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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear OLA list serve members,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As county law librarians, we support and promote equitable
access to justice and legal information every day. The Oregon Library
Association’s (OLA) position on this important issue would damage many
existing, staffed county law libraries, libraries that reach out to counties
with unstaffed law libraries and provide assistance and information when
needed. We believe there are ways to improve equitable access to legal
information without causing harm to the counties.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Before you support the letter presented by the OLA
Legislative Committee, we urge you to talk with your fellow librarians who work
in county law libraries. County law libraries are funded through one source
only and this proposal would take 10% of that funding allocation off the top to
support a fledgling concept. <font color=black><span style='color:black'>After
experiencing a significant reduction in funding during the 2011-13 biennium,
the added burden of an additional 10% reduction will significantly impact the
county law library system</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span
style='color:#1F497D'>. </span></font>Patrons, including public and private
librarians and their users, who use the county law libraries, will be adversely
affected by the reduction in funding put forth in this proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It distresses us to see this happening in the library world
of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>.
There are other, less costly solutions. There are other ways to improve access
to legal information. We have a great concern for the underserved of the State
and are dedicated to this issue. Please visit our website at <a
href="http://www.occll.org/"
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and contact us if you have a legal information need or questions on HB 5016
section 8.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Again, please also talk to county law librarians when
considering this very important topic. Thank you for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Beecher</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Ellison,
Law Librarian, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Josephine</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Diana L. Hadley, Law Librarian, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Douglas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jennifer Dalglish, Law Librarian, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Clackamas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Martha Jenkins, Law Librarian, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Benton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Martha Renick, Law Librarian, Multnomah Law Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Peggy Schultz, Law Librarian, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Linn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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