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<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT
face=Arial>Greetings:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial>I'<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008>m working on</SPAN> <SPAN
class=258350317-30122008>forming </SPAN>an <EM>OLA Legal Reference
Round Table</EM> and am collecting signatures. <U>The signers must
be <SPAN class=258350317-30122008>current </SPAN>OLA members</U>.<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008> You do not need to work in a law library. In
fact, this idea was hatched while working with Washington (<EM>WCCLS</EM>) and
Multnomah County <EM>public library</EM> reference staff who are faced daily
with patrons' legal reference questions.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial>I've attached a copy of the
<EM>Petition</EM><SPAN class=258350317-30122008>, which </SPAN>I hope to present
to the OLA Board <SPAN class=258350317-30122008>at their mid-</SPAN>January<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008> 2009 meeting (<EM>so don't delay if you plan to
sign</EM>).</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><SPAN
class=258350317-30122008>If you support </SPAN><SPAN
class=258350317-30122008>the <EM>Petition</EM>, please sign it and return it to
me</SPAN><SPAN class=258350317-30122008>. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=087090321-18122008>Don't worry about having <SPAN
class=258350317-30122008>only 1 or 2</SPAN> signatures per form.<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008> You may print out the <EM>Petition</EM> and
mail the signed copy back to me <U>or</U> you can sign it, scan it, and
then email it back to me. If you want to fax it, please call ahead so we
can turn our fax on :-)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial>I'm working on<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008> the</SPAN> <EM>Bylaws</EM> now<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008> too</SPAN>, <SPAN class=258350317-30122008>so
</SPAN>feel free to ask questions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><SPAN class=258350317-30122008><FONT
face=Arial>And remember: <U>signers must be current OLA
members!</U></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial>Thank you<SPAN
class=258350317-30122008> - and Happy New Year!</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial>Laura</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=087090321-18122008><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Laura J. Orr</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Law Librarian</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Washington County Law
Library</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>111 NE Lincoln
St</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hillsboro, OR
97124</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phone:
503-846-8870</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fax:
503-846-3515</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Email: </FONT><A
title=mailto:laura_orr@co.washington.or.us
href="mailto:laura_orr@co.washington.or.us"><FONT
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size=2>laura_orr@co.washington.or.us</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>URL:
</FONT><A title=http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary
href="http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary"><FONT
title=http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary
face=Arial>http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary</FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Oregon Legal Research
</SPAN>Blog:
oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>