<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Good afternoon,</font></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">It’s Friday, February 26</span><sup style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">th</sup><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">OLA’s Library Legislative Week starts ON
MONDAY!</b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">You’ll recall that "Library Legislative Day"
(LLD) has traditionally been a day when Oregon’s library supporters meet with
their legislators in Salem one-on-one to share library success stories and talk
about any relevant legislation.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">This year, like everything else, LLD has gone virtual. Originally
scheduled for March 1-5, multiple hurdles (COVID, ice storm, other legislative
delays) have motivated us to be flexible. Therefore, we’ve appealed to folks to
</span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i>make
an appointment any time during the month of March</i></b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">. </span><span style="background-color:yellow;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Have
*you* reached out to your legislator yet to make an appointment?</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">All OLA and non-OLA members alike are all
enthusiastically encouraged to do so!</b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Some public employees have questioned whether or not they’re
<b>allowed to speak to legislators while on work time</b>. While we’re not attorneys
and absolutely advise you to speak to higher-ups, we understand </span><a href="https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/260.432" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">ORS 260.432</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> to mean public
employees are not permitted to advocate for </span><i style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">certain
kinds of political matters</i><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">: initiatives, referendums or recall petitions,
candidates, political committees, or ballot measures. However, </span><u style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">legislative
bills are not covered by ORS 260.432, so it is allowable for public employees
to lobby governing bodies</u><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">For more information, see the Secretary of State Office's “<b>ORS 260.432 Quick Reference</b>” guide (<a href="https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/documents/260.432_quickref.pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/documents/260.432_quickref.pdf</a>)
or the complete “<b>Restrictions on Political Campaigning by Public Employees -
ORS 260.432</b>” publication: (<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/NaturalResources/RestrictionsonCampaigningbyPublicEmployees.pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/NaturalResources/RestrictionsonCampaigningbyPublicEmployees.pdf</a>)</font></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Don’t forget, too, a <b>brief and informal “Prepare to Talk
to Your Legislator!” training will be held on Monday, March 1 at 11:30am</b>. (Zoom
details to be posted on the LDLC website on Sunday, Feb. 28). The training will
be recorded and available to watch later.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We really hope to have a robust turnout of library workers and
supporters advocating to their legislators this year! To learn about the bills
that OLA is supporting, or more resources to help with LLD, please see <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199">OLA’s Library Development & Legislation Committee (LDLC) website</a>.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Again, I am available through all the standard methods
if I can help or encourage in any way. Thank you for your support of Oregon’s
libraries!</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Best,</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sue</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">*****</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Sue Ludington</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Library Development & Legislative Committee, Chair 2020-2021</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Oregon Library Association</font></div><div><a href="mailto:ldlcchair@olaweb.org" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ldlcchair@olaweb.org</font></a></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">541-682-4337 (w)</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">503-754-4653 (h)</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pronouns: she/her</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>