<div dir="ltr"><div>***** Please forgive cross-postings *****</div><div><br></div>Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>As Diedre noted last week, today and tomorrow (May 7 and 8) are National Library Legislative Days (NLLD), a time dedicated to telling our federal legislators how valuable libraries are in the communities they serve and how federal funding and policies help support our work. We have a great NLLD crew representing Oregon in-person in Washington, DC:</div><div><ul><li>Sara Charlton, Director of the Tillamook County Library;</li><li>Esther Moberg, OLA Vice-President/President-Elect and director of the Seaside Public Library;<br></li><li>Ruth Murray, retired teacher-librarian and instructor at Portland State University's Library Media program; and</li><li>Kim Olson-Charles, Distance Education & Reference Librarian at Concordia University.</li></ul></div><div>Thanks to all of them for advocating for Oregon libraries!</div><div><br></div><div>Even if you're not in DC, you can still contribute. Contact Senators Wyden and Merkley and your representative to let them know how you federal library funding impacts your community and library. See Don Wood's message below to see how you can participate and what ALA is prioritizing this year. Here is their contact information. If using social media, please use #NLLD18. Any contact method is fine, but legislators often find phone calls to be the most meaningful.</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Senator Jeff Merkley</div><div>202-224-3753<br></div><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/">https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/</a><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Twitter/Instagram: @SenJeffMerkley</div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Senator Ron Wyden</div><div>202-224-5244</div><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/email-ron">https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/email-ron</a></div><div>Twitter/Instagram: @RonWyden</div><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Representative Earl Blumenauer (3rd District)</div><div>202-225-4811<br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://blumenauer.house.gov/contact/email">https://blumenauer.house.gov/contact/email</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Twitter/Instagram: @repblumenauer</div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></div><div>Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District)</div><div>202-225-0855<br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://bonamici.house.gov/contact/email">https://bonamici.house.gov/contact/email</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Twitter/Instagram: @RepBonamici</div><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Representative Peter DeFazio (4th District)</div><div>202-225-6416<br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://defazio.house.gov/contact/email-me">https://defazio.house.gov/contact/email-me</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Twitter: @RepPeterDeFazio</div><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Representative Kurt Schrader (5th District)</div><div>202-225-5711<br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://schrader.house.gov/contact/">https://schrader.house.gov/contact/</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Twitter: @RepSchrader</div><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Representative Greg Walden (2nd District)</div><div>202-225-6730<br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Email contact form: <a href="https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me">https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Twitter/Instagram: @repgregwalden</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>And as always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks for your advocacy efforts!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>Buzzy Nielsen</div><div>OLA President, 2017-18</div><div><br></div><div> <br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Wood</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org" target="_blank">dwood@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:43 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] Not at #NLLD18? You can still take action!<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white">Today we are kicking off
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National Library Legislative Day</a> in Washington, D.C. and we would like to ask you to help us boost the signal. In this email, you will find everything you need to let your Senators and Representatives know how important libraries are to you and your community.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background:white">This year's priority asks:</span></strong></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">House & Senate: Reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act</span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;background:white">
<em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">House & Senate: Fully Fund LSTA / IAL for FY 2019</span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;background:white">
<em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">House & Senate: Support equitable access to broadband</span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white">To learn more, check out the </span><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxOSBH9FQb-Yi1gBZR_1hDmaQ398nR1fvio6GUWXBxGCIHuxNlO15hQI-LVesyiuygUm1lp0BosqugKTv4Ez5Gr8VPC5rAYhw7RpMBqOqkeykE4ZSK0iXwt9b_e_asMa4geMqOIvDpmXQ1Z_b0yAmY_3A-nmEXy7cBFK8EX24dRJomg3eRGUjv5i3OZni2FNGU0ZQTq5yE8Ju_rf43Qcw_Cxao2wRTfDJxATAq9Mm5bALfvWmdqicdoQaG2X-MhTGy2-ajT1N20dciLCP6ojNThaEodDxrd22pIgdSZQQ8Jxw&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">funding</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white"> and </span><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxC9anu8WJJRNblEqe_O7KKGln4o8jFNwzR_fHLryXKZ2LAt2q3Ej8EmIiEmpIYoxshl21n1vzhpWq8VckakXh-8r8NxBiSpGegm2F2zyHO3tKzMY0HTGrd4s0B9Jl7sTqxvMVJMgvtfnQf2YhfdhobvObQF7hGJyq4kAfkOtH41MZdC8dkxedWa_d1n9RSMQ6ejmopFIzAYrUe9UAxG7Y16n4Bs_ASw7qoVAZGlrzfdu1aISM33kV56b5e9JP5QDX&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">broadband</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white"> brie<wbr>fs
for this year, or visit </span><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxFIW5L_7WD6KveUF6cY1U5O5J3xNif14e1LtVUl0YxRpZw9EFDyhLaUOaeGRa9iJWrsF1xcPP9qs7SZvXfeYgOx6WlKcLazuDkxFB0pGKxoW0VZ5hPX7VID8T6SMl4OjaQmYISVtir5qr2LHVjyHlqA&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">District
Dispatch</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white"> to catch up on the latest news about these issue areas. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Want a little more information? </span></span><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxQbJ4WaOhu-7FbAPlyq4lphxmnikjVJZkOm-at6XcFD0GY6Q5didInlUmViDUhffWY8XdOaZGwqJ4B-O_9pTuWmeeVeCtKrm0yk0qLHO9XVB0fVKj8SB86v-SHHE8oJXgWIVxD7v7M3C5TApnCyjVoqoDlXtS0x3HKjaRsTL9YFM&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">Tune
in to this year's policy briefing</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white">. Staff from the ALA Washington Office and other policy experts from Washington, D.C. will provide background information
related to our asks, so you can be fully prepared to take action today. The livestream will run from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. eastern. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background:white">Ready to take action?</span></strong><br>
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<span style="background:white">Head to the </span></span><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx05y0XcA4uNOr1UYsNtozs4vBU4OwhiEWR7ZKv8SZWQfoQoKvj-x5BumRZ0jJTD8Jo7nHUuSIFcQFA-T65HJ1_C0rel1YTbpPaCuXwynJRHqLY5w3Gd6TeBClhV0LWFpDixzt1piUSAw-GwDSb3oc5g&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">ALA
Action Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white"> to find talking points and email templates to use when you call or email your elected officials. Don't forget to personalize your email!
Your members of Congress are most interested in the libraries in their state or district - use stories or data from your area to increase the impact of your email.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background:white">Additional resources:</span></strong><br>
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<span style="background:white">Want to do more? Be sure to refer to our </span></span><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxehIJltB_qGBgz0Z8BbozAMQ3afR9MZx0EXy4D_lp5TGUUvLe-5FRxtiJM-yERWKzx48iHe_Ugbgj9h4pmuJ20EqVGiVdfnMOgooQO2nPV4MY8t8BcS8FpeYqEwcRdVqg_rsEewRbljH7dPaPpkiff3rNAbM0mYbx_tea5C-Ko7Exh-n4NmG4X2iF1ItUtij86mJOyNNI7K2p7ClRbBfjus2GLCWyXmJICjwPSyQrx6g&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">Advocacy
Toolkit</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white"> for social media tips and other advocacy activities. The toolkit includes:</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Sample tweets and posts<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;background:white">
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Flyers for your library<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white">Thank you for everything you do to advocate for libraries! If you have any questions, please feel free to </span><a href="mailto:llindle@alawash.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,173,216);background:white">contact
us</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray;background:white"> at any time! We are here to help.</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Don Wood<br>
Program Officer<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/cro/index.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Chapter Relations Office</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br>
American Library Association<br>
<a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=50+East+Huron+Street+%0D%0AChicago,+IL+60611&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">50 East Huron Street</a><br>
Chicago, IL 60611<br>
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1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429; 312-280-2429<br>
312-280-4392 (fax)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/find-your-answers" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Find Your Answers about ALA Chapters</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world.”—Malala Yousafzai<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”—Anne Frank<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="276" height="103" style="width: 2.875in; height: 1.0729in;" id="gmail-m_-1156816778249954736gmail-m_-1799087466435323359m_-5070452192380603692_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3E5E7.D4D19F30" alt="Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/cro/getinvolved/partnership" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="240" height="51" style="width: 2.5in; height: 0.5312in;" id="gmail-m_-1156816778249954736gmail-m_-1799087466435323359m_-5070452192380603692Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D3E5E7.D4D19F30"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://ilovelibraries.org/librariestransform/state-chapters-toolkit" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="250" height="100" style="width: 2.6041in; height: 1.0416in;" id="gmail-m_-1156816778249954736gmail-m_-1799087466435323359m_-5070452192380603692Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D3E5E7.D4D19F30" alt="State Chapters Toolkit"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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