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I think it's unfortunate that the host confused Jackson and Josephine County's library situations.

Unlike Jackson County's libraries, Josephine County's have remain closed for over a year now. While Jackson County has hired a for-profit library company from Maryland, a private nonprofit has been started in Josephine County that hopes to reopen the libraries using a public radio/public television model. Memberships would be offered, but everybody would have access. It's a novel solution to a dire situtation.

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