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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We’ve been talking with community partners about ways to support reading in families and one idea has been to support adult literacy among Spanish speaking
parents. Many of our parents don’t have the habit of reading or are not confident in their reading skills. We have noticed that while Spanish-language board books and picture books high have circulation rates in our library, parents stop checking out books
to read with their children once their children have moved past interest in preschool and early elementary level books. We are looking for ways to encourage families to continue reading together past this age and have begun to look into the possibility of
a family literacy program in Spanish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Have any of your organizations participated in a family literacy program? If so, I would love to hear your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you!<br>
Kristen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">Kristen Curé<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">Latino Liaison & Adult Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">Hablo Español<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">Springfield Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">225 5<sup>th</sup> St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">Springfield, OR 97477<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">(541) 726-2232 / Relay: 711<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray"><a href="mailto:kcure@springfield-or.gov">kcure@springfield-or.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"><a href="wheremindsgrow.org"><span style="color:#4F6228">wheremindsgrow.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please contact me if any material in this email is not accessible to you. I’ll do my best to provide it in another format. For more information please see
the City’s accessibility page: <a href="http://www.springfield-or.gov/accessibility.html">
http://www.springfield-or.gov/accessibility.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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