<div dir="ltr">Please forgive any cross-posting.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>******</div><div>Kim Olson-Charles<br>Library Development & Legislative Committee, Co-Chair 2021-2022<br>Oregon Library Association<a href="mailto:ldlcchair@olaweb.org" target="_blank"><br>ldlcchair@olaweb.org</a><br>503-206-3202 (w)<br>Pronouns: she/her<br></div><div><br></div>Jeremy Skinner<br>Library Development & Legislative Committee, Co-Chair 2021-2022<br>Oregon Library Association<a href="mailto:ldlcchair@olaweb.org" target="_blank"><br>ldlcchair@olaweb.org</a><br>541-247-3452 (w)<br>Pronouns: he/him<br></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Office</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:imanager@alawash.org">imanager@alawash.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 12:06 PM<br>Subject: Action Needed: Last Chance for this Congress to #FundLibraries<br>To: Chair OLA Library Development and Legislative Committee <<a href="mailto:ldlcchair@olaweb.org">ldlcchair@olaweb.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-7776339012658688143"><u></u>
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