[Libs-Or] Fwd: Political Messages on Libs-OR

Tue May 1 10:59:44 PDT 2018

I love it when someone quotes ORS 260.432!
As a now-retired person who used to have pass levies every five years, I will add my 2 cents.
The original post seems to have been from Ruth Metz, a consultant and not an employee of Wallowa County.  I think she is free to advocate. Likewise, librarians from other Oregon libraries who offer verbal support or note that they have donated are free to do so because they cannot benefit from the passage or failure of the Wallowa County election. They are not urging people to vote one way or the other – they just said they donated.  Technically, neutral statements!
We all were extremely supportive on the list-serv of Josephine County’s efforts and equally vocal about the sad demise of Douglas County Library.  That seemed OK.  Why is this different?

Eva Calcagno, Cultural Coalition of Washington County
ccwc at wccls.org
503-846-3274

From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Colin Rea
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2018 9:19 AM
To: 'Diedre Conkling'; 'libs-or'
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Political Messages on Libs-OR

To be clear… I’m not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV.  Dierdre did a better job explaining what I meant (she’s good at that).  What I was referring to about 260.432 was that the list-serve (and possibly other lists maintained by the State Library)  might have been opened up to be used by anyone advocating against the measure, for whatever good that would do them, because of the original message.

As someone in a library that must pass a local-option levy every five years, I can’t stop my brain from seeing the campaigning ramifications of any advocacy.  At least, to the point that I can follow them.  Sorry!

Colin M. Rea
Director, Fern Ridge Library District
PO Box 397
88026 Territorial Road
Veneta, OR 97487
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From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Diedre Conkling
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 10:23 PM
To: libs-or
Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Political Messages on Libs-OR

The original message was fine. My follow up message encouraging reaching $1,000 might not have been fine.  Libs-or is out of the State Library so we need to follow those rules and they can’t really be changed unless the State Legislature changes the rules.  This is why we use People for Oregon Libraries, which uses the Facebook page for this kind of communication.  People for Oregon Libraries doesn’t have a discussion list.

Notice, I use my personal email address on this list.

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 9:29 PM Tony <tony_greiner at hotmail.com<mailto:tony_greiner at hotmail.com>> wrote:

Colin Rea pointed out that the recent appeals for support for the Wallowa County Library District might violate Oregon Law, ORS 260.432.  My reading of that law is that government employees  cannot be forced to engage in political activity (no problem here) and appeals for money or support cannot be made while the person who is asking for the support or money is at work in a government position.  So don't ask on the job.  I don't see anything about reading the messages on the job.

As for the Libs-OR rule (who knew Libs-OR had rules?)...it's time to change that rule.

Tony Greiner

Primo and Alma: Making WorldCat Local Look Good
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