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Oregon Library Association conference will be held April 29-May 2 at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend.
<b>As we celebrate 80 years since OLA’s beginnings at Timberline Lodge in June 1940, the theme for the 2020 OLA Conference will be: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The deadline for session and pre-conference proposals is fast approaching: Friday, October 18!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">we hope to build a slate of content that is engaging, informative, diverse, and inspiring.
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<a href="https://forms.gle/VALsSPspsBPyezD7A" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/VALsSPspsBPyezD7A</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Conference session proposal form: <a href="https://forms.gle/cjHD53QyCNUB5H4a9" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/cjHD53QyCNUB5H4a9</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Caren Agata, Program Co-Chair,
<a href="mailto:caren.agata@state.or.us" target="_blank">caren.agata@state.or.us</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rinny Lakin, Program Co-Chair,
<a href="mailto:erinl@multco.us" target="_blank">erinl@multco.us</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Submissions are open to anyone, regardless of membership status.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are at the center of our work in libraries. Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy, providing free and open access to services and resources
for everyone in our local communities. This year’s OLA conference will explore EDI in many connotations and intersections, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical and mental abilities, body size, religious
beliefs, political ideologies, and geography.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The conference is an opportunity for OLA to have focused conversations surrounding EDI, learn from one another, provide professional and personal growth, and share the important
work we are doing to help create equitable and inclusive communities in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#1F497D">F: 503-585-8059<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/osl</span></a>
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