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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi folks, the listservs had a hiccup last week so I’m re-sending this shoutout – hope to hear back from a few of you! Greta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> BERGQUIST Greta * SLO
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 1, 2025 2:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> r2r-or@omls.oregon.gov; OYAN Listserv <oyan@omls.oregon.gov>; or-srp@omls.oregon.gov; kids-lib@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Friday, August 1st Shoutout<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hello everyone,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Whew, we made it to August! Many of you are wrapping up summer reading. Some of you are even starting to think about back-to-school. In
the midst of all of this, I wanted to shoutout the Oregon Library Association’s Children’s Services Division (CSD), the Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN), and Reforma Oregon. These groups work behind the scenes as your support network so that you can be more
effective in ensuring kids and teens have library resources they need. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Some context for this shoutout is the current federal funding situation impacting the State Library. IMLS funding beyond July 2026 is uncertain.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I’m actively working towards strengthening other Oregon resources in place for youth-serving librarians</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
<span style="color:black"> </span>CSD, OYAN, and Reforma <span style="color:black">
are a critical component of resources available to you! Please consider stepping up to actively join these groups
<b><u>right now</u></b>. This coming year will be critical as the state and federal funding landscape</span>s<span style="color:black"> fluctuate. We need leaders to continue building and strengthening vibrant connections across libraries. You don’t need to
serve as an officer, you could volunteer for a specific committee. You do not need to have experience on a board. You just need to care about library services for youth and be willing to work with fellow library staff across the state. (That means basically
all of you are qualified!) There are a variety of tasks available and all are important as we look to libraries’ futures beyond the next fiscal year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in serving with any of these groups, please get in touch with me or Children’s Services Division chair Jaime Thoreson, (<a href="mailto:csd@olaweb.org">csd@olaweb.org</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">)<span style="color:black">
OYAN co-chairs Lisa Elliott and Vickie Kromer (<a href="mailto:oyan@olaweb.org">oyan@olaweb.org</a></span>), or Reforma Oregon Chair Kristen Cure (<a href="mailto:reformaoregon@gmail.com">reformaoregon@gmail.com</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for your consideration during this busy time. I know it’s a heavy lift when you are already doing so much. Your participation is sincerely needed and would be of much help this coming year.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Have a good weekend,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Greta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Greta Bergquist, MLIS, MAT (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:greta.bergquist@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">greta.bergquist@slo.oregon.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
| 971-375-3549<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a></span></u>
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