A New Round of the Dear Stranger letter campaign at the Tillamook County Library

For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and received letters from other writers in exchange.

Oregon Humanities is partnering with libraries and museums across Oregon, including the Tillamook County Library. The downtown Tillamook library will host a bright red "Dear Stranger" drop box in the entry hallway. Envelopes for your letter, as well as brochures with additional information are provided.

When you write to Dear Stranger, your letter will be swapped with one from another writer. They will get your letter; you will get theirs. The exchange is anonymous, and you can share as little or as much information about yourself as you like. To find out more details about the program visit the Oregon Humanities' Dear Stranger webpage.

All participants are invited to respond to the following prompt:

How do waterways shape the place you live, the work you do, or what you do for recreation? Are there rivers, lakes, bays, or other bodies of water that are especially meaningful for you? Or think about other kinds of currents or flow: trends, fashions, gossip, creativity, or the movement of humans and other animals. What comes up for you?

Letters need to be submitted to the library on or before February 28^th. Library staff will ensure entries are returned to Oregon Humanities. Participants can expect to receive a letter from another writer in March.

This project is supported by funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services' IMLS 250 project in partnership with the Federation of State Humanities Councils.

For more information, please contact:

Luke Kralik, Library Manager | Tillamook County Library | 503-842-4792 |

luke.kralik@tillamookcounty.gov |