<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Dear OLA Members
and Oregon library community:</span></p>

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over the United States from other Library Associations and libraries in general
offering support in light of the Oregon Wildfires.  The following message
has been prepared and posted to the OLA home page for information on what and
where that support may be directed.  There will certainly be more to come
as assessment and damage and needs become more known.  Here is that
message.</span></p>

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<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Supporting Oregon Wildfire Relief</span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The Oregon Library Association would like to extend our
thanks to everyone who has reached out to offer assistance to Oregon libraries
impacted by the devastating wildfires in our state. Given the ongoing and
widespread nature of this disaster, it will take time to assess the damage and
needs as libraries and their staff recover from these events. We are currently
investigating options for setting up relief funding. If you know of specific
needs of impacted libraries, please share that information with us to help us
plan for supporting our colleagues.   </span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We do know that library workers across the state have been
forced to evacuate and, in some cases, have lost their homes. If you want to do
something to help now, please support organizations that are providing
assistance to evacuees across the state. Here are a few suggestions:</span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/c4c0c8ab-d72c-466e-896f-12073f80e6c0/1" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Red Cross</span></a> - (Use “Western Fires” option
to support efforts across the region)</span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Oregon Community Foundation has prepared a page Supporting
Oregon Wildfire Relief for various geographical regions: <a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/c4c0c8ab-d72c-466e-896f-12073f80e6c0/2" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://oregoncf.org/news/support-oregon-wildfire-relief</span></a> </span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Even as they have been evacuating, library workers have
been keeping their communities up to date with current information through
their social media outlets. Oregon library workers are a resilient bunch and
the Oregon Library Association will do everything we can to support our
colleagues as we take on yet another 2020 challenge. </span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Kate Lasky<br>
OLA President<br>
<a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/c4c0c8ab-d72c-466e-896f-12073f80e6c0/3" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">olapresident@olaweb.org</span></a></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Arlene Weible<br>
OLA Vice President<br>
<a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/c4c0c8ab-d72c-466e-896f-12073f80e6c0/4" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">olavp@olaweb.org</span></a></span></p>

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