<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Hello library
community,</span></p>

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reach out with a message of inclusivity about OLA’s recent Call for Submissions
for the </span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:16px">upcoming winter issue</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:16px"> of the </span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">OLA Quarterly and an extension of the deadline
for submissions to November 1st.</span></p>

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the OLA Quarterly is to showcase the innovative work of Oregon library workers,
students, partner organizations, and volunteers. <b>If you are experiencing
barriers to the writing process and have an important idea to share, please do
not hesitate to submit. OLA will be offering a team of editors to support
authors in the writing process and otherwise help eliminate barriers to professional
publishing. </b></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">As a reminder, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">the theme for the upcoming issue is
privacy and security, and will be guest-edited by Ellie Avis, collection manager
at Multnomah County Library and by Kelly McElroy, student engagement and community
outreach librarian at Oregon State University.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Potential authors are invited to submit
proposals to Ellie and Kelly at </span><a href="mailto:elliea@multcolib.org" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">elliea@multcolib.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">  and</span><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=b3ql1U4qJIVoElX9X2xI8OiXxIfCKCFpWi8pjRynT8Tv3lnslj-2BV05qYWZosAZbnODx37RRafOilxDCjpgONV4Qljl65rXYHGAEFjf5t4SkmpRdbgyHNtZo16X78ZwTc0JiA_h-2FTWtApdF-2BOUJiksmg-2B5-2F-2FbXbK1fHMfJV-2ByZSyJDSaKu-2FagmZX2nCs5mpoxh9JEdmccODOoenW-2BlM5YB4lKqKWgv4ZXBBuP77XyjC-2FKPHQCbKmhITNJGvzutYuYeaXGkmzANlJnJra1-2BCX7NH1ltlkN2JGtMjGFSZJ9-2Bw1WV3el8TNS3z5clFzzg7vpPzL8tA75RWRyUSIaZfTRqz2tLRE-2BDk5XwpopekzuibeIdCRkxlpgbkOda6awpmo1Kla16-2Fapul70lA9PftRcjDx1N9sSdOdLCZxR51nWPEdozBNQqDVA2cEhBcIUoFLdRdZBvlZQun55JdeyoOo1jXY94aA-3D-3D" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></a><a href="mailto:kelly.mcelroy@oregonstate.edu" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">kelly.mcelroy@oregonstate.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black"> by the <b>extended deadline of November
1st</b>. Please let them know if you’d like editorial support in writing or
developing your ideas. </span></p>

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interested in volunteering on the editorial team, please email me at <a href="mailto:olapastpresident@olaweb.org">olapastpresident@olaweb.org</a>.
We will be reaching out to past and new editors to fill these important roles. </span></p>

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looking forward to hearing more from those of you in the field,</span></p>

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Editor-in-Chief</span></p>

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Past President, 2021-2022</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>