<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><div></div><div>OLA needs you to advocate for libraries!<br><br></div><div>April 29th is OLA's Library Legislative Day. We need OLA Members to visit their State Senators, Representatives, and their staff to discuss issues relevant to libraries, librarians, and our communities. The <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199">OLA Library Development & Legislative Committee</a> strongly encourages OLA Members to make in-person appointments to visit the State Capitol in Salem. Visits with legislators or their staff usually last 10-15 minutes, but have great impact. </div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">In addition to office visits from OLA members, OLA invites legislators to choose a children's book to give to her/his home library. </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Don't know what to talk about? Don't worry, we'll have issue briefs and a briefing to support you before you make your visits. </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Please call your Senator and Representative's offices and make an appointment for anytime between 8-4pm on April 29th. Don't know who they are? No problem. Look it up with the <a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/FindYourLegislator/leg-districts.html">Legislator Lookup tool</a>. Then, please document your appointment details on the 2015<span class=""> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/pdx.edu/spreadsheets/d/1eYAt6YY26QMCEuGCwqDyq9TMLjpDKQyoQRHKgu5uUCs/edit#gid=534832026" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">OLA Legislative Day Appointment Spreadsheet</a>.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Questions? Contact: Emily Ford, OLA Library Development & Legislative Committee Network Coordinator, <a href="mailto:forder@pdx.edu">forder@pdx.edu</a><br></div></div>