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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Unfortunately this patron seems to attend meetings where wifi is required and is also requesting that wifi be shut off for the meeting as well which for this particular library is not possible to accommodate since Internet usage is required during the meeting. (I talked to Kari May a little further about the situation). I personally appreciate all the statements about reasonable accommodations, this conversation has been a good reminder! (I am always of the opinion we try to serve all patrons fairly, the same, and to the best of our ability, and those with disabilities where possible also receive additional accommodations as much as we have it in our power to do so) and I appreciate the very creative ways to help serve this patron that were suggested. I think a fun wifi/tech/electronics free zone for a day may work for some libraries!  I also can understand where Ted is coming from as a now retired library director stating his personal opinion, sometimes we just want people to use common sense in what libraries can do practically. After years of hearing some very crazy requests (And I’ve had some doozies), it can get hard not to roll our eyes a little. That said, we do want to respect legitimate requests! Hopefully all of these great suggestions will help Kari May. I think it comes down to, we love that library patrons ask, it never hurts to ask, often we can find solutions, but unfortunately at times, given our limited resources, unfortunately we cannot accommodate everyone every single time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Esther Moberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Bowman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There may be a way to accommodate this patron’s request. Metal shelves full of books are effective at attenuating WiFi signals. It’s possible there may be dead spots in your library. It may be worth trying to identify those spots and directing this patron to them.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Bowman<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Assistant University Librarian/Professsor<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Portland State University<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 30, 2019, at 1:22 PM, Mary Grenci <<a href="mailto:mgrenci@uoregon.edu">mgrenci@uoregon.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I also agree that Ted Smith’s response was disappointing and disrespectful.  A part of me understands the desire for a snarky response to someone’s request that a library stop serving all of its other patrons in order to be able to serve one, but perhaps the patron making the request does not understand exactly how libraries rely heavily on this technology for their day-to-day service.  It could be a learning opportunity all around if the communication is done right.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B3838'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B3838'>***************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B3838'>Mary Grenci, Electronic Resources Team Leader</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B3838'>University of Oregon Libraries</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B3838'>Eugene, OR 97403-1299</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:mgrenci@uoregon.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>mgrenci@uoregon.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Malone, Linda<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:11 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Bev Ecklund <<a href="mailto:becklund@willamette.edu">becklund@willamette.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Agreed.<br><br>Linda V. Malone, On-Call Library Asst. II/Librarian<br>Lake Oswego Public Library<br><a href="mailto:lmalone@ci.oswego.or.us"><span style='color:purple'>lmalone@ci.oswego.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>> on behalf of Bev Ecklund <<a href="mailto:becklund@willamette.edu"><span style='color:purple'>becklund@willamette.edu</span></a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:51:56 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm disappointed in Mr. Smith's response.  Regardless of our patron's mental or physical health conditions, they deserve reasonable access to library services and our respect. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bev Ecklund, MLS<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Keizer Community Library Board Member<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 12:00 PM <<a href="mailto:libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Send Libs-Or mailing list submissions to<br>       <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>       <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2flibs-or&c=E,1,wPuxzTLlEDHTIB-zLRA4dAcqwen2xKIaOOiQDBXxqHBCfpr1j12uuiqrtpYZu2dTi2Vs68ZPoNZbvi7TixrFmFVef2Fmcxltx0DvcguFMkpvyTgi-A,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or</span></a><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>       <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br>       <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or-owner@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-owner@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Libs-Or digest..."<br><br><br>You can examine full text of list messages in the relevant month's archive at:<br><br><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2f&c=E,1,Dsi4qBd0WIDrru0QdqTE4M-Zu7NpzHIH6oqKLjTAAePhar9I6ziL55cqmoyX6BkmuxsI2lPWXQ9bGPIMtdcm84fdy7_Fao51Q3ouatR-dj7Z&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/</span></a><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br>   1. Patron accommodation question (Kari May)<br>   2. Re: Patron accommodation question (Cindy Gibbon)<br>   3. Re: Patron accommodation question (Kristin Williams)<br>   4. Re: Patron accommodation question (Leah Griffith)<br>   5. Re: Patron accommodation question (Cindy Gibbon)<br>   6. Re: Patron accommodation question (Sue Bennett)<br>   7. Re: Patron accommodation question (Jim Jatkevicius)<br>   8. Job Posting: Library Page (PT), McMinnville Public Library<br>      (Adam Carlson)<br>   9. Re: Patron accommodation question (Ted Smith)<br>  10. Re: Patron accommodation question (Becky Bean)<br>  11. Teen services librarian - King County, WA (Pierina Parise)<br>  12. Re: Patron accommodation question (Cultural Coalition - Calcagno)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:49:32 +0000<br>From: Kari May <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:e8b8dfa68573405a9c8b32cf634c5f24@LSSI-EXC2.lssi.hqmd"><span style='color:purple'>e8b8dfa68573405a9c8b32cf634c5f24@LSSI-EXC2.lssi.hqmd</span></a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>We have a patron with the following request:<br><br><br>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan DeBoer's wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<br><br><br>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<br><br>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?<br><br>Kari May<br>Library Director<br>Jackson County Library Services<br>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<br>541-774-6401<br>[Jackson County Library Services Logo]<br><br><br>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>. Thank you.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2f7a70017b%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,Ojm8xYEZXJBcHWx-vBoIbKCAp6amb97bFRgWNCm-WNSoANlBKvG2N4Sg00QRBz6lYGXuv5kzleDYOSq6NCznORriyOo4tXCtPekFaH2UNf9MFBK4fG1E&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/7a70017b/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br>Name: image001.png<br>Type: image/png<br>Size: 10047 bytes<br>Desc: image001.png<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.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claimer<br>> The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally<br>> privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s).<br>> If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby<br>> notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination,<br>> distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is<br>> strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,<br>> please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To<br>> contact us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>. Thank you.<br>><br>[This email was encrypted for your privacy and security]<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2f8f903390%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,GAqM7AhfCtbHkczZuXkmnWNxV7Vt6hXO5EDeZZnuAqntJF5oRoAQ0QzPG4bdLSDxoQwo9x93uCoJDyTwP_6WQVhypk7LAQcpzqYZ_ffQEavdj2HpVPOyo4Fk&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/8f903390/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br>Name: image001.png<br>Type: image/png<br>Size: 10047 bytes<br>Desc: not available<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2f8f903390%2fattachment-0001.png&c=E,1,NaTZSla8afF6SzhYswesB9e1DN6HM7ZQBBU-qVc8acXlJN2Mp_0JJPhyDfEibzXfSu3o4KMkao5H7hULLiF7qAE0Qd7kEL4LISD86YQqO6VwfEO9y5UQX4ukjg,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/8f903390/attachment-0001.png</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 6<br>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:41:43 -0800<br>From: "Sue Bennett" <<a href="mailto:sbennett@waldportlibrary.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>sbennett@waldportlibrary.org</span></a>><br>To: "'Kari May'" <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>>, <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>Message-ID: <004401d4b81b$6f4fb730$4def2590$@<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwaldportlibrary.org&c=E,1,Uwl-7zHtXM0Tw2j7LuuE0Fs08yzAK46KGGWyTsXKt9WeAv0J3THD9NwCQvbNnJ7xAWIl7tF6cO-2x2UCMgoczHOE_QyF9t8AsdhvemOtKomBmdP1&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>waldportlibrary.org</span></a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>We have a patron with the same illness.  She requested that the wifi be<br>turned off, all cell phones (including other patrons phones) and our<br>cordless phones turned off while she was in the building.  We felt this was<br>not a reasonable accommodation since it would disrupt our phone service as<br>well as the other patrons.  We have offered limited research services for<br>her and have carried books out to the car for her.  We did try to find other<br>facilities in town that had wired internet service but were not successful.<br><br><br><br><br>Sue<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Sue Bennett<br><br>Library Director<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>Waldport Public Library<br><br>Community Center Coordinator<br><br>460 Hemlock<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>PO Box 1357<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>Waldport, OR  97394<br><br>(541) 563-5880<br><br> <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.waldportlibrary.org%2f&c=E,1,LaD8bJ7y7-SPIiLQdZs_3KQlYeuiDnhc50nmOMg6GtyoY-2JjhIzrXgOHjBu4RoYqvCxt4sGm8LsFs7hz2dK5TzpslC10iNgfhzVFh9niX-aDrxN1lrhEe16K30,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.waldportlibrary.org/</span></a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.waldportlibrary.org&c=E,1,7eUjYQy7tsJuAtgCADkIVpZL9xgza8UxG2JAmJaav8PLA3kIIzNpprTMOwGGutLWJl-BLMBFkocKcqB3wLQX6XLyu9zgKFtQDgWzshJh3TXUjA,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>www.waldportlibrary.org</span></a><br><br><br><br>"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are."<br><br>--Mason Cooley<br><br><br><br>From: Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>> On Behalf Of Kari<br>May<br>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:50 PM<br>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br><br><br>We have a patron with the following request:<br><br><br><br>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called<br>microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan<br>DeBoer's wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my<br>symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<br><br><br><br>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people<br>like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<br><br><br><br>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this<br>situation?<br><br><br><br>Kari May<br><br>Library Director<br><br>Jackson County Library Services<br><br>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<br><br>541-774-6401<br><br><br><br><br><br>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally<br>privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s).<br>If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby<br>notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination,<br>distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is<br>strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,<br>please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact<br>us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a><br><mailto:<a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>> . Thank you.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2fbc3bbfd2%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,C7_Aja46lv4u890ZCBRi__JiRghRjRxDDuF2a1qoUHvvPb4yHaNLCl1hxlFELYIVLPx7LpIyPqn_K39zuhIbOqX6EEMGnoW_agcDpROaRRwYvQk0B64jhA,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/bc3bbfd2/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br>Name: image001.png<br>Type: image/png<br>Size: 10047 bytes<br>Desc: not available<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2fbc3bbfd2%2fattachment-0001.png&c=E,1,Ma5GcnxnV8dC0t1HWtgU_nZVCle62RQWDFBjWrPCCMEhUzeDLUHfSUXyDqLEag4I2YNQQ478MqimVR98nVJ9DaIL_0PEqVV4N67mzaGs0w,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/bc3bbfd2/attachment-0001.png</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 7<br>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:45:01 +0000<br>From: Jim Jatkevicius <<a href="mailto:jimj@wccls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>jimj@wccls.org</span></a>><br>To: Leah Griffith <<a href="mailto:leah.griffith@newbergoregon.gov" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>leah.griffith@newbergoregon.gov</span></a>>, 'Kari May'<br>        <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>>, "'<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>'"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>Message-ID:<br>        <<a href="mailto:735BB19F13A4D34AAEDB8A38566E3AE20C259731@WCCLSEXC10.wccls.lib.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>735BB19F13A4D34AAEDB8A38566E3AE20C259731@WCCLSEXC10.wccls.lib.or.us</span></a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<br><br>ADA describes "Fundamental alteration" as "a change that is so significant that it alters the essential nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations offered. "<br><br>It seems to me as well that turning off Wifi on a regular basis to accommodate a single patron would disrupt what is, as pointed out, an essential service, as noted in the definition above.<br><br>Jim Jatkevicius, Adult Services Librarian<br>Forest Grove, OR 97116<br><a href="mailto:jimj@wccls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>jimj@wccls.org</span></a><mailto:<a href="mailto:jimj@wccls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>jimj@wccls.org</span></a>><br>503 992-3248<br><br><br>________________________________<br>From: Libs-Or [<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>] on behalf of Leah Griffith [<a href="mailto:leah.griffith@newbergoregon.gov" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>leah.griffith@newbergoregon.gov</span></a>]<br>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:30 PM<br>To: 'Kari May'; '<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>'<br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br>This was a question from a few years ago (I think I remember it was from Ted Smith, who?s now retired from Newport PL).   The consensus was that that turning off the wifi wasn?t a reasonable accommodation for this individual and that a variety of outreach activities were offered.   It?s a difficult situation, but wifi is an essential library service and turning it off on a regular basis (days and times) would not be reasonable.<br><br><br>Leah<br>Leah M. Griffith,  Director<br>Newberg Public Library       503.537.1256<br><br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>] On Behalf Of Kari May<br>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:50 PM<br>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br>We have a patron with the following request:<br><br><br>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan DeBoer?s wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<br><br><br>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<br><br>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?<br><br>Kari May<br>Library Director<br>Jackson County Library Services<br>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<br>541-774-6401<br>[Jackson County Library Services Logo]<br><br><br>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a><mailto:<a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>>. Thank you.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2fef02007b%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,VyB0MBQtYqvF05p30VViePfxTn2PT2h9Orf9FhCgEWjtwkFc3Z_WNIhYm0F-hfpJoYoBKCprjIU1PFA58iLtDdzOYA1H-uJYvfpbQSjtQMwE&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/ef02007b/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br>Name: image001.png<br>Type: image/png<br>Size: 10047 bytes<br>Desc: image001.png<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2fef02007b%2fattachment-0001.png&c=E,1,mmc0gw7cYom0Iykwyxg3RXzyVnCEEOOzzmuSecgpMXte6bG7wSVbXQt_VTAP8FFAJqlMi-CaruLS4hxDtfYytkI2bYuJg61H-O9MSIDU2BgZtdXtmsOEeSg,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/ef02007b/attachment-0001.png</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 8<br>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:25:05 +0000<br>From: Adam Carlson <<a href="mailto:Adam.Carlson@mcminnvilleoregon.gov" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>Adam.Carlson@mcminnvilleoregon.gov</span></a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Job Posting: Library Page (PT), McMinnville Public<br>        Library<br>Message-ID: <6A72D5F7B684174CA3397AD6A774BDFD01917F54AA@xch2010><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Hello everyone,<br><br>The McMinnville Public Library is seeking an individual looking for entry level library experience. The Library Page perform a variety of tasks for the library including checking-in, shelving, and processing library materials for circulation. No education or previous work experience requirement. Applicants must be able to work Friday's and Saturday's. The hours offered will be 11 hours a week. Starting pay will be at $10.85 per hour. This position closes on 2/5/19. See the link below for further information and to apply.<br><br><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mcminnvilleoregon.gov%2fhr%2fpage%2flibrary-page-1&c=E,1,VTd_K0C5YMraoohN9MnH-vX6qH8utMXJrVLVP3jMrjhC3YYpqSLFqzDaUEz3D3RjIvJI8ZW7dE5JFRrTw5bgQEOQw58RojHF5IucQcswpxbsWNngJ9_2bOzn&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>https://www.mcminnvilleoregon.gov/hr/page/library-page-1</span></a><br><br>Thank you,<br>Adam Carlson<br>Circulation Supervisor<br>McMinnville Public Library<br>(503) 435-5556<br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190129%2fd79f44f3%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,pg_lndxAJw9S4cM612XC5hFupLTJYbxJIJc-07l3Ep65l7KZxnXnM-fQ6zQ61THojENAWaMcL6it6ulNJoSvlPb2ESYg5xF_g0A6DuyEkaJQf1ME8g,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190129/d79f44f3/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 9<br>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:36:00 +0000<br>From: Ted Smith <<a href="mailto:t.smith@newportlibrary.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>t.smith@newportlibrary.org</span></a>><br>To: Kari May <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>>, "<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:c0bea78ab01049af905ea4cf1eaa0506@newportlibrary.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>c0bea78ab01049af905ea4cf1eaa0506@newportlibrary.org</span></a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<br><br>Get on Amazon and purchase her a tin hat. They sell them. Also let her know that the sun puts out millions of times more micro waves than your wife fi.<br><br><br><br>Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.<br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Kari May <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>><br>Date: 1/29/19 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00)<br>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br>We have a patron with the following request:<br><br><br>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan DeBoer?s wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<br><br><br>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<br><br>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?<br><br>Kari May<br>Library Director<br>Jackson County Library Services<br>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<br>541-774-6401<br>[Jackson County Library Services Logo]<br><br><br>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>. Thank you.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br>Name: image001.png<br>Type: image/png<br>Size: 10047 bytes<br>Desc: image001.png<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190130%2f791ffd81%2fattachment-0001.png&c=E,1,3y4cG2PUR-7d0kKvooLbjlJsBC58pvZ3y1-sH0Ola3W1NdLE1lfhPInM5UDRMXyBWxfR1JIHBj4N05nVU_8Gi5wdWHs58E5B5jLlTWdR3e5VA36iGg,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190130/791ffd81/attachment-0001.png</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 10<br>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:49:07 +0000<br>From: Becky Bean <<a href="mailto:beckyb@ci.st-helens.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>beckyb@ci.st-helens.or.us</span></a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:43d3cdf38b5e486d8301700650f5cefe@ci.st-helens.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>43d3cdf38b5e486d8301700650f5cefe@ci.st-helens.or.us</span></a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>For what it's worth, before my hearing got worse (it went away in my early 30s), the high pitched whine from TVs, computers, and WiFi boxes used to drive me nuts.  It sounded like an annoying, tinny, never-ending version of a mosquito. I used to unplug things in rooms to be able to sleep at night.  Maybe that's what she's referring to? <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>I agree with other people that it wouldn't be fair to make the other patrons lose out on Wi-Fi to accommodate the needs of the one.  Perhaps offer to have her email a list of books she wants, and you can set them at the front desk for a fast checkout?<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>????<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>] On Behalf Of Ted Smith<br>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:36 PM<br>To: Kari May <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>>;<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br>Get on Amazon and purchase her a tin hat. They sell them. Also let her know that the sun puts out millions of times more micro waves than your wife fi.<br><br><br><br>Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.<br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Kari May <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>><br>Date: 1/29/19 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00)<br>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br>We have a patron with the following request:<br><br><br>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan DeBoer's wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<br><br><br>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<br><br>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?<br><br>Kari May<br>Library Director<br>Jackson County Library Services<br>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<br>541-774-6401<br>[Jackson County Library Services Logo]<br><br><br>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>. Thank you.<br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 11<br>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:22:10 +0000<br>From: Pierina Parise <<a href="mailto:pparise@emporia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>pparise@emporia.edu</span></a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Teen services librarian - King County, WA<br>Message-ID:<br>        <<a href="mailto:MWHPR10MB147057FE7220EA568329D50BA1900@MWHPR10MB1470.namprd10.prod.outlook.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>MWHPR10MB147057FE7220EA568329D50BA1900@MWHPR10MB1470.namprd10.prod.outlook.com</span></a>><br><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>King County Library System is seeking a Teen Services Librarian<<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclicks.memberclicks-mail.net%2fwf%2fclick%3fupn%3d0iRaY92Dr0XSPg4wxgnxW-2BJ3SgcI0p2flO0QAdrpQd3MqGOsAbrxnv8X6jK7LL8caMmHv-2BhudUgsMcd7gb2JygPS-2B9qMLrORc-2FtA-2FO0IOq548UoKp5XeDOgAxbZRpIcf_KfpLCee8-2FN66A9edg7YxgdlG0uatTMXyxALlVuXoDFvWhC5wtjXoWLAfEtQeo6rHW7NlUm2OsBT90m-2BrJf6NYsyAVTPiTIrxGMoLcKW-2BInhMTUTMS1hgCB8LRo1AD6FDF3MfMZ0zjFk67tZEEkq9KxmdPFnoa0rzu2YK4gzJBMZG1gcZQbQiaHmqLcLhFwwcpmpej-2F3NO1fOt8sJw-2Br0VcAB1q4hfnOcVyQSf3YKI5l6J-2B35pfRqLLaSqv9T2wXT0nbVGGao5PB9aFlrLZ94EDYW0d6tHXCLemVM-2BsvAeBUVqN7jg00s13Jq-2BJDqF88fVLq0SpDPvPHsxIwnUT40cg-3D-3D&c=E,1,k409lsb1hxH7zwrtMIU0Cl5mNRgyEpjMC_4Dy1mOQo1xMT6dbegWv_lwYwiiLjaPSAyi87UFb-DdXrTDrt7eMzAVq9KUrHrFGi5EycQYgT3zkg,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/wf/click?upn=0iRaY92Dr0XSPg4wxgnxW-2BJ3SgcI0p2flO0QAdrpQd3MqGOsAbrxnv8X6jK7LL8caMmHv-2BhudUgsMcd7gb2JygPS-2B9qMLrORc-2FtA-2FO0IOq548UoKp5XeDOgAxbZRpIcf_KfpLCee8-2FN66A9edg7YxgdlG0uatTMXyxALlVuXoDFvWhC5wtjXoWLAfEtQeo6rHW7NlUm2OsBT90m-2BrJf6NYsyAVTPiTIrxGMoLcKW-2BInhMTUTMS1hgCB8LRo1AD6FDF3MfMZ0zjFk67tZEEkq9KxmdPFnoa0rzu2YK4gzJBMZG1gcZQbQiaHmqLcLhFwwcpmpej-2F3NO1fOt8sJw-2Br0VcAB1q4hfnOcVyQSf3YKI5l6J-2B35pfRqLLaSqv9T2wXT0nbVGGao5PB9aFlrLZ94EDYW0d6tHXCLemVM-2BsvAeBUVqN7jg00s13Jq-2BJDqF88fVLq0SpDPvPHsxIwnUT40cg-3D-3D</span></a>>. The position closes February 7.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190130%2fdd2746b8%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,xin7Mvs-Mj5S_LZs7MBmhR8FW_QK9OYPxAdZWJMKSxCpO4WWUFrMPyjsd3RLzIhcSYaBGKyq2UGPkPhhE-UpFzAbNIHqAM8TYClqOn3-ExiQnw,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190130/dd2746b8/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 12<br>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:34:49 +0000<br>From: Cultural Coalition - Calcagno <<a href="mailto:ccwc@wccls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>ccwc@wccls.org</span></a>><br>To: Kari May <<a href="mailto:KMay@jcls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>KMay@jcls.org</span></a>>, "<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>"<br>        <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>><br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>Message-ID:<br>        <<a href="mailto:97081C04FE31AC47BAE77852EE80995B05A981BB@WCCLSEXC10.wccls.lib.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>97081C04FE31AC47BAE77852EE80995B05A981BB@WCCLSEXC10.wccls.lib.or.us</span></a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Could noise-cancelling headphones help? I'm honestly curious. If so, maybe keep a pair at the desk for use while she or others with similar sensitivity are in the building.<br><br>Eva Calcagno, Cultural Coalition of Washington County<br><a href="mailto:ccwc@wccls.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>ccwc@wccls.org</span></a><br>503-846-3274<br><br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a>] On Behalf Of Kari May<br>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:50 PM<br>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br>Subject: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br><br>We have a patron with the following request:<br><br><br>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan DeBoer's wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<br><br><br>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<br><br>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?<br><br>Kari May<br>Library Director<br>Jackson County Library Services<br>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<br>541-774-6401<br>[Jackson County Library Services Logo]<br><br><br>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>postmaster@lsslibraries.com</span></a>. Thank you.<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190130%2f374ebc19%2fattachment-0001.html&c=E,1,pKzehAKFDnVNFVD3MFmIaGO713FhrAmgaJAwSV5ySL2q5YaIOHb-cjCKiBnguOFB0bl4FxeWx2spouAcoSTC_W_QKk_4mGWPxQm9KhuwRlkosPZR5KgiZ4XDJWS9&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190130/374ebc19/attachment-0001.html</span></a>><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br>Name: image001.png<br>Type: image/png<br>Size: 10047 bytes<br>Desc: image001.png<br>URL: <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fpipermail%2flibs-or%2fattachments%2f20190130%2f374ebc19%2fattachment-0001.png&c=E,1,n65fpvX1ddL645HgNNuqayVDHMN_Upj_RDvriyXORdSRf0PuPkiu9fNQfRkiKkfFk38Fyil0C4_ydlx3AzkWX9szpQdcPYmrcTSwiX_M0f9Qr5JtTjsypA,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20190130/374ebc19/attachment-0001.png</span></a>><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Subject: Digest Footer<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Libs-Or mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><br><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2flistsmart.osl.state.or.us%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2flibs-or&c=E,1,qHQE0u0I0e9Sz7TZPP_gjoNhi0Y5al10vkxWLi8B2CXyXGgjB92RPoVCCUEXXxyEQaO6qAsMTCOuHB4hz1ZviSaA0KZvCHg6MZndk5pcsgSnRg,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or</span></a><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>End of Libs-Or Digest, Vol 191, Issue 33<br>****************************************<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#990000'>Bev Ecklund</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Office Coordinator | Placement Office</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Willamette University College of Law<span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:#500050'> </span></span><span style='color:#500050'>| </span><span style='color:blue'><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2fmaps%2fplace%2fTruman%2bWesley%2bCollins%2bLegal%2bCenter%2c%2b245%2bWinter%2bSt%2bSE%2c%2bSalem%2c%2bOR%2b97301%2f%4044.9372949%2c-123.0337762%2c3a%2c75y%2c102.17h%2c90t%2fdata%3d%213m6%211e1%213m4%211sdy54zNwrseT-y4UZoFpJ4g%212e0%217i13312%218i6656%214m5%213m4%211s0x54bfff134fbf725b%3a0xaf0daccaa5b8b908%218m2%213d44.9369266%214d-123.0335563&c=E,1,xKA5wfl1FD402CIR78rCnqSQGqLISC-HROHRLzLoAZdPCKVyBTKlTiH0rjPPp9HJsJ6GhQXCYWcviq8yZdxZesel2MkqAR1O3x-WksTuTe5tCfzqVus,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>245 Winter Street SE</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>|<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2fmaps%2fplace%2fTruman%2bWesley%2bCollins%2bLegal%2bCenter%2c%2b245%2bWinter%2bSt%2bSE%2c%2bSalem%2c%2bOR%2b97301%2f%4044.9372949%2c-123.0337762%2c3a%2c75y%2c102.17h%2c90t%2fdata%3d%213m6%2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