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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Once upon a time before I started working here, they apparently did a huge American Girl event with doll(s?) giveaway and all manner of things. I don’t think we ever had dolls to give away, and I find myself weeding the books we have as they are just almost never checked out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I can’t see loaning out dolls. It’s enough that I’m going to have to start remembering to take the stuffed animals home to launder again, now that we’re allowing a few out into the library. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Centaur",serif;color:black'>Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Centaur",serif;color:black'>Julia Kelso<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Centaur",serif;color:black'>Director, Vista Grande Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>14 Avenida Torreon (next to El Dorado Community School)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>7 Avenida Vista Grande, B-7 #192<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Santa Fe, NM 87508<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>www.vglibrary.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'>"Witches took the view that they helped society in all kinds of ways which couldn't easily be explained, but which would become obvious if they stopped doing them and it was worth 6 pence and one half-penny not to find out what these were." The Science of the Discworld: The Globe" Terry Pratchett et. al.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> nmythserv-bounces@lists.zianet.com <> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Osterloh, Cassandra, DCA<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> nmythserv@lists.zianet.com; NM Tribal LibraryDirectors <nmtriblibs@lists.zianet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Youth Services News Article: The Enduring Nostalgia of American Girl Dolls - Smithsonian Magazine<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Good article. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/evolution-american-girl-dolls-180977822/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3-ksc6LKXCFoDhtiXZYiUi7GeXMsxFFTUj4_LWBR9JeMpNESidNBdbVvo">The Enduring Nostalgia of American Girl Dolls | History | Smithsonian Magazine</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Personally, I'm a little too old for American Girl dolls (so sad), but daughter is not (she's 20). She has many (OK, they're probably partly mine, too).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'>Question of curiosity - does anyone have a doll or dolls for checkout? The article mentions that there are some libraries that do. When I worked at the NHCC, we had the whole Josefina collection (doll, books, furniture, accessories) in the archives. It was donated by Dr. Nunn who had been on the advisory committee for the doll. We never loaned it out while I was there.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><div name=divtagdefaultwrapper><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#212121'>Cassandra E. Osterloh, MLS, MA (Cherokee Nation)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#212121'>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121'></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#212121'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Tribal Libraries Program Coordinator<br>Library Development Services Bureau<br>New Mexico State Library<br>1209 Camino Carlos Rey<br><span style='color:#212121'>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br><br>505-476-9764 (office)<br>505-264-2427 (cell)<br><a href="mailto:cassandra.osterloh@state.nm.us">cassandra.osterloh@state.nm.us</a></span></span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>