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Published April 23. 2021 8:03AM
LaShawn Cunningham named to NAC board
LaShawn Cunningham has been voted a member of the Norwich Arts Center s Board of Directors.
Cunningham, a 2003 Norwich Free Academy alumna, is a licensed foster parent through Waterford Country School and works at the Oak Hill Connecticut Institute for The Blind. She is the mother of three children.
Cunningham s history of community service began as a youth leader at Tabernacle of Deliverance and Praise. That s when her dance company, Unique Praise Anointed Worship, was also born.
Cunningham is also founder and director of Blooming into Greatness,a nonprofit youth organization. She won the 2016 Norwich NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council President Award and the 100 Women of Color 2021 award.
Multnomah County Library will reopen 5 branches in June, focusing on computer access, expert staff assistance
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Browsing in the stacks will be limited at Multnomah County Library branches that reopen June 1. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian)Dave Killen
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The Multnomah County Library soon will reopen a handful of its buildings, providing limited on-site services after a year of its premises being shuttered to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Five of the popular library system’s 19 locations will open June 1, says Shawn Cunningham, the library’s director of communications and strategic initiatives. They are:
• Capitol Hill Library, 10723 S.W. Capitol Hwy.
March 11 2021
Cancel culture? Meh. Librarians used to tough issues, so leaders say they ll seek a community balance.
Dr. Seuss books always tickle
His publisher put some in a pickle
Decision to let books fade isn t so humdrum
Oh no! Oregon libraries face a conundrum
Attempts at mostly clever rhymes aside, when Dr. Seuss publisher decided to no longer license or sell six particular titles, Oregon s public libraries didn t flinch. They mostly shrugged.
On March 2, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that six of the children s books would no longer be published or licensed because they include images and text that portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.