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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We have a permanent puzzle exchange collection. Some people bring puzzles in and don’t take any, others borrow, but don’t necessarily donate. Once we got started, we have no problem maintaining the collection – we often have to weed it out because we have more than we have room for. It’s very popular.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><img width=626 height=123 style='width:6.5208in;height:1.2812in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DCBADB.41348F40"><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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'> OPLINLIST <oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Raquel Miller via OPLINLIST<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2026 11:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> oplinlist@lists.oplin.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [OPLINLIST] Puzzle Exchange Set-up<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I'm looking into setting up a passive puzzle exchange at our branch location. Everything I've read online so far suggests setting up a "take one, leave one" policy, as well as asking participants to make sure their puzzle is in good condition with all pieces present. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Any libraries out there with a puzzle exchange, I'm looking for general advice on how to set up and maintain one. Is it as simple as what I've read? I'd love to hear ideas! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Raquel Miller </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>East Branch Manager/ Technical Services Associate </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Holmes County District Public Library </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>330-674-5972 (EB): 330-893-3464 </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:rmiller@holmeslib.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'>rmiller@holmeslib.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>This message and any response to it may constitute </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>a public record and thus may be publicly available </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>to anyone who requests it.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>