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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Please pardon the cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Yesterday afternoon the State Librarian and I were notified by a research analyst at the Legislative
Policy and Research Office (LPRO) about a brief they published, <i><u><a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lpro/Publications/Oregon%20Public%20School%20Librarians%20-%20Issue%20Brief%20(May%202025).pdf"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Issue
Brief</span><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">:</span><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"> Oregon Public School Librarians</span></a></u></i>.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Besides the direct link, it can be found on
<u><a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lpro/Pages/research-analysis.aspx"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">LPRO’s publications page</span></a></u>.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The fairly extensive report is focused on the role and number of licensed school librarians in the state
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">and includes published data and information from the
<u><a href="https://libslide.org/"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">national SLIDE study</span></a></u>, Oregon Department of Education, the State Library, and more. While it’s not yet clear
what prompted the creation of the brief, the LPRO’s website indicates that they provide “nonpartisan public policy research, analysis, and development on a wide range of topics at the request of legislators, legislative committees, and task forces.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Besides the issue brief, here’s a reminder about a few other sources of information about Oregon public
school libraries and resources for stakeholders. <br>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uSa_W-UPD2xGfZwCTTBUREJMaiuM0VKt/view"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">2025
State Of School Libraries in Oregon</span></span></a></span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">, Oregon Association of School
Libraries (linked on <u><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/oasl-resources-publications"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">resources page</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#156082;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/library/Documents/Budget%20Note%20for%20Media%20Program%20Standards%20Study%20Report%20-%20Dec%202021%20accessible.pdf"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">2021
report about school libraries for Oregon Legislature</span></span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">, Oregon
Department of Education (linked on the <u><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/library/pages/default.aspx"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Library and Media
Education page</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#156082;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">Job descriptions and evaluation rubrics,
<u><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/rubric"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Strong School Library Rubric</span></a></u>, and
<u><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/school-library-standards"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon School Library Standards and Learning Goals</span></a></u>; Oregon Association of School
Libraries (most linked on <u><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/oasl-resources-publications"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">resources page</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#156082;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/Library/libraries/Pages/School.aspx"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">School
Library Services webpage</span></span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">, State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Questions? Please ask.
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Best,<br>
Jen<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">
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School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
| 971-375-3540 | </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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