<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div> Did you know SSD has a newsletter instead of a Libs-Or list? This month's is jam packed!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Rinny Lakin</b></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Library Assistant</b></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Multnomah County Library</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Hillsdale Library, Wed-Sat<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="1">503.988.5123 | <a href="http://multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">multcolib.org</a></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i style="font-size:12.8px">I use: she/her</i></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png" style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/98d9880a001/6b83d8dd-ad0b-44fe-b889-268c3971db6f.jpg" alt="Displaying" style="font-size:12.8px" width="96" height="62"></div></div><div>"Treating everybody the same, is the most unfair thing you can do." </div><div>-<span style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(17,17,17)">James O . Rodgers</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Your SSD Chair, Rinny</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ssd@olaweb.org">ssd@olaweb.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, May 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM<br>Subject: SSD Newsletter May 2025<br>To: <<a href="mailto:rinnyl@multcolib.org">rinnyl@multcolib.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg960143411377089370"><u></u>
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Ready to build your professional skills and network in the Oregon Library community?</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><br></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The opportunities are here!</span></span></span></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Note: The most effective members get support from their </span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">libraries to do this work and are </span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">paid for their time</span></span><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:center"><br></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you need help getting that support, email the chair, Rinny Lakin at </span></span><a href="mailto:ssd@olaweb.org" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(62,118,39)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(62,118,39)"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">ssd@olaweb.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Let's identify barriers in your way and strategize.</span></span></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">SSD Conference Committee - </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 2025 - Aug 2026</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A separate group from the SSD Board that focuses on planning the July 2026 SSD Conference. </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This is super fun, and you learn so much. Bring your friends and do it together!</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Most committee members will attend 2 hour monthly meetings, lead by the </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">SSD Conference Chair </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">and need an additional 2 hours/month to complete the tasks they sign up for in between the meetings (depending on what tasks you take on and how many people are on the committee).</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Assists </span></span><span style="font-size:15px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">in person </span></span><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">at the July 2026 SSD Conference</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">, exact date/location to be selected by this committee. </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Not everyone on this committee needs to attend every meeting, these positions can come in closer to the conference as long as they commit to being on site for the actual conference:</span></span></span></em></p><ul><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Photographer (at least one)</span></span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Technology Support (at least one person, mics, projectors, etc.)</span></span></span></em></p><ul><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If wanting to record, pre-record or stream sessions it will be more people!</span></span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you decide to use a conference app that is an entire role by itself</span></span></span></em></p></li></ul></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Scholarship Raffle Host (sets up the raffle table, sells tickets and announces winner)</span></span></span></em></p><ul><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A separate task is to seek raffle donations, but could be the same person</span></span></span></em></p></li></ul></li></ul><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">All conference committee members are invited to the SSD Leadership retreat virtually (aiming for late September 2025). Space is limited, to attend in person you will want to add a second role.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">SSD Conference Chair - </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 2025 - Aug 2026</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This position will probably take ~4-6 hours a month to lead the SSD Conference Committee, track tasks and give progress updates at the monthly SSD Board meetings.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Skills for success in this position:</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> collaborative project management style, non-violent communication, applying an equity lens, tracking details, while keeping the big picture </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Assists </span></span><span style="font-size:15px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">in person </span></span><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">at the July 2026 SSD Conference</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">, exact date/location to be selected by this committee. Encouraged to do site visits (and can bring other members) to select appropriate venue and actually taste the menu options you are considering.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Attends (in person or virtually) the</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">annual SSD Leadership Retreat </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(aiming for late September 2025 in Manzanita and again in August or September 2026 to give a final conference report, review the conference attendee survey and lessons learned).</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Bring your friends along as conference committee members, keep it fun and help people build incredible skills.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><h1 class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)">SSD Board opportunities</span></h1><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Member at Large - </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 2025 - Aug 2026</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This is a learning position that </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">attends Google Meets SSD board meetings</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Weighs in on what is important to library staff right now and votes when needed </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Assists with conference planning/tasks as comfortable and if you have capacity.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Assists in person at the July 2026 SSD Conference if at all possible.</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Attends (in person or virtually) the</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">annual SSD Leadership Retreat </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(aiming for late September 2025 in Manzanita).</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It is very low pressure and there are no hard feelings if you decide to leave at the end of your term.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The SSD Conference is now every two years, so this is a good year to try it out.</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(We hear that being a Member at Large without a conference is not as fun.) </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There are spots for up to four Members at Large, so you can bring your friends!</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Digital Communications Specialist - </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 2025- Aug 2026</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This person updates the SSD pages on the OLA website, creates the conference promotional materials and </span></span></span></em><a href="https://olaweb.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2be8ba2c4774e2603f989bf68&id=8a4c26804b&e=64654df388" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">printed program</span></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> and manages whatever social media they are comfortable with.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Potential to take over the newsletter, hotline articles, and even create a conference website.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Attends Google Meets SSD board meetings.</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Assists in person at the July 2026 SSD Conference if at all possible.</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Attends (in person or virtually) the</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">annual SSD Leadership Retreat </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71)"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(aiming for September 2025 in Manzanita, was August previously).</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Treasurer - </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 2025 - Aug 2027</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It is</span></span></span><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> 2 year commitment</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">, but you will have a lot of support! </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Contribute to the SSD Board meetings, and steps in when the chair cannot.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Can attend the OLA Board meetings and OLA Leadership retreat instead of the Chair.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Core member of the conference committee, which may meet separately from the board.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Signs the venue contract for the SSD Conference, and is encouraged to go with the Conference Committee Chair on site visits to venues to ensure the financials will work out.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Has important registration desk tasks ahead of and in person at the </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">July 2026 SSD conference </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">and attends the</span></span></span><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> annual SSD Leadership Retreat (in person if possible)</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> (aiming for September 2025 in Manzanita, was August previously).</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There are no bank accounts! It is much easier to track the ~$24,000 budget than you might have experienced in other non-profits. There is a budget and approved purchases get reimbursed, or paid directly from the OLA Business Manager, Shirley Roberts, you are facilitating budgeted transactions, tracking them and reporting.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you come in before August, you will overlap with the current treasurer, Jordan Popoff (she is the only candidate for OLA Treasurer and not actually leaving the planet).</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">You will have long term support from the OLA Business Manager, Shirley Roberts and for first year at least, the previous Treasurer (its me again, Rinny) has committed to staying involved to support SSD, the new board members and ensure the July 2026 Conference goes well.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Conference registration and nametags are the biggest lifts. This position can feel like a lot when it comes to conference registration. It averages 4 hours/month during a conference planning year (September 2025-July 2026) and calms down to 2 hours/month the rest of the term.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Chair - </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 2025 - Aug 2027</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Leading the Division! This position can feel like a lot. It averages ~10 hours/month and is a </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">2 year commitment. </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There is a new chair every year, your second year is to support the incoming chair.</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">What? Wow! Why 10 hours?</span></span></strong></em></p><ul><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Prepare the agenda and facilitate the monthly SSD Meetings ~2 hours/month</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Writes the SSD newsletters, OLA Hotline articles, fields emails and the year end report ~3 hours/year?</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Prepare the SSD Unit report and attend the OLA Meetings ~2 hours/month</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Plan and facilitate the SSD Leadership retreat ~20 hours/year + travel</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Lead the SSD Conference Committee (unless there is a chair!), support the SSD Conference in person ~2 hours/month + 16 hours on site of conference +time to do any tasks you committed to doing + travel</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Take up the work of unfilled positions, such as the Digital Communications Specialist and Conference Chair</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Attend the OLA Conference to promote SSD and the SSD Conference ~30 hours on site + prep + travel</span></span></em></p><ul><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Set up and run an SSD Booth</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Often presenting, or supporting presenters</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">Usually there is an SSD Social to facilitate</span></span></em></p></li><li style="color:#474747"><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px">OLA Board usually has a business meeting</span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p></li></ul></li></ul><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">BUT you will have the past chair backing you up, (it’s me, Rinny again) and great support. </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><strong><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It is far easier when you have support from your employer to do some of the work paid, and they are willing to pay for you to attend the OLA and SSD Conferences and Leadership Retreats.</span></span></span></strong></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The position is also MUCH easier when there is a separate Conference Committee Chair and Digital Communications Specialist!!! Invite your friends!</span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><br></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hey, let’s be real. You don’t have to do the chair position my way (this is still Rinny here). </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I have been a very unconventional/unstructured chair without a conference to keep me busy. </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I was out here fighting for Support Staff with Oregon Legislators and local municipalities, helping unions and staff fight for library staff experiences and compensation and trying to fix everything everywhere. Just because an email, article or someone tells us something horrifying is happening to library staff, doesn’t mean you have to snap on your cape and come running. </span></span></span></em></p><p class="m_960143411377089370mcePastedContent"><em><span style="color:#474747"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I will keep doing that stuff so you can run SSD and keep things running!</span></span></span></em></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0" valign="top" align="center" id="m_960143411377089370blockContainerId-6"><div></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="85%" style="border-collapse:separate;margin:0;vertical-align:top;max-width:85%;width:85%;height:auto" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;border-radius:0;margin:0" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/2be8ba2c4774e2603f989bf68/images/769cfb00-bbee-295a-72d6-2c13a1c9dbae.jpg" width="561" height="auto" style="display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" class="m_960143411377089370mceImage"></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div>
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id="m_960143411377089370dataBlockId-7" style="width:100%"><h1>Support Staff at the OLA Conference</h1><p>Your chair, Rinny Lakin, and Treasurer, Jordan Popoff attended and presented</p><ul><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left">SSD Archivist, Deanna Kohn prepared the history board and albums</p></li><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left">The SSD table had a steady supply of snacks and drinks, because we got you</p></li><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">Rinny presented </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">DIY: Scalable In Service Days</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent"> had 23 active attendees</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">Jordan was a panelist for </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">Gaining Leadership Skills Through LIOLA</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">, which had 22 attendees. </span></span></span></span><em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">(Your SSD board highly recommends LIOLA!)</span></span></span></span></em></p></li><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">Rinny (and Jordan too!) presented </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">Support Staff Division: The Megaphone for Library Staff</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent"> which had 25 attendees</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">SSD supported </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">Book Mending for Modern Book Problems</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">, Sophia Bogle, which had </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">34 attendees</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">! </span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">You can watch her pre-recorded version </span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://olaweb.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2be8ba2c4774e2603f989bf68&id=a0b406acfb&e=64654df388" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent">here</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span 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