<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><em><span style="font-size:14px">Please pardon any cross-posting</span></em></p><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">With the OLA conference drawing near, it is time to celebrate excellence in teen services. With the challenging year we've had and the way you and your libraries have risen to the occasion, there is no shortage of worthy recipients. To that end, we are soliciting nominations for the OYEA! award which will be presented at the OYAN reception during the OLA conference. As the 2020 conference was cancelled, this year we will have a double award with last year's and this year's winner being presented with the award!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Please take some time to nominate an individual, library, organization, program or initiative that has made a positive and significant contribution to teens in libraries in the state of Oregon.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">The eligibility requirements are as follows:</span></p><span style="font-size:small"></span><ol style="font-size:small"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">The individual, library, organization, or initiative must reside or operate primarily in Oregon.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">Only living persons are eligible for the award.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">If the nominee is a person, they do not need to be an active member of OYAN.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">If a program or initiative is nominated, it must have occured within the previous or current nomination year.</span></p></li></ol><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><strong><span style="font-size:14px">*Preference will given to nominees that are supported by a letter of recommendation by a teen*</span></strong></p><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">The deadline is Friday, March 26th, 2021.</span></p><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Submit the following information for your nomination:</span></p><span style="font-size:small"></span><ul style="font-size:small"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">The nominee’s name and/or program title.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">Contact information for the nominee.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">Description of nominee’s positive and significant contributions to teens in libraries in the state of Oregon.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px">Any supporting materials.</span></p></li></ul><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Nominations can be sent:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Via mail:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Keli Yeats</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Rockwood Library </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">17917 SE Stark St.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Portland, OR 97233</span></p><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">Via email:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/d1856888-4f1d-4eb9-9f85-12a9fc652baf/1" target="_blank">oyan@olaweb.org</a></span></p><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span><span style="font-size:small"></span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:14px">More information can be found on the <a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/d1856888-4f1d-4eb9-9f85-12a9fc652baf/2" target="_blank">OYAN website</a> or by emailing <a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/d1856888-4f1d-4eb9-9f85-12a9fc652baf/1" target="_blank">oyan@olaweb.org</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Keli Yeats, Teen Librarian</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">(prefered pronouns: she, her, hers/</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">they, them, theirs)<br></font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Rockwood Library</font></div><div><font size="4">503-988-3596<br></font></div><div><font size="4">Sun 11:05-5:05</font></div><div><font size="4">Mon 11:05-8:05</font></div><div><font size="4">Wed 9:05-6:05</font></div><div><font size="4">Thu 9:05-6:05</font></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Land Acknowledgement</b>
Multnomah County rests on the stolen lands of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, and Clackamas Bands of Chinook Indian Nation; Tualatin Kalapuya; Molalla; and many others along the Columbia River.
This country is built on stolen Indigenous land and built by stolen African people. This land was not stolen and people were not enslaved by ambiguous entities and actors. The land was stolen by, and African peoples were enslaved by white settlers who had government support.
We also want to honor the members of over 400 tribal communities who live in Multnomah County. Many of these People and their cultures still survive and resist despite the intentional and ongoing attempts to destroy them.</i><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:large;white-space:pre-wrap">
</i><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Take a moment to acknowledge the history of how we are here in this place and to honor the People.
[Credit to Dr. Aileen Duldulao and Heather Heater]</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png" width="96" height="33" style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://multco.us/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/InclusiveSign_email-signature_FINAL.jpeg?itok=D8MA9Y9G" width="96" height="60" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>