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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On Friday, March 14, the President issued the an Executive Order for "</span><span style="color:#0078D4"><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/continuing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy/" title="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/continuing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy/"><span style="color:#0078D4">Continuing
the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy</span></a></span><span style="color:black">" that includes the agency that provides
<b>Library Services Technology Act (LSTA)</b> funding for the State Library, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The order calls on seven agencies to develop and submit plans within seven days to the Office of Management and Budget on reducing their function and personnel to the "minimum presence and function required by
law". <i>Please note that the 7 days starts once the executive order is in the Federal Register, which has not happened as of this email.
<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">This Executive Order puts in motion events that leave us all with many more questions - none of which have immediate answers.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">Here’s what we do know:
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="background:white">LSTA is a statutorily required program of IMLS. </span>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="background:white">The $2.5M annual block-grant to the State Library of Oregon is part of the national
<a href="https://www.imls.gov/find-funding/funding-opportunities/grants-to-states-overview">
Grants to States program </a>so you might see that name too. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="background:white">This funding represents roughly 25% of the State Library’s overall budget, including a
</span>number of services used by libraries across Oregon. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
Two-thirds of <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Contact.aspx"><span style="color:#96607D">LS staff</span></a></span></u>, including consultants who advise on public libraries, children’s and teen services,
early literacy, digital equity, continuing education, community outreach, reference services, school libraries, intellectual freedom, digitization, and public library data.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
The <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/SDLP_FAQ/"><span style="color:#96607D">Statewide Database Licensing Program</span></a></span></u>, which includes statewide access to the Gale suite of electronic resources as well
as subsidies to academic libraries to purchase more appropriate content for their needs.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
Statewide access to <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.ireadprogram.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">iREAD Summer Reading Programs</span></a></span></u> for all public libraries.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.northwestdigitalheritage.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">Northwest Digital Heritage</span></a></span></u>, which aggregates digital collections from libraries, museums, and other institutions around the
Pacific Northwest and makes them searchable in one place.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
Various grant programs including annual <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/lstagrants/competitive"><span style="color:#96607D">competitive grants</span></a></span></u>,
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/lstagrants/teeninterns"><span style="color:#96607D">teen internship grants</span></a></span></u>, and
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/lstagrants/awards"><span style="color:#96607D">other opportunities</span></a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1">
Please note that Ready to Read grants are <i>not</i> federally funded. Those grants are funded through from the State’s General Fund. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Statewide and regional projects such as the <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.sagelib.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">Sage Library System</span></a></span></u> courier, the
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://library2go.overdrive.com/"><span style="color:#96607D">Oregon Digital Library Consortium/Library2Go</span></a></span></u>, and digitization of Chemawa Indian School materials and Tribal newspapers.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
A wide variety of programs operated by the Oregon Library Association including <u>
<span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">Oregon Battle of the Books</span></a></span></u>,
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.librosfororegon.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">Libros for Oregon</span></a></span></u>,
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://oslis.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">OSLIS</span></a></span></u>,
<i><u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/ola-edi-antiracism-committee---Podcast"><span style="color:#96607D">Overdue: Weeding Out Oppression in
</span></a> Libraries </span></u></i>podcast, and <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/ola-edi-antiracism-scholarships"><span style="color:#96607D">professional development scholarships</span></a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://answerland.org/"><span style="color:#96607D">Answerland</span></a></span></u>, the state’s
<u>24/7</u> online library chat reference service.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
A variety of <u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted"><span style="color:#96607D">continuing education opportunities</span></a></span></u> for Oregon library staff and volunteers including the
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="http://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff"><span style="color:#96607D">Oregon Library Staff Academy</span></a></span></u> on Niche Academy,
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/publibboard/training"><span style="color:#96607D">library board resources</span></a></span></u> such as the newly released
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/publibboard/handbook"><span style="color:#96607D">board handbook</span></a></span></u>, and special training such as the
<u><span style="color:#96607D"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/leadingwithequity"><span style="color:#96607D">Libraries Leading with Equity</span></a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The State Library has developed materials that help tell the story of the impacts of LSTA funding in Oregon, including: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
State and Congressional District handouts showcasing LSTA funding u<span style="background:white">nder the Budget and Reports section:
</span><span style="color:#0078D4"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/Pages/Library-News.aspx"><span style="color:#0078D4">https://www.oregon.gov/library/Pages/Library-News.aspx</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="color:black">We’ve wrapped on the State Library’s first video production on LSTA spending, with a focus on for library access via the Woodburn Public Library bookmobile:
</span><span style="color:#0078D4"><a href="https://youtu.be/TIp7QD39Vrc"><span style="color:#0078D4">https://youtu.be/TIp7QD39Vrc</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="Default"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Executive Order raises many questions about which programs are statutory, and which are discretionary. We’ll share more information as it becomes available.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black">Thanks,
<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black">Wendy <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Wendy Cornelisen (she, her, hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Librarian<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Office: 503-378-4367| Mobile 971-375-3992<br>
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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