<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><div><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello,</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Answerland (formerly L-Net) is Oregon's statewide reference service that allows everyone who lives, works and goes to school in Oregon the chance to connect with a librarian by live chat, email or text messaging. Answerland also encourages every library to provide virtual reference services to their community.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Answerland </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Board is seeking new members for a two year term, starting in Spring/Summer 2014</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The role of the Answerland </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Board is to set the mission, goals, and direction of Answerland, our statewide digital reference service. If you think we are doing something right, or if you think we </span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15;">are doing something wrong, we want to hear from you. The board strives for broad representation geographically and by type and size of library. Advisors can come from any Oregon library or related </span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15;">organization and have included library directors, volunteers and every role in a library in between.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More information about the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> board can be found at: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.answerland.org/advisory-board" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.answerland.org/<wbr>advisory-board</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial;"></span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/advisory" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meetings are four times a year, at least one in-person, and travel costs can often be reimbursed.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are interested in serving on the Answerland </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Board, send an email by </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 14, 2014</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Mead at </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:sarahsm@multco.us" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">sarahsm@multco.us</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please describe in about 300 words why you want to be a member of the Answerland </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Board. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15;">The current board will review applications and decide on new membership at our January meeting.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For information about our services, see:</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About Answerland: </span><a href="http://www.answerland.org/about" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.answerland.org/<wbr>about</span></a><a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/about" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/advisory/roles" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Past minutes of Answerland</span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> board meetings: </span><a href="http://www.answerland.org/advisory-board" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.answerland.org/<wbr>advisory-board</span></a><a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/advisory/meetings" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/advisory/meetings" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Become a partner library: </span><a href="http://www.answerland.org/connect-your-library" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.answerland.org/<wbr>connect-your-library</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.oregonlibraries.net/joining" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Usage Statistics: </span><a href="http://www.answerland.org/stats" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.answerland.org/<wbr>stats</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial;"></span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.oregonlibraires.net/stats" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.oregonlibraires.net/stats" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you,</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Mead</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Answerland </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advisory</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Board, Member</span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="tel:%28503%29%20988-5848" value="+15039885848" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">(503) 988-5848</a></span></p><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:sarahsm@multco.us" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">sarahsm@multco.us</a></span></p><div><br></div><span name="x"></span></div></div></body></html>