<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div style=""><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;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Remember To Use The Buddy System!</span></p><br style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><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:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The New Member Round Table wants to help ensure that each First Time Conference Goers’ (<span class="">FTCG</span>) experience at OLA Annual is meaningful, relevant, stress-free - and fun!!</span></p><br style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><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:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Buddy options are really flexible!  They just involve sitting together 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 style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><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:14.6667px;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 style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><ul style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Complete the</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cRD0tGz7D3zbMwLQxFVc--taSL1livY16eHKFQBkN4E/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Volunteer to be Paired with a Conference Buddy at OLA Form</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to give us an idea of what you’re about - your interests and areas of expertise.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Annual Conference Buddy & <span class="">FTCG</span> Sign Up Sheet</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:24.2881px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:24.2881px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><b>Hey, it's not my first OLA Annual, but I'd still like a Buddy!</b></span></font></div><div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:24.2881px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:24.2881px;white-space:pre-wrap">Although the program focuses on those First Time Conference Goers, even if it's not <i>precisely </i>your first OLA Annual Conference, but you'd still like the chance to learn more about OLA and Oregon libraries, <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wDYcdsBTYJwiXjwbtY5ZheeQp-p0x-I2gUrhTjlVDLU/edit?usp=sharing">sign up now</a> to be paired with a Conference Buddy!<br></span></font><br style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have some incredible and utterly fabulous people signed up to be Conference Buddies - <b>DON"T</b> miss out on this fantastic opportunity!!
</span></p><br style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><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:14.6667px;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 style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><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:14.6667px;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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Conference Buddy & <span class="">FTCG</span> Program Inquiry Form</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> to contact Conference Buddy & <span class="">FTCG</span>  administrators with any questions - and memes are welcome, too! </span></p><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"><br></span></p><p 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 <b>#ORLib16!!</b></span></p><br style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><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></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><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: 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>
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