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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:white">Hello OLA community,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Yesterday OLA and the OIFC published a Statement of the OIFC review and findings regarding Medford School District's removal of "The
Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel". Each month the OIFC publishes a "Tuesday Topic" but for this month, it seemed more important to highlight this statement and findings. Therefore, please see the linked statement. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/assets/Communications/2022-23_communications/Medford%20Statement%20September%202022%20FINAL.docx.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ola.memberclicks.net/assets/Communications/2022-23_communications/Medford%20Statement%20September%202022%20FINAL.docx.pdf</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">If you have any questions, or you have a need for policies and updates as described in this statement, please feel free to reach out
to the OIFC! We are here to help avoid situations like this in the future and would love to be a support network to you all. Please see our toolkit here: <a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/iftoolkit/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/iftoolkit/</span></a> for
additional resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Thank you all! And happy Banned Books Week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Emily - OIFC Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Emily O’Neal, M.L.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Technical Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Deschutes Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">601 NW Wall St., Bend OR 97703<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(541) 617-7061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:emilyo@deschuteslibrary.org"><span style="color:blue">emilyo@deschuteslibrary.org</span></a><span style="color:black">
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