[Libs-Or] Oregonian in the Metro Area

[Donna Reed]

At Portland Community College, we have had difficulty with Oregonian
deliveries for years.  Almost two years ago we made the sad decision to
cancel our subscriptions because the Oregonian was not able to consistently
deliver them in a timely manner (i.e. day of publication).


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Penny Hummel <hummelp at ci.canby.or.us>wrote:

>  Interesting!  The Canby distributor is charging $3.75 a week, so I guess
> we’re getting a bargain.  It’s pretty flat out here, maybe that’s why it’s
> cheaper.  ; )
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> Penny Hummel
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> President, Oregon Library Association, 2013-14
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> Director, Canby Public Library
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> 292 N. Holly St.
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> Canby OR  97013
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> hummelp at ci.canby.or.us
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> Visit us online at www.canbylibrary.org
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> *From:* Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On
> Behalf Of *Eva Calcagno
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 01, 2013 12:20 PM
> *To:* 'Leah Griffith'; libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Libs-Or] Oregonian in the Metro Area
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> Outside the downtown Portland core area delivery seems to be up to the
> contract distributor.  Some are offering to delivery daily for an
> additional fee ($4.50 a week was quoted in the Raleigh Hills/Beaverton
> area).  I was wondering if public libraries could become outlets – get a
> newspaper distribution box installed in the lobby or on the porch. That way
> you could get the paper delivered and patrons would know they could buy a
> personal copy at the library, too.  Just a thought….
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> Eva Calcagno, Director
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> Washington County Cooperative Library Services
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> (503)846-3233
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> *From:* Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>]
> *On Behalf Of *Leah Griffith
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:26 AM
> *To:* libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] Oregonian in the Metro Area
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> So this morning, my porch at home was bare and so was our porch at the
> library.  No Oregonian.  I felt a little sad.
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> However, we’ve already had patrons, who also found their front porches
> bare, coming to the library expecting to find a copy of the Oregonian
> here.
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> As we saw from Mary Kay on Sunday, she’s had no good response from the
> Oregonian.   How have you in the Metro Area where our papers are delivered
> by the same people who deliver to homes (so we get no delivery) dealt with
> this?   Any suggestions?
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> *Leah *
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> Leah M. Griffith
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> Director,   Newberg Public Library     503-537-1256
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Donna Reed, PhD
Library Director
Portland Community College
p: 971.722.4497 | f: 971.722.8398
donna.reed at pcc.edu
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