Ready for the 2020 Census? The Red Bank Public Library can help you respond.

Starting on March 12 through March 20, U.S. households will be asked to respond online or by phone to an invitation issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. This count fulfills a constitution mandate that requires a census of the population be completed every 10 years the results of which establish congressional districts for representation in Congress.

In addition, Response is important because statistics from the census are used in distributing where hundreds of billions in funding for school lunches, hospitals, roads and much more. The invitations will remind respondents to include everyone living in the household, whether they are related or not. This includes young children. Your response will impact communities for the next decade, said Census Bureau Director Dr. Steven Dillingham.

The Red Bank Public Library is ready to assist by providing Internet access for community members to respond online. In fact, the Library was one of only two in the state to receive a $2,000 mini grant from ALA to support its efforts to gather a complete count of the community.

Watch your mailbox and come to the Red Bank Public Library with your Census invitation which will include instructions on how to respond to the 2020 Census online or by phone.

The library is located at 84 West Front Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Hours are: Monday: 10am 5pm Tuesday: 10am 9pm Wednesday: 1pm 9pm Thursday: 1pm 9pm Friday: 10am 5pm Saturday: 10am 5pm Sunday: Closed

The mission of The Red Bank Public Library is to provide materials, information, technology and cultural opportunities to enrich, empower, educate and entertain people of all ages and backgrounds.

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Public libraries have long since ceased to be just a collection of books. If you have visited us recently, you will have noticed that we also offer videos (DVDs), music (CDs), audiobooks, electronic books, magazines, and digital tablets for the little ones. All of these are within your reach, and all for free.

But today I have not come to tell you about the excellent collection of materials at your disposal. I would like to tell you about all the activities that Yakima Valley Libraries has to offer. Did you know that Yakima Valley Libraries offered more than 1,700 programs to thousands of children, teenagers and adults last year? Surprising, right?

Among the wide variety of free events available right now, we can highlight storytime, visits by writers and relevant people from the community, debates about social and economic news, talks about grants or scholarships, activities with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), 3D printing workshops (three dimensions), reading contests, reading clubs in Spanish (Tertulia) and English (Book Clubs), quilt exhibits, and genealogy programs to assist in the search for historical or family information.

Yakima Valley Libraries also maintains a special collection of original historical documents about the Yakima Valley. We have early maps, journals from the Oregon Trail, a collection of historical newspapers, and an extensive collection of area school yearbooks.

Our librarians already have prepared a series of events that we are sure will be to your liking. We will begin with Storytime Tour, a fun program where Clifford, the big red dog, will read stories about his adventures with Emily Elizabeth and his canine friends Cleo, T-Bone and Mac. Each stop of the Storytime Tour will include stories, songs, games, crafts and, as a final surprise, a Clifford stage appearance. In addition to stories and crafts, children and their families will receive a free photo with Clifford. This is definitely one of our favorite events, and we are sure it will be for you, too.

Of course, we also have events and activities for adults. Everything is ready for you to enjoy a virtual reality (VR) experience. The virtual reality experience programs are designed for adults and teens 13 and older. If you are interested in participating in any of these programs, you can do so in these libraries: Toppenish (March 5-6), Moxee (March 10) and Buena (March 12).

Program participants will have the opportunity to experience a 360-degree 3D simulation. Each Oculus device offers a variety of virtual reality options. You can take a tour of the White House, travel through the human circulatory system, or visit the International Space Station. Sessions last 15 minutes, and participants must register in advance. Teenagers (13-17) must present a permission form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Call us at 509-452-8541 to get more information about this program.

Finally, I would like to remind you that the fun at the Yakima Valley Libraries does not end when our doors close. We are always open, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, at our web address (www.yvl.org). Here you can access thousands of e-books, watch movies online on your smart TV or cellphone, read digital magazines, learn English on your computer or phone, and much more. Welcome to your Yakima Valley Libraries! We hope to see you soon.

Francisco Garcia-Ortiz is public library services director for Yakima Valley Libraries. Learn more at http://www.yvl.org.

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SANDY POINT With all-electronic (cashless) tolling coming to the Bay Bridge this summer, the Maryland Transportation Authoritys E-ZPass Maryland Outreach Team is hosting events to provide free E-ZPass transponders and sign up new customers.

Customers can learn more about all-electronic tolling, what it means for motorists and its benefits and outreach four outreach events at the Queen Annes County Library in March. The first will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. March 3 at the Centreville library. Other sessions are set for 1 to 3 p.m. March 9 and 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kent Island branch, with the final session set for 10 a.m. to noon March 26 back at the Centreville branch.

With all-electronic tolling, cash is not accepted as payment. Drivers do not have to stop to pay tolls, as overhead gantries collect tolls electronically by E-ZPass or video tolling.

Commuters with an E-ZPass discount plan pay as little as $1.40 daily to cross the bridge, compared to $6 for video tolling. Transponders are free, and there is no monthly fee for Maryland residents.

Pre-loaded E-ZPass On the Go transponders are available at these events with a credit or debit card. Customers can use cash to open an account by visiting E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers at MDTA toll facilities.

The benefits of all-electronic tolling include less idling time for better fuel efficiency and reduced vehicle emissions, decreased congestion, increased driver safety and a safer work environment for employees, according to MDTA.

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To the Editor:

In the 19th century, the nations libraries were more about warehousing and protecting materials than on circulation, making knowledge and information accessible to the elite few. At the end of the century, that model changed based on a vision by Andrew Carnegie to make information such as books, magazines, newspapers easily available to all. He dedicated over 65 million dollars of his money to communities to build public libraries. This vision significantly contributed to the increased general knowledge of all our citizens.

Through the 20th century, the libraries' mission continued to grow to include children's areas, book sharing with other libraries, the Dewey Decimal System to name a few.

Today, due to a digitized world, the library is no longer just about reading materials. It has evolved into a cultural and community center where many services are provided. Our library in North Hampton offers lecture presentations, videos, WIFI computer access, storytimes, book clubs, knitting and crafting groups, movie of the week, tween time, teen time for all to enjoy.

Some would say, with the advent of home computers, IPads, and other electronic devices, a library is not necessary. After all, information is available on Wikipedia and many other sources. The short answer is we dont need libraries under the 20th century model.

I submit that libraries are more important today than ever. It is a place where the community meets for social and learned interactions. Access to high-speed internet services, exposure to a world of knowledge, downloadable eBooks, audio eBooks, videos and music, a mobile app to take it with you, 3D printing (so you can hold what you have imagined), virtual reality, technology applied to a learning environment, innovative learning, creative learning (where you can unleash your imaginings), continued summer reading programs, coordinated learning with the local school system, and a librarian to help you use all these services are and can be available for all. These programs, offerings, and environment are what my family enjoy at our library and cultural center in North Hampton.

On March 10, the citizens of North Hampton have an opportunity to vote for a brand new 21st-century library on the Homestead property. Remember, the library is 6 percent of the town budget. But it is used by more than 1,600 people monthly. Please vote yes on Article 9.

Paul Marquis

North Hampton

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TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI -- Some residents in Texas Township will have access to the Kalamazoo Public Library for two years under a new agreement between township and library officials.

Texas Township residents living within the Mattawan Consolidated School and the Schoolcraft Community Schools districts will be eligible for Kalamazoo library cards beginning July 1, according to the librarys Board of Trustees.

The board approved a two-year agreement with the township to provide full library services to residents after it was discovered that the library received nearly $300,000 in penal funds and state aid for service in Texas Township after it was no longer providing for those residents, according to the recommendation approved by the board at a Dec. 9 meeting.

The librarys contract with the township was terminated in 1998, but the library continued to receive funds through 2015, because the termination of the contract was never formally reported to the Library of Michigan, according to the minutes.

Penal fines are funds raised from traffic violations, collected within each county, distributed to public libraries serving residents of the county, according to the Library of Michigan.

The state waived repayment of the money in exchange for library services provided to township residents, according to the agreement approved by the Texas Township board at a meeting Nov. 11.

The Kalamazoo library received $221,708 in penal fines and $59,945 in state aid from 2001 to 2016, according to a presentation from Director Ryan Wieber to the township board during a meeting Sept. 9.

The mistake was discovered when Wieber was working for Van Buren District Library and reached out to the state to inquire about getting library service the population in Texas Township, he said in an interview with MLive.

In lieu of repaying $281,653 to the state, the library entered into the agreement with the township for two years of services. There are about 7,500 people eligible for library cards for two years through this agreement.

Under the agreement, which is in effect from July 1 to June 30, 2022, the library will provide full service as well as bi-weekly mobile library services at an agreed upon Texas Township location. Library cards will give residents access to all print collections and digital services.

Full library service for this population at $195 per household per year for two years is valued at about $730,000, according to Wiebers presentation.

it was unfortunate that the contract termination went unnoticed for so long, Wieber said, but he believes both the library and township are happy with the agreement.

I think residents will be pleased to get a library card, he said.

Residents in Texas Township are served by four libraries, depending on which school district they live in, according to the townships website.

Those living within the Schoolcraft district currently are able to purchase an annual pass for the Schoolcraft Community Library. Schoolcraft Community Schools doesnt have a library millage so the residents are required to purchase an annual pass. Mattawan school residents currently do not pay a library millage and dont have access to the Van Buren District Libraries. They can also purchase a membership to the libraries for services.

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Idress Siyawashs mobile library

The old woman, hunched and leaning heavily on her stick, grips Idress Siyawashs hand firmly in her own. Keep doing what you are doing, she says. You are the future of this country.

Siyawashs voice cracks as he recounts this scene from a small village in Afghanistan. Siyawash, a student at Jahan University in Kabul, is founder and chief of a small organization called Read Books (in Pashto: Ketab Lwast), a mobile effort to improve youth literacy rates in Afghanistan by providing books and reading instruction to children in rural areas.

Years of war have left Afghanistan with some of the lowest adult literacy rates in the worldabout 45% for men, and about 17% for women. Siyawash, who launched Ketab Lwast with the help of some fellow students in 2018, is determined to change this. Together with volunteers from universities across Kabul, he and his team travel to rural regions on a weekly basis, bringing both books and enthusiasm.

Our idea is to show that reading can be fun, and explain why education is so important, says Siyawash. If we give the children books, even simple books, they can start to learn the language and enjoy the stories. But it might also help them see the world in a different way and help end the way of thinking that is holding this country back.

Afghanistan has a proud literary tradition that includes contemporary writers such as Reza Mohammadi and Khaled Hosseini. However, under the Taliban regime (19962001), books considered un-Islamic were burned. Many libraries, including the entire library of Kabul University (which had also served as the national library) were looted or shut down. In total, 15 of Kabuls 18 public libraries were closed during the Talibans reign.

In recent years, efforts to encourage reading and education have increased, but much work remains to be done. A 2016 survey of 324 Afghan libraries by library consultant Rebecca L. Miller found that the typical collection size was 1,0002,500 volumes, with only four libraries having more than 20,000 volumes. Sixty-four percent had no computers, 55% did not have library training, and only one (the American University of Afghanistan) offered access to online journal databases such as JSTOR.

In some regions, children dont go to school, says Siyawash. The madrase (schools) were taken over by the Taliban, and some have remained closed. Many parents still dont want to send their daughters to school, and because of poverty, even some of the boys dont finish primary school. We want to change that, and we believe teaching children to read is the first step.

The Kabul-based team works mainly in remote towns and villages as far as 250 miles away. They contact the village maleks (elders) by cell phone and promote their visits on local radio before arriving by car. The organization is also active on social media. Though many of the people it is trying to help do not have internet access, online posts help raise awareness and secure funding from wealthier, urban Afghans (Ketab Lwast is funded via a membership model in which donors pay 100 afghanis, or about $1.30, per month).

On the day of the visit, Siyawash and his team arrive by car. Siyawash pulls out his electric-blue bicycle, complete with a basket of books, and rides around the village to drum up interest. As he cycles, he announces via a megaphone and loudspeaker attached to his handlebars that Ketab Lwast has arrived and will soon be distributing books. He is sometimes accompanied by Javed Amirkhel, a local singer and close friend who acts as a Pied Piper: Children hear his songs and follow, either on their own bikes or on foot.

The team then sets up camp at a school or mosque and distributes learn-to-read books and stationery to the assembled children, while explaining to them the importance of education. Siyawash instructs the children to copy out letters and words from their new books. Literacy is not just about passively reading, but also about writing, being familiar with letters, learning new words, and eventually, creating new stories, he says.

The female members are tasked with a more sensitive role: speaking to local mothers and encouraging them to send their daughters to school. While they face an uphill battle to change long-established ways of thinking, the presence of the female volunteersmany of whom contacted Siyawash after learning about Ketab Lwast on social mediais a powerful stimulus for change.

For some women in rural areas, just seeing our volunteersyoung, educated Afghan womenmakes them see what is possible, says Siyawash. They start to realize that their daughters dont have to go through the same things some of them have gone through. If they send them to school, they will have more chances in life.

Siyawash refers to the Taliban, who still control some areas of the country, as enemies of Afghanistan who are determined to keep the country in darkness. Ketab Lwast volunteers have been threatened on several occasions, he says. We have encountered the Taliban in Laghman Province and Nangarhar. Both times they stopped our caravan and threatened to kill us if we continued. Shortly after their threats, one member of our team, Emal, was abducted by unknown gunmen in his car in Kabul, and severely beaten. When he was finally released, he had to go to India for treatment.

Despite the danger, Siyawash has no interest in giving up. Where they spread hate and fear, we will spread books and learning, he says. We want a different future for Afghanistan.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - If you need another reason to get your library card, here's one!

Pikes Peak Library District cardholders get free admission to seven Colorado Springs-area attractions, starting in March.

That means for a library cardholding family of five, entry into, say, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center is slashed from $75 to $0.

Other organizations participating in this deal besides the Olympic Training include the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Space Foundation Discovery Center, the Money Museum, Rock Ledge Ranch Historical Site, and the Western Museum of Mining and Industry.

"We're thrilled to be partnering with so many exciting organizations in our community to make culture and recreation more accessible in the Pikes Peak region," said PPLD Community Partnership Coordinator Elyse Jones in a statement released by the library Wednesday. "This takes the opportunities presented by a library card well beyond our collection and right into our community."

To get a free admission pass, the library says to check them out the way you would an eBook or another electronic resource. Simply go to their website and log into the online reservation page and book a pass, which can be done up to 30 days in advance.

"This is right in line with our mission, and something we're so excited to bring to the region. The Pikes Peak Culture Pass increases opportunities for education and cultural learning, creating a valuable connection between our in-house collection and hands-on reservation," Jones said.

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Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games Devotion was removed from Steam last year after players found an in-game item that likened Chinese president Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh. Devotions remained inaccessible since then. A majority of players still dont have access to the game, and likely wont but not all is lost. Devotion and Red Candle Games earlier release, Detention, will be preserved in the Harvard-Yenching Library, according to the studio.

Detention and Devotion will be the first two games added to the prestigious librarys Chinese collection, Harvard-Yenching librarian Ma Xiao-he told Polygon.

It is an incredible honour which belongs to not only Red Candle but also our supporters/players worldwide, the developer said in a Facebook post on Friday. As game designers, never have we thought that our works could one day be added to [Harvard-Yenchings] prestige collection. While we truly appreciate the recognition, we had also taken this opportunity to rethink the possibilities that our games could achieve.

Red Candle Games pulled Devotion offline in February 2019, shortly after the games release date. The team apologized for its critical and unprofessional error, but has not re-released the critically-acclaimed horror game. Detention, a horror game set during Taiwains White Terror period in the 1960s, was released on Windows PC and PlayStation 4 in 2017. Detention was added to the Nintendo Switch games lineup in 2018.

Like Detention before it, Devotion is set in Taiwan, though largely in the 1980s. The story is centered on a family of three, spanning years in an always-changing apartment steeped in trauma.

The Harvard-Yenching Library is part of the Harvard University Library system. Its one of the largest East Asian libraries in the Western world, according to Harvard, with its collection dating back to 1979, where Chinese was first offered as part of Harvards regular curriculum. There are more than 1.5 million volumes in the Harvard-Yenching Library collection.

Games like Super Mario Land and Nintendogs are preserved in the Harvard-Yenching Librarys Japanese collection. Some of these games are preserved in original formats like cartridges and disks and sometimes with accompanying material, like booklets, according to the online catalog. Detention, however, is available for viewing on a single computer in a specific room at the library. Devotion is not yet listed in the online catalog.

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Recollections from library staff and part-time employees after the complete loss of the Porterville City Library due to a fire on Tuesday, February 18 showed training and quick thinking proved them to be heroes.

Before an early Friday meeting at the Adult Literacy Center started with the library staff, Annamarie Olson said a short prayer speaking about firefighters Patrick Jones and Ray Figueroa whose lives were lost, and their families, asking for peace for all of the library employees and their loved ones.

Various employees spoke about their recollections about the library, the disaster, and some addressed practical matters.

The staff did such a great job clearing everyone out of the library when the fire started in the childrens area, said Annamarie Olson of the Library Adult Learning Center.

The women on the staff spoke about when they were in the library and it was on fire and they were all looking out for each other, and making sure they were safe, while moving library patrons to safety. The staff are so close, they are like family.

And suddenly, they realized they couldnt see Tony Arellano, a library staff member, which was frightening, and then he came around the corner, and they realized he was OK.

Getting everyone out was the main thing. The fire happened shortly after 4 p.m., one of the busiest times at the library, because kids are out of school.

There was a crochet class going on upstairs, with patrons in wheelchairs, and service dogs, and there are always ESL classes upstairs, plus the bathrooms are upstairs.

Tamera Anzivino, a part time library employee said she saw the fire in the kids jungle area of the library in a little house, yelled Fire and immediately called 911. Anzivino said she videoed the whole disaster, when she was at an event at Porterville High School, where she works as a substitute teacher. She said, Its unreal. Heart Wrenching. The library is the hub of the community,

The Bulletin Board is still there, said Donna Silvas, who has been in charge of decorating it and changing the notices and events practically since she started working at the library 13 years ago.

Arellano, a member of the Senior Library Staff, said the firefighters were able to save a few employee purses they found in the library lockers.

Vikki Cervantes, City Librarian, said the Library Literacy Commissioners are involved in helping with the library efforts.

Arellano told everyone there was a chain link fence up around the library so people didnt take pieces for memorials, but they might be able save certain things, like the bulletin board, that seems untouched.

I started at the library, and it was an opportunity to leave the fields, said Rebecca Jauregui, speaking about when she worked there as a teenager many years ago. She then went to work elsewhere, and came back to the library and has been there for 14 or more years. She spoke about her husband Rodger Jauregui, a woodworker, building all the shelves and wooden cabinetry for the library in the 1980s. I had mixed emotion about moving from the library to the literacy center across the street, because the library was home, and held so many memories, she said.

I always thought of working at the library, reflectively said Olson, and I worked at doctors offices, and other jobs. Ive been at the library for 14 years and its become a home. Ive learned so much from Becky and Tony, and all of you. The library will stay in my heart forever, we have to have a clear mind and keep the system going.

Tuesday, was my day off. When I heard (the library was on fire), and what I saw, and it keeps replaying in my mind.

Its a second home for our families, and our grandkids, said Cervantes.

I was hired full time right after Carolyn Johnson, Head Librarian, retired, said Silvas, I brought the picture of my grandmother who was a librarian for 37 years and showed it to Carolyn.

Vicki Pollack said between herself and her husband, Alex, who works in the library, theyve been there for 21 years. Its been a home to them, and, Ive transferred the love of the library to the kids I work with in the afterschool program. And I make sure they all get library cards.

Actually witnessing the fire is unbelievable, said Veronica Garcia, Its like something you see on TV.

I love how Vikki shared stories with community members yesterday, said a staff member, when we were with the public, and people were asking us questions about the library.

Sandi Farnsworth, Senior Library Staff, was talking about her son, and the bond they have with the Porterville Fire Department, which has a fire station adjacent to the library.

Farnsworths son, Coy, was 10, when she started working at the Porterville City Library, 19 plus years ago. Coy Farnsworth is a City of Porterville Firefighter, And he grew up in the library, and came in as a firefighter. Theyve always been here for us, said Sandi Farnsworth. She spoke about them spending the holidays together with the other City employees, and there always being a feeling of closeness.

The city employees would all come out at the annual Christmas dinner and wed share with all the other employees.

Silvas spoke about their jobs, and said library employees will be placed throughout city government.

On a positive note, Olson said, I love new beginnings.

Cervantes said library books can be returned to the Strathmore and Springville public libraries and put in the book drop, or they can be returned to the library at Terra Bella School.

Donnie Moore and John Lollis are really taking care of us, said a staff member, commenting on Moore, the City Parks and Leisure Services Director, and Lollis, the Porterville City Manager.

Library Commissioner Edith La Vonne, dropped into the meeting, and said, Ive never cried quite this much. Its almost like a death.

Im so proud of you all. Youve done a fantastic job. The library commission is going to do everything it can. What you do is such an important part of the community.

All of the commissioners will physically help in the process.

It (the fire) really woke up this town, and they will really miss (the library), said Silvas.

They depend on quality education at the library. Its a world of knowledge, and a safe haven for children, and it enriched their lives, said La Vonne.

About the history at the library:

The Tule River Tribe also had a huge amount of their history at the library, said Silvas.

Porterville has a wild and varied history, said La Vonne, and so much good history.

Alex Pollack, has worked at the library for 16 years, and he said hed just completed rearranging and updating the library filing system for records they kept for bills. He said they had copies of everything.

The library had the complete history of the Porterville Recorder, for instance, on microfilm, and its all gone.

For many people the library was their second home, said Karina Galindo, Library Assistant, Many people grew up going there with their families, including myself. Luckily I got to work there. And we spend more time there than we do at home.

For people in Porterville, and surrounding communities the library was a mainstay in their lives. Students could go there afterschool and do homework, adults could read and do research, and so much more. The library was a hub of the community.

One window remains at the library. It says READ.

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Estefany Henriquez, Reporter February 25, 2020

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Walter Stiern Library Dean Curt Asherrecently announced his upcoming retirementfrom CSU Bakersfield. Dean Asher will depart in June 2020.

Asher was chartered as a librarian in 1998, having the roles of interlibrary loan and grants coordinator as well as campusarchivist.Later, he became the librarys collection development coordinator and co-director of the Title V library internship program. Asher has shown a passion for giving the students at CSUB an improving library, along with more resources to benefit them in the long run.

According to Asher, his time at CSUB has been the greatest experience of his life. He says that the library has made a huge contribution to the success of students.Many students utilize the library and its resources, and are able to get the help they need. Over his 22 years at CSUB,Asher has contributed to the librarys success in many ways, such as extending the librarys hours. He did this through a survey asking students What is the most important thing to you? Seeing multiple responses stating that students wanted longer library hours and more study space,Asher extended the library hours to be open until 1 a.m. and openedup a 24-hour study space. Asher also implemented more group study rooms, added a number of quiet study areas, and opened Walters Coffee and Snack Bar.

Another of Ashers accomplishments as dean is bringing in lecturers, poets, artists, musicians, events, panel discussions to the library.

Ibelievethat bringing knowledge to people is not just about bringing books but bringing information from people who have stories to tell, said Asher.

According to Asher,the library is the hub of the campus, going on to explain that the library iswhere people come and take what they learn in the classroom and apply it here by doing research and the papers one writes.

The library staff has shared that it has been a pleasure working alongside Asher.

Genesis Ramirez, the electronic resource manager, said, He presents himself in a professional manner but is also very approachable.

According to Ramirez, Asher has always been present and available for the students, and holds the mentality of catering to the students needs as well as thestaffs. Library Chair Sandra Bozarth has been working with Asher for about 15 years.

It has always been very positive to work with him, and as an administrator he has been very open-minded to ideasand projects we come to him with. said Bozarth.

Bozarthalso acts as theAffordable Learning Solutions coordinator, a campus project that works to drive down the costs of textbooks.

According to Bozarth, Asher was very supportive about this program, and he knew it was going to be something big. She was hesitant to join this program at first, but with Ashers support. Bozarthwas able to become the coordinator for this very helpful project.

As much as it pains the staff to see Asher off, they appreciate the work he has put into making the library the hub of campus. We thank you for your accomplishments and achievements, Dean Asher.

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