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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The </span></a><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/ld.php?content_id=68359141"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Oregon
Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse 2022 Report</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> on challenges in Oregon libraries and schools is
now available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/oifc"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
(OIFC) collects reports about challenges to library materials, services, and programs in all types of Oregon libraries and schools. Entities report the information to OIFC on a voluntary basis. The State Library also tracks challenges reported in media sources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">This past year there were 41 challenge incidents at public libraries and schools in Oregon, of which 33 were challenges to materials. Read
</span></span><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/ld.php?content_id=68359141"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">the report</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk113435501"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
for details.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Tamara Ottum (she/her)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">tamara.ottum@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> | 971-375-3543<br>
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