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To all Oregon ALA Members,<br>
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On March 15, ALA will begin distributing an email message to all ALA
Members regarding the upcoming election. Ballots will then start
arriving on March 16 and must be submitted by April 23. I ask that you
consider voting for Molly Raphael for ALA President. Molly is recently
retired after six years as the Director of Libraries at Multnomah
County Library in Portland, Oregon. Some of the reasons you should
vote for Molly Raphael are her broad and deep knowledge of ALA and her
experience in its governance at all levels; her long record of
demonstrated leadership ability and experience; her extensive
experience in working with government officials at the local, state and
federal levels; her extensive experience with working with the media,
both on and off the record; her long record of promoting ALA's core
values (open access, intellectual freedom, and privacy) on the
frontlines and through ALA; her championed diversity (in hiring,
programming and outreach to underserved) and she received the Arthur
Fleming Civil Rights Award; and she has built collaboratives across all
types of libraries and community organizations. Molly Raphael has
truly walked the walk and will make an ideal ALA President. Please
take the time to visit her website at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mollyraphael.org">http://mollyraphael.org</a> as you
seek to make an informed choice. There you will find complete details
about her platform as well as her career experience and ALA service.
You can also read endorsements of Molly's candidacy from many
professional colleagues, including several recent ALA Past Presidents
from all types of libraries.<br>
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Thank you,<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor<br>
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L. Sager<br>
Library East, Cataloging<br>
Portland State University<br>
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503-725-8169<br>
503-725-5799<br>
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