<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Hello Oregon library colleagues,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I wanted to send another reminder about the equity, diversity, and inclusion cohort-based training the Libraries of Eastern Oregon is organizing. We're accepting applications through October 3 — the <a href="https://forms.gle/iD96i7LfB3tG9E6YA">application</a> (<a href="https://forms.gle/iD96i7LfB3tG9E6YA">https://forms.gle/iD96i7LfB3tG9E6YA</a>)  takes less than 5 minutes to complete.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Here are the highlights:</div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><ul style=""><li style=""><font face="georgia, serif" style="">The cohorts meet four times: two virtually, and two in person.</font></li><li style=""><font face="georgia, serif" style=""><b>The virtual meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 8:30am to noon<span style="color:rgb(61,61,61)"> and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(61,61,61)">Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 8:30am to noon.</span></b></font></li><li style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(61,61,61)">The in-person meetings will take place between late March and June 2022, and will be in six regionally-based cohorts in </span><b>Grants Pass, Lakeview, Prineville, Pendleton, La Grande, and Ontario</b>.</font></li><li style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><b>We estimate you will need to commit to approximately 40 hours of time between October 2021 and June 2022 to participate.</b></font></li><li style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><b>There is no cost to participate</b>, as the training sessions are free and participants will receive a stipend for mileage, meals, and incidentals as well as one night of hotel per session. Those who work as solo library staff can apply for funds to cover your substitute for both the virtual and in-person sessions. You will not receive a bill.</font></li><li style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><b>While the focus of the cohorts is on public library service, library staff in community colleges and school libraries in eastern and southern Oregon are welcome to apply.</b> We encourage more than one person from a library to participate if staffing allows, and <b>welcome library trustees, library advocates, and key volunteers to apply</b>.</font></li><li><font face="georgia, serif"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>The cohort training will be based on the <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit">Oregon Library Association</a></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">'s </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/ola-edi-antiracism-committee---HOME" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit">EDI & Antiracism Committee</a></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">'s </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/Library/libraries/Documents/OLA%20EDI%20Toolkit/OLA_TOOLKIT_Hard_Copy%202021_02_11.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit">recently developed and released Anti-Racism toolkit</a>.</span></span></span></b></font></font></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">You can learn more about the EDI Cohorts on the Libraries of Eastern Oregon's website, <a href="https://www.librariesofeasternoregon.org/edi-cohorts">https://www.librariesofeasternoregon.org/edi-cohorts</a>, as well as the FAQ for the project, available at <a href="https://www.librariesofeasternoregon.org/edi-faq">https://www.librariesofeasternoregon.org/edi-faq</a>. You are, of course, welcome to contact me with any questions as well!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Thank you to all those who have applied, and thank you for sharing this email with your staff and your networks. This is critical work. Thank you for investing in it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(61,61,61);font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap">This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(61,61,61);font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">Stephanie Chase</font><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="georgia, serif">Executive Director, Libraries of Eastern Oregon</font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="georgia, serif">PO Box 233, Baker City, OR 97814<br>541/362.4258</font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="georgia, serif">she/her/hers</font></div></div></div>