<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><i>*please pardon any cross-posting*</i></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Hey everyone, just a reminder to send in your nominations for the <a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211" style="">2021 OYEA! Awar</a>d. You can nominate an individual, library, program, or initiative that has made a positive and significant contribution to libraries in Oregon. </font></span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"> Eligibility requirements are as follows:</font></p><ol style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><li><font size="4">The individual, library, or organization shall reside or operate principally in Oregon.</font></li><li><font size="4">Only living persons may be considered for the award.</font></li><li><font size="4">If a program or initiative is being nominated, it must have occurred within the previous or current year of nomination.</font></li><li><font size="4">Nominees don't need to be active members of OYAN</font></li></ol><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><strong><span class="gmail-regularText"><span class="gmail-regularText"><strong>*</strong></span></span></strong><em><strong>Preference</strong> shall be given to nominees who are supported by a letter of recommendation written and submitted by a teen.</em></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Send nominations to <a href="mailto:oyan@olaweb.org">oyan@olaweb.org</a> or by mail to:</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Keli Yeats</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">c/o Rockwood Library</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">17917 SE Stark St.</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Portland, OR 97233</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 26th, 2021 and will be awarded at the OYAN virtual meetup at the OLA Conference in April.</font></div><div style="font-size:10px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div></div><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><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Keli Yeats, Teen Librarian</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">(prefered pronouns: she, her, hers/</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">they, them, theirs)<br></font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Rockwood Library</font></div><div><font size="4">503-988-3596<br></font></div><div><font size="4">Sun 11:05-5:05</font></div><div><font size="4">Mon 11:05-8:05</font></div><div><font size="4">Wed 9:05-6:05</font></div><div><font size="4">Thu 9:05-6:05</font></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Land Acknowledgement</b>
Multnomah County rests on the stolen lands of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, and Clackamas Bands of Chinook Indian Nation; Tualatin Kalapuya; Molalla; and many others along the Columbia River.
This country is built on stolen Indigenous land and built by stolen African people. This land was not stolen and people were not enslaved by ambiguous entities and actors. The land was stolen by, and African peoples were enslaved by white settlers who had government support.
We also want to honor the members of over 400 tribal communities who live in Multnomah County. Many of these People and their cultures still survive and resist despite the intentional and ongoing attempts to destroy them.</i><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:large;white-space:pre-wrap">
</i><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Take a moment to acknowledge the history of how we are here in this place and to honor the People.
[Credit to Dr. Aileen Duldulao and Heather Heater]</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png" width="96" height="33" style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://multco.us/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/InclusiveSign_email-signature_FINAL.jpeg?itok=D8MA9Y9G" width="96" height="60" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>