[Libs-Or] Call for Interim Legislative Board of Directors Representative

[Nichols, Jane M]

ACRL Oregon Seeks an Interim Legislative Board of Directors Rep

Interested in learning more about the connection between Oregon legislation and academic libraries? We seek an interim to finish out the ACRL OR Legislative Representative appointment. The Legislative Representative<https://acrloregon.org/about-acrl-oregon/position-descriptions/legislative/> facilitates knowledge of and involvement in local, state, and federal public policy issues for the ACRL-OR board and membership. The term ends September 2025, with an option to renew. (Enough time to engage meaningfully and then to decide to keep going or to turn your attention elsewhere.)
Overview of Responsibilities:

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Serves on the OLA Library Development and Legislative Committee, (LDLC) as an ex officio<https://www.olaweb.org/ldlc>, which meets monthly and can be attended remotely. This committee sets plans and priorities for improvement of libraries in Oregon.
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Participates in Oregon Library Legislative Day, held this February 11, 2025, where librarians meet with, advocate for funding, and discuss proposed library bills with their local legislatures in Salem.
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Advises ACRL-OR Board on legislative issues affecting Oregon libraries in higher education through email or attending Board meetings (every other month).

Term: Now until September 2025, with an option to renew
Interested? Please email Jane Nichols at acrlor at olaweb.org




Jane Nichols, 2024-25 ACRL OR President



Jane Nichols, MLIS (she/her/About pronouns<https://medium.com/@mrsexsmith/dear-cis-people-who-put-your-pronouns-on-your-hello-my-name-is-nametags-78c047ed7af1>)
Associate Professor | Interim Resource Acquisition & Sharing Department Head
https://library.oregonstate.edu/staff/nichojan
Oregon State University Libraries & Press
jane.nichols at oregonstate.edu

541.737.7269

Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Marys River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org<https://www.grandronde.org/>) and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians (https://ctsi.nsn.us<http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/>). Learn about land acknowledgements<https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/land-acknowledgments>.


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