<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The Oregon Library Association (OLA) </span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt">calls on the </span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Office of the Governor,
Oregon Health Authority, academic leaders, and local government leaders and
officials at the county and city level</span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"> to include librarians and library
workers in the Phase 1B vaccination plans. Libraries are eager to help our
state and local communities. OLA welcomes </span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in">any questions you may have or ideas on how
libraries can help during this time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in">To read the full statement, visit Oregon Library Association website at <a href="http://olaweb.org/communications">olaweb.org/communications</a>. </span></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Kate Lasky</font></div><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><font face="arial, sans-serif">Oregon Library Association President, 2020-2021<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="mailto:olapresident@olaweb.org" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">olapresident@olaweb.org</font></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>