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Oregon Librarians!</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Today,
April 27^th is Take Action for Libraries Day!</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The OLA Library Legislative Committee would like to invite you to take action to
support Oregon Libraries. Currently, the OLA Legislative Committee has 3
priority asks in front of the state legislature.</p>

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 <li class="gmail-m8329355231722430489msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Funding the State Library Budget – Ready to Read <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB5518__;!!JsVmmI8-!JQdDwt7FgDjjtb5OsBI677HM9m_sHolYQnCe7OBeajlqMwjJ4lLx6c3TCLOXzDKD3hVIKPKiWBsTCz2C5GZ-GNkBXho$" target="_blank" style="color:blue">(SB 5518)</a></li>
 <li class="gmail-m8329355231722430489msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Stronger Media Standards and More Teacher Librarians
     in K-12 Schools <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB1075__;!!JsVmmI8-!JQdDwt7FgDjjtb5OsBI677HM9m_sHolYQnCe7OBeajlqMwjJ4lLx6c3TCLOXzDKD3hVIKPKiWBsTCz2C5GZ-PpJhBME$" target="_blank" style="color:blue">(SB 1075)</a></li>
 <li class="gmail-m8329355231722430489msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">E-Rate Consultant and the Connection Oregon Libraries
     Fund <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB885__;!!JsVmmI8-!JQdDwt7FgDjjtb5OsBI677HM9m_sHolYQnCe7OBeajlqMwjJ4lLx6c3TCLOXzDKD3hVIKPKiWBsTCz2C5GZ-l9ybwco$" target="_blank" style="color:blue">(SB 885)</a></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please
take, literally 2 minutes, to <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=20259__;!!JsVmmI8-!JQdDwt7FgDjjtb5OsBI677HM9m_sHolYQnCe7OBeajlqMwjJ4lLx6c3TCLOXzDKD3hVIKPKiWBsTCz2C5GZ-nGjsYBM$" target="_blank" style="color:blue">TAKE ACTION and ask your legislator to be a champion for Oregon
Libraries</a>. The link takes you to a quick form to enter your name and
address, which will identify who your legislators are, and then you can hit
submit to send the pre-filled message asking for support on our 3 priority
issues. That easy!! But...<span style="font-size:11pt">Feel free to add a sentence or two to the pre-filled
message to let your legislator know about the great things happening in your
library. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank
you in advance for your support of our Libraries and of one another!!</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><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></div>