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W edn e sd ay , O c tob e or 14 , 2015 Tth e Nugg e t N ew spap e or , S i s t e or s , O or egon 9 K u or t z or e t i or e s a f t e or l o n g S i s t e or s L i b or a or y c a or e e or B y s u e s t a f f o or d C o or or e s p o n d e n t L inda Ku or tz , S i s te or s L ib ora ory Pub l ic Se orv ice Sp e c i a l i s t (PSS ) , i s or e t i or ing on O c tob e or 31 . M any S i s t e or s or e s id en t s a or e go ing to m i s s th e or q u i e t , c om p e t e n t p or e s e n c e b eth ind tth e d e sk and among tth e s t a ck s . Tth e pub l i c i s inv i t ed to com e o f f i c i a l ly s ay f a or e - w e l l and tth ank s to L ind a on Tthu or sd ay , O c tob e or 29 , 11 a .m . to 2 p .m . a t tth e l ib or a ory . Tth e or e w i l l b e l igth t or e f or e sth - m en t s s e orv ed and L ind a w i l l b e tth e or e to s ay goodby e and or e c e iv e w e l l -w i sth e s f orom tth e m any wtho th av e com e to or e ly on th e or a s s i s t an c e and f or i end sth ip . Wth en Ku or t z announ c ed the or ore t i oremen t p lan s la s t Jun e , sth e tthougth t sth e ’d b e ab l e to “ ju s t fo ld up my t en t and s l ip ou t tth e b a ck doo or . ” Bu t ttho s e wtho know and lov e th e or imm ed i a t e ly b eg an a sk ing sup e orv i so or Zo e S cthum a cth e or wth a t w a s b e ing p l ann ed a s a s end -o f f fo or tth i s long - t im e emp loy e e , wthom S cthum a cth e or d e s c or ib ed a s a cth e or i sth ed m emb e or o f tth e commun i ty . Tth e B end n a t iv e “ a lw ay s con s id e or ed tth e l ib or a ory my s e cond thom e ” wth en i t w a s thou s ed in wth a t i s now tth e D e s cthu t e s Pub l i c L ib or a ory Sy s t em (DPLS ) adm in i s t or a - t iv e bu i ld ing in down town B end . Ku or t z , wtho l e a orn ed and thon ed th e or sk i l l s on tth e job , b eg an in tth e 1970 s a s tth e l ib or a or i an in tth e M a id a B a i l ey Bu i ld ing , wth en i t w a s lo c a t ed on Ca scade A venue nex t to tth e cu or or en t D epo t C a f é . A t tth a t t im e sth e wo ork ed abou t 20 thou or s a w e ek . Tth e l ib or a ory w a s a jo in t end e avo or o f tthe C i ty and Coun ty , w i tth S i s t e or s p orov id ing tth e sp a c e and tth e Coun ty p ay - ing th e or s a l a ory and p orov id ing m a t e or i a l s . L ik e tod ay , tth e l ib or a ory w a s a popu l a or spo t w i tth lo c a l s , or u n b y a v e or y th a n d s - o n b o a or d . Ku or t z p orov id ed s to ory t im e and summ e or or e ad ing p oro - g or am s , f am i l i a or to tod ay ’ s f am i l i e s . P eg B e orm e l w a s n am ed to or ep l a c e th e or wth en sth e l e f t tth a t po s t . Sth e wo ork ed fo or a p e or iod o f t im e fo or C en t or a l O or egon Commun i ty Co l l eg e in com - mun i ty edu c a t ion in S i s t e or s wth i l e or a i s ing th e or cth i ld or en . A f t e or tth e DPLS b e c am e a sp e c i a l t ax ing d i s t or i c t in tth e l a t e 1990 s , sth e jo in ed tth e c i or cu l a t ion d ep a or tm en t in tth e down town B end b or an cth . F i f t e e n y e a or s a g o , K u or t z c am e b a ck to wth e or e i t a l l s t a or t ed , a lb e i t in a d i f f e or en t bu i ld - ing ( tth e cu or or en t Cth amb e or o f Comm e or c e ) to a s sum e du t i e s o f a PSS . Sth e c i t e s a numb e or o f or e a - son s wthy sth e th a s lov ed th e or l ib or a ory wo ork . “ I don ’ t tth ink I ’v e ev e or exp e or i en c ed or e lu c t an c e abou t com ing to wo ork . I know i f I th av e qu e s t ion s o or a con c e orn abou t tth ing s go ing on in my l i f e , tth a t I w i l l f ind suppo or t and conn e c t ion th e or e w i tth my co -wo ork e or s . I f e e l v e ory fo or tun a t e to b e p a or t o f tth i s t e am . “ I ’m go ing to m i s s tth e p eop l e tth e mo s t — my co - wo ork e or s and cu s tom e or s . I en joy conn e c t ion w i tth tth e commun i ty — tth e oppo or tu - n i ty to eng ag e w i tth p eop l e o f a l l ag e s . ” Ku or tz ’ s pa s s ion abou t l ib or a or i e s i s ev id en t wth en sth e t a lk s abou t th e or wo ork . “ I am idea l i s t ic abou t l i b or a or i e s a n d t th e f u n c t i o n t th e y s e orv e . L ib or a or i e s a or e a l ev e l p l ay ing f i e ld , or eg a ord l e s s o f a p e or son ’ s c i or cum s t an c e s . Tth ey a or e co orn e or s ton e s o f f or e e so c i - e ty — e s s en t i a l . ” Tthe a t ten t ion ttha t the or or e t i or em en t i s fo cu s ing on th e or i s un com fo or t ab l e b e c au s e sth e do e sn ’ t w an t to b e s ing l ed ou t . Sth e s e e s th e or s e l f a s p a or t o f a “ or e a l ly s t orong t e am ” and tth e a c comp l i sthm en t s o f tth e l i b or a or y th a v e b e e n t th e or e su l t o f t e amwo ork . Scthumacthe or de sc or ibe s Ku or t z a s “ a qu i e t l e ad e or wtho s e vo i c e and p or e s en c e g oround s tth e t e am . ” Sth e w en t on to t a lk abou t Ku or t z ’ s un iqu e s en s e o f thumo or . Zo e a cknow l edg ed L ind a ’ s p a s - s ion abou t l ib or a ory s e orv i c e s and th e or comp a s s ion fo or o tth e or p eop l e . Ku or t z ’ s thu sb and w a s a t e a cth e or in tth e S i s t e or s S cthoo l D i s t or i c t fo or y e a or s p or io or to th i s d e a tth in 2004 . Tth ey or a i s ed two son s wtho now l iv e in M aup in and Po or t l and , and L ind a th a s on e g or andd augth t e or . Sth e look s fo orw a ord to sp end - ing mo or e t im e w i tth th e or f am - i ly , in c lud ing th e or mo tth e or wtho l iv e s in B end . H e or thu sb and ’ s d e a tth p or e s en t ed Ku or t z w i tth an unp l ann ed t im e to s t a or t ov e or . Sth e s ay s now th e or or e t i or e - m en t i s a “n ew b eg inn ing by ctho i c e , ” and sth e look s fo or - w a ord to f igu or ing i t a l l ou t . Sth e th a s no imm ed i a t e p l an s and look s a t tth e com - ing mon tth s a s “ a b or e a tth ing sp a c e fo or my t or an s i t ion . ” Sth e pthoto by sue staffoord L i n d a k u or t z th a s b e e n a f i x t u or e o f i s t e or s L i b or a or y . s ind i c a t ed sth e m ay w e l l ev en - tu a l ly vo lun t e e or a t tth e l ib or a ory and o tth e or lo c a l o or g an i z a t ion s . “ I b e l i ev e in l ib or a or i e s . I b e l i ev e in commun i ty . I t ’ s b e en an thono or to do tth i s wo ork , ” Ku or t z s a id in sum - m a or i z ing th e or y e a or s a t tth e l ib or a ory . B l a ck Bu t t e R an cth or e s i - d en t D en i s e M a or im an w i l l f i l l tth e v a c an cy l e f t by L ind a ’ s or e t i or em en t . M a or im an w a s a long - t im e S i s t e or s L ib or a ory vo lun t e e or , and tth en s e orv ed a s an on - c a l l b a ckup fo or s t a f f , b e fo or e b e com ing a PSS a t tth e E a s t B end b or an cth . 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