<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Good morning, all!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">So, what was it that good ol' Bobby Burns used to say about best laid plans? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Apologies to all for the link confusion and technology glitches! Launching this awesome program has thus far been a bit of an #EpicFail, but we have high hopes to turn it into an #OLAForTheWin moment!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Please use the links below to sign up for the Conference Buddy and First Time Conference Goers Program.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Please don't hesitate to let me know of any problems or access issues - fingers and toes crossed for smooth sailing!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Thanks to all for your patience! And huge thanks of those who have already expressed an interest in the program!!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">***************************************************************************************************************</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fdeb40e6-1094-b2a5-36c8-685f8d3cb873"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Introducing a New Program for OLA Annual: Be a Conference Buddy!! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This year at OLA Annual, about </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">1 in 4</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> conference attendees will be at </span><a href="https://orlib16.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">OLA Annual</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> for the very first time!! The New Member Round Table wants to help ensure that each First Time Conference Goers’ (FTCG) experience at OLA Annual is meaningful, relevant, stress-free - and fun!!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Experienced conference goers</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> attending OLA 2016 are invited to be a buddy for a first-time attendee by providing advice and guidance during the conference. It’s really easy -- you don’t have to have all the answers, just be willing to help a newbie out! If you've ever been to an OLA Annual conference before and are willing to help a new person navigate the conference and learn more about OLA, that's all it takes!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">I want to help a newbie out! How does this work?</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Complete the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nE0O3ms4ot06D5mCbOzSqSDI1tbyncT5XrW_3cD-wZs/viewform" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Volunteer to be a Conference Buddy at OLA</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Form to give the FTCG an idea of what you’re about - your interests and areas of expertise.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Once you’ve filled out the form, put your name next to your preferred time on the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wDYcdsBTYJwiXjwbtY5ZheeQp-p0x-I2gUrhTjlVDLU/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Annual Conference Buddy & FTCG Sign Up Sheet</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Buddy options are really flexible! They just involve sitting with a newbie for a lunch, business meeting, or a special event that you’d be attending anyway - so not a huge commitment in time and/or energy. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Hey, it’s my first OLA Annual! How do I get a Buddy?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">First Time Conference Goers (FTCG)</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> will have a chance to sign up for a conference buddy soon!! This is the perfect way to learn more about OLA and expand your professional network in an informal, casual way.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> What if I have questions? Problems? Kitten Memes?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Just use the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MPfFkRbAUhOaCx507eo6I4NnvuUvCvijuf0zCqGyyew/viewform" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Conference Buddy & FTCG Program Inquiry Form</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> to contact Conference Buddy & FTCG administrators with any questions - and memes are welcome, too! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">See you in Bend for </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">#ORLib16</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent">- OLA New Member Round Table</span></p></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif">Best, </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Jenkins</font></div><font face="georgia, serif"><div><b><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><b>Jenkins Lumpkin</b></font><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Senior Office Assistant</i></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Human Resources & Finance</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Multnomah County Library </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">919 NE 19th Avenue | Suite 250 | Portland, OR | 97232</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Telephone: 503.988.7870</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:jenkinsl@multcolib.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">jenkinsl@multco</a>.us</font></div><div><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">www.multcolib.org</font></a></div><div><br></div><div> <img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/MCL_150_logo.png" width="96" height="87"></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Jenkins LUMPKIN <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jenkinsl@multco.us" target="_blank">jenkinsl@multco.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><span><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Introducing a New Program for OLA Annual: Be a Conference Buddy!! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This year at OLA Annual, over </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">1 in 4</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> conference attendees will be at </span><a href="https://orlib16.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">OLA Annual</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> for the very first time!! The New Member Round Table wants to help ensure that each First Time Conference Goers’ (FTCG) experience at OLA Annual is meaningful, relevant, stress-free - and fun!!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Experienced conference goers</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> attending OLA 2016 are invited to be a buddy for a first-time attendee by providing advice and guidance during the conference. It’s really easy -- you don’t have to have all the answers, just be willing to help a newbie out! If you've ever been to an OLA Annual conference before and are willing to help a new person navigate the conference and learn more about OLA, that's all it takes!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">I want to help a newbie out! How does this work?</span></p><br><ul style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Complete the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nE0O3ms4ot06D5mCbOzSqSDI1tbyncT5XrW_3cD-wZs/viewform" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Volunteer to be a Conference Buddy at OLA</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Form to give the FTCG an idea of what you’re about - your interests and areas of expertise.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Once you’ve filled out the form, put your name next to your preferred time on the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vu5lJvHHqTEthvJwXJFpr-Xc0gW3e4wF-6J2qWHLeR8/edit#gid=0" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Annual Conference Buddy & FTCG Sign Up Sheet</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Buddy options are really flexible! They just involve sitting with a newbie for a lunch, business meeting, or a special event that you’d be attending anyway - so not a huge commitment in time and/or energy. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Hey, it’s my first OLA Annual! How do I get a Buddy?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">First Time Conference Goers (FTCG)</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> will have a chance to sign up for a conference buddy soon!! This is the perfect way to learn more about OLA and expand your professional network in an informal, casual way.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> What if I have questions? Problems? Kitten Memes?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Just use the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MPfFkRbAUhOaCx507eo6I4NnvuUvCvijuf0zCqGyyew/viewform" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Conference Buddy & FTCG Program Inquiry Form</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> to contact Conference Buddy & FTCG administrators with any questions - and memes are welcome, too! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">See you in Bend for </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">#ORLib16</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">!!</span></p><br><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent">- OLA New Member Round Table (NMRT)</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:16px"><br></span></font></span></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><div><b><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><b>Jenkins Lumpkin</b></font><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Senior Office Assistant</i></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Human Resources & Finance</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Multnomah County Library </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">919 NE 19th Avenue | Suite 250 | Portland, OR | 97232</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Telephone: <a href="tel:503.988.7870" value="+15039887870" target="_blank">503.988.7870</a></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:jenkinsl@multcolib.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">jenkinsl@multco</a>.us</font></div><div><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">www.multcolib.org</font></a></div><div><br></div><div> <img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/MCL_150_logo.png" width="96" height="87"></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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