<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Dear Oregon library community.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In their Oct 8, 6:30pm meeting, the McMinnville School
District board will be voting on an appeal of the district's decision to retain
7 challenged titles:</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl</i> (by Jesse Andrews
Nolun)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Beyond Magenta </i>(by Susan Kuklin)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Looking for Alaska</i> (by John Green)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Perfect</i> (by Ellen Hopkins)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Smoke</i> (by Ellen Hopkins)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Glass</i> (by Ellen Hopkins)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Tricks</i> (by Ellen Hopkins)</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">While we believe the school board will be supportive of
upholding intellectual freedom and retaining these titles, there is an
organized group behind the challenges, and we don't know how much community
support they might have at the school board meeting. It would be great to have
some good support for retaining these titles, if you or your allies can do so.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The district has <a href="https://www.msd.k12.or.us/school-board/public-input/" style="color:blue">instructions for
providing public input</a>, including the options to provide <b>written comment
</b>or to provide <b>comment over zoom</b> (must fill out the form by 3pm that
day for zoom comments). Contact the district office at <span style="color:black">503-565-4000 to get a zoom
link. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">For
those who might wish to attend in person, the meeting will be in the district
office board room, 800 NE Lafayette Ave, McMinnville (Let Steve Silver at <a href="mailto:stevesilver673@gmail.com" style="color:blue">stevesilver673@gmail.com</a> know if
you're coming in person). </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Talking
points:</font></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank the district for following
established policy</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The intended audience for these books is
high school students</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The books pass the Miller test and are not
obscene from a legal perspective (passages have been quoted out of context
in the complaints)</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Whatever positive comments you have about
specific titles or the freedom to read in general</font></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks in advance to any who are willing and able to
provide support.</font></p>
<font face="arial, sans-serif">- IFC<br clear="all">
</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Chair - <a href="mailto:ifc.chair@olaweb.org" target="_blank">ifc.chair@olaweb.org</a></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Intellectual Freedom Committee <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/if-home" target="_blank">https://www.olaweb.org/if-home</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Oregon Library Association <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/" target="_blank">https://www.olaweb.org/</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Disclaimer: all information provided by the IFC is intended for informational purposes only. This is not to be considered legal advice. Should you need legal advice, we recommend contacting a practicing attorney in your jurisdiction. </span><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>