<div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ALA has launched <a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/" title="https://UniteAgainstBookBans.org" target="_blank">Unite Against Book Bans</a>, a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/" title="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="219" height="79" src="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/ALA/MessageImages/4142587d745c46d98714e776a02f2c2b.png" alt="Campaign logo" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 2.2847in; height: 0.8263in;"></span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Recent <a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/voters-oppose-book-bans-libraries" title="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/voters-oppose-book-bans-libraries" target="_blank">polling</a> confirms that large majorities of voters and parents oppose book bans in public and school libraries, and they have overwhelmingly favorable opinions of public and school libraries. We must join with others and raise our voices together.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As National Library Week kicks off with the release of the State of America's Libraries Report, including the Top 10 Banned Books, the sense of urgency is clear. This campaign will engage with other state, local, and national efforts to build a strong and vibrant network of individuals and organizations working together to fight censorship.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please join us by visiting <a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/" title="https://UniteAgainstBookBans.org" target="_blank">Unite Against Book Bans</a> and:</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><ul type="disc" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:15.4px">signing up for the campaign.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:15.4px">spreading the word to your networks.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:15.4px">following the campaign on social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/UABookBans" title="https://twitter.com/UABookBans" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UniteAgainstBookBans" title="https://www.facebook.com/UniteAgainstBookBans" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uniteagainstbookbans/" title="https://www.instagram.com/uniteagainstbookbans/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Together, we are a strong force for the value of libraries and the freedom to read.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><br></div>-- <br><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>Arlene Weible</div><div>Oregon Library Association President, 2021-2022<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="mailto:olapresident@olaweb.org" target="_blank">olapresident@olaweb.org</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>