<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-aa83314f-7fff-85d9-4323-27379652b38e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:6pt 30pt 0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Early registration is now open for the 2025 Oregon Library Association Conference. This year’s theme is Oregon Libraries United - Navigating Change! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The 2025 OLA Conference will be April 23-25 in beautiful Eugene, Oregon. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The event includes three full conference days! We have eliminated the traditional pre-conference day. This means each day of the conference will include a variety of can’t-miss library programs and discussions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The conference keynote is a facilitated discussion with five local organizations from Lane County for a conversation and Q&A exploring the overlap between local services and libraries. We’ll discuss both what we can learn from their expertise and strategies for cultivating organizational partnerships. Special training of de-escalation techniques and “Gender 101”. Additional training will also be available at no additional cost following the keynote presentation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The traditional All-Conference Reception and President’s Reception have been combined into one amazing “Night at the Museum” event. The Museum of Natural and Cultural History will host this year’s event and all are invited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For more information on the conference and registration go to</span><a href="https://oregonlibconference.org/2025/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://oregonlibconference.org/2025/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt 12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Questions? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:olaconference@olaweb.org">olaconference@olaweb.org</a></span></p></span></div></div>