete (survey instrument contains 61 questions – a preview of it is
<a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/sites/default/files/documents/books-unbanned/BPL%20Library%20Card%20Access%20Survey%20PDF.pdf">
here</a>).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Extra incentive: If you provide your name/email, you will be entered to win a $25 gift card.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see more information below, including their privacy statement (personal info will be excluded from the dataset they eventually share and publish).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Data & Digital Projects Consultant</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3551<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="northwestdigitalheritage.org">northwestdigitalheritage.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The survey should take about 25 minutes to complete. Because the survey links library name to IMLS PLS data,
<b>respondents will <u>not</u> have to answer questions about their library’s budget, service population, or other standard questions about their library</b>. The survey only asks questions about library cardholder signup procedures. You can see the survey
questions in full <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bklynlibrary.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2Fbooks-unbanned%2FBPL%2520Library%2520Card%2520Access%2520Survey%2520PDF.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CRoss.Fuqua%40stateoforegon.mail.onmicrosoft.com%7C373d2a26e0444863a91a08dbcb65099e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C638327407036386836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JWwt7N1Wst7WBay4adnW1vS3ds8ei%2FKvoetd%2FWXs7Hc%3D&reserved=0">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#262626">To Library Directors:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#262626">By responding to this survey, you will be contributing to the first known sampling of public library card access trends across the United States.
</span>The survey collects data about your library’s cardholder signup process for adults and children/teenagers, as well as how these policies and procedures are revised.
<span style="color:#262626">Brooklyn Public Library will share findings in a report issued to the field in spring 2024; and will convene a working group next summer to publish a framework for library leaders of best practices around cardholder access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#262626"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ensure YOUR library is represented.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Take the Survey: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsurvey.alchemer.com%2Fs3%2F7495017%2Fdecc591a954COSLA&data=05%7C01%7CRoss.Fuqua%40stateoforegon.mail.onmicrosoft.com%7C373d2a26e0444863a91a08dbcb65099e%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C638327407036386836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PbfOTgOVf9k1HoxnajheLFcj4YQVLFEgt%2BvHdiwceqg%3D&reserved=0">
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7495017/decc591a954COSLA</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Survey Audience: </b>The survey is intended for anyone who currently works or recently worked (within the past 12 months) at a public library in the United States and who is familiar with their library’s cardholder signup process.
<b>Your personal information will be kept confidential.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Multiple organizations are distributing this survey; therefore, you may also receive an invitation to participate elsewhere, or you may see a link for this survey in a library publication or forum.
<b>We ask that individuals take this <a name="_Hlk139981594">Library Card Access Survey only
<u>once</u></a> (however we can accept responses from multiple individuals on behalf of the same library).</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Participants may provide their name and email address to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win<b> a $25 (USD) gift card from Giftogram</b>, which allows recipients to select from a list of retailers. One hundred (100) gift cards
will be issued. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Questions? </b>If you have questions about this project, please
<span style="color:#262626">contact Amy Mikel, Director of Customer Experience at Brooklyn Public Library, at
</span><a href="mailto:amikel@bklynlibrary.org">amikel@bklynlibrary.org</a><span style="color:#262626">.
</span>If you have any technical questions about this survey, please feel free to contact Trevor Schlusemann from Avenue M Group (the market research firm administering the survey) at
<a href="mailto:schlusemann@avenuemgroup.com">schlusemann@avenuemgroup.com</a>. <span style="color:#262626">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your participation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">Amy Mikel | Director of Customer Experience<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">Brooklyn Public Library</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">718.230.2294<br>
bklynlibrary.org</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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