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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Eva is correct that I was a free agent in sending the information that I did about Wallowa County. I am a member of the OLA and thought this information appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Now I am puzzled about the authority and accountability for the listserv. I have understood that the State Library hosts the site, but I have been under the impression for years that one must be a member of OLA (or other Oregon Library professional association?) to subscribe to the listserv. And I have thought that it is a communication vehicle of the Oregon Library Association. Can anyone clarify this definitively? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Respectfully, Ruth Metz<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cultural Coalition - Calcagno<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 1, 2018 11:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> Colin Rea <crea@fernridgelibrary.org>; 'Diedre Conkling' <diedre08@gmail.com>; 'libs-or' <libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Political Messages on Libs-OR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I love it when someone quotes ORS 260.432!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As a now-retired person who used to have pass levies every five years, I will add my 2 cents. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The original post seems to have been from Ruth Metz, a consultant and not an employee of Wallowa County. I think she is free to advocate. Likewise, librarians from other Oregon libraries who offer verbal support or note that they have donated are free to do so because they cannot benefit from the passage or failure of the Wallowa County election. They are not urging people to vote one way or the other – they just said they donated. Technically, neutral statements! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>We all were extremely supportive on the list-serv of Josephine County’s efforts and equally vocal about the sad demise of Douglas County Library. That seemed OK. Why is this different?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Eva Calcagno, Cultural Coalition of Washington County<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:ccwc@wccls.org">ccwc@wccls.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>503-846-3274<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Libs-Or [<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Colin Rea<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 01, 2018 9:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Diedre Conkling'; 'libs-or'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Political Messages on Libs-OR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>To be clear… I’m not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV. Dierdre did a better job explaining what I meant (she’s good at that). What I was referring to about 260.432 was that the list-serve (and possibly other lists maintained by the State Library) might have been opened up to be used by anyone advocating against the measure, for whatever good that would do them, because of the original message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As someone in a library that must pass a local-option levy every five years, I can’t stop my brain from seeing the campaigning ramifications of any advocacy. At least, to the point that I can follow them. Sorry!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>Colin M. Rea</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>Director, Fern Ridge Library District</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>PO Box 397</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>88026 Territorial Road</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>Veneta, OR 97487</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>541.935.7512 fax 541.935.8013</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#76923C'><a href="http://www.fernridgelibrary.org/">www.fernridgelibrary.org</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Libs-Or [<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diedre Conkling<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 30, 2018 10:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> libs-or<br><b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Fwd: Political Messages on Libs-OR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The original message was fine. My follow up message encouraging reaching $1,000 might not have been fine. Libs-or is out of the State Library so we need to follow those rules and they can’t really be changed unless the State Legislature changes the rules. This is why we use People for Oregon Libraries, which uses the Facebook page for this kind of communication. People for Oregon Libraries doesn’t have a discussion list.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Notice, I use my personal email address on this list.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 9:29 PM Tony <<a href="mailto:tony_greiner@hotmail.com" target="_blank">tony_greiner@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div id="m_6962226906363719732m_-2478116455505964602divtagdefaultwrapper"><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Colin Rea pointed out that the recent appeals for support for the Wallowa County Library District might violate Oregon Law, ORS 260.432. My reading of that law is that government employees cannot be forced to engage in political activity (no problem here) and appeals for money or support cannot be made while the person who is asking for the support or money is at work in a government position. So don't ask on the job. I don't see anything about reading the messages on the job.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>As for the Libs-OR rule (who knew Libs-OR had rules?)...it's time to change that rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tony Greiner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="m_6962226906363719732m_-2478116455505964602Signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Primo and Alma: Making WorldCat Local Look Good<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>**<a href="mailto:tony_greiner@hotmail.com" target="_blank">tony_greiner@hotmail.com</a>** <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Libs-Or mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or" target="_blank">http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or</a><br>Hosted by the State Library of Oregon. The Library is not responsible for content.<br><br>Questions related to message content should be directed to the sender of the message, by phone or email.<br>Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Work email</span></em></span></i><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-style:normal'>: </span></em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Home email: </span></em></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><h6>“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”―Maya Angelou<o:p></o:p></h6></div></div></div></body></html>