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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><a name="_Hlk204938520"></a><a name="_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Good afternoon!<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Since we are close to entering a long weekend, I am going to send out my monthly email of meetups, trainings, events, and
resources a little early. As usual, this information can also be found as an attached pdf to this email. Enjoy
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span> – Ericka
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Happy September, Oregon Library Community!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:5.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">It is hard to believe that fall is almost upon us. While so much has happened over the last month, a lot has remained unchanged. Many of my conversations
with library staff in Oregon about engaging community continue to loop back to safety: how to create safe spaces, services and work cultures, and how to protect this mission at times when many things feel out of our control.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:5.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">While there are various considerations for what safety in library service can look like, I want to highlight two recent resources specifically for immigration
support in library spaces:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:5.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">The</span></span><a href="https://sites.google.com/olaweb.org/oregon-reference-summit/home"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
<b>Oregon Reference Summit</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> held a webinar session in early
August called </span></span><a href="https://sites.google.com/olaweb.org/oregon-reference-summit/home/recordings-of-past-presentations?authuser=0#h.w8686lflb22p"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Welcoming
Communities: Immigration Resources and Legal Advocacy in Oregon Libraries</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">.
You can also find a resource toolkit shared during this webinar at this same link.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">The
</span></span><a href="https://libraryfreedom.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Library Freedom Project</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(LFP) Higher Education Committee released a resource list for academic library workers entitled
</span></span><a href="https://libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Anti-ICE-Resources-Academic-Library-Workers.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>ICE Response Protocols for Higher Education Workers</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">.
LFP says they are working on a similar resource list for public libraries, which they hope to share soon.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:5.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">These resources and more can be found on my
</span></span><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/c.php?g=1451030&p=10785135"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Community Engagement for Libraries: Immigration Resources</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
LibGuide, which I will continue to update as resources emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><sup><span style="font-size:5.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Please reach out if you have any questions, concerns or community engagement topics you could use support with. As always, thank you for all you continue to do to create welcoming libraries in Oregon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Warm Regards, <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><img border="0" width="184" height="48" style="width:1.9166in;height:.5in" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image001.png@01DC181D.95BEF430" alt="Text, letter
AI-generated content may be incorrect."><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her/hers)
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Community Engagement Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="mailto:ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
| 971-375-5126<br>
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="323" height="43" style="width:3.3666in;height:.45in" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image002.png@01DC181D.95BEF430" alt="Logo for the Library Support & Development Services division at the State Library of Oregon"></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/CommunityEngagement"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Community Engagement LibGuide</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#196B24">VIRTUAL MEETUPS
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>All virtual meetup groups are for<b>
</b>individuals employed, volunteering, or looking for work in Oregon libraries. Managers and supervisors are permitted to join.<b> Confidentiality of attendees, conversations and information shared in these meetups is required.
<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">AFFINITY MEETUPS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Disability & Neurodivergence Affinity Meetup
</b><i>(First Tuesday of every month)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>For people who identify as neurodivergent, have a disability, or hold intersecting identities falling into both these groups---to include those with diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or suspected conditions.
<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Tuesday<b>, September 2</b>, noon-1p |
</span><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/DisabilityNeurodivergenceAffinityMeetup"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Meeting details and link</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>2SLGBTQIA+ Virtual Affinity Meetup
</b><i>(Third Tuesday of every month)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>For Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and/or not listed as it pertains to sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, and/or
gender expression.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Tuesday, <b>September 16</b>, noon-1pm |
</span><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/_2SLGBTQIAAffinityMeetup"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Meeting details and link</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>BIPOC Virtual Affinity Meetup
</b><i>(Fourth Tuesday of every month)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>For Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Tuesday, <b>September 23</b>, noon-1p |
</span><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/BIPOCAffinityMeetup"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Meeting details and link</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">GENERAL MEETUP:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>DEI Virtual Meetup for Oregon Libraries
</b>(<i>Second Wednesday of every month</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>For anyone engaged in diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging work in Oregon libraries.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Wednesday, <b>September 10</b>, 3:30-4:30p |
</span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81502980247?pwd=fpyomcb21US548fuDgTaavCoo6dlIt.1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Meetup Link</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">You can join us via computer (with or without video) or via phone:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81502980247?pwd=fpyomcb21US548fuDgTaavCoo6dlIt.1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81502980247?pwd=fpyomcb21US548fuDgTaavCoo6dlIt.1</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">+16694449171,,81502980247# US<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">+16699006833,,81502980247# US (San Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Meeting ID: 815 0298 0247<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Passcode: 598104<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#196B24">FUNDING/ GRANT OPPORTUNITIES</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Grant information provided by
</span></span><a href="https://www.arsl.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL)</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.frs.org/programs/grant-program/community-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Foundation for Rural Service Community Grant Program</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Grants designed to provide support to a variety of local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Applications due September 5<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/page/jerry-kline-community-impact-prize-submission-guidelines"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize for Public
Libraries</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community
asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Applications due September 15<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://believeinreading.org/grant-guidelines/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><i>Believe in Reading</i> Grants</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">For provably successful literacy programs that have been established for 2+ years. Programs that serve any age or aspect of supporting reading and literacy will be considered, including adult literacy,
English as a second language projects, or Braille related projects for the blind or visually impaired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Applications reviewed as they are received<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project-program-grants/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>The Pilcrow Foundation’s Children’s Book Project Program Grants</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">The Pilcrow Foundation, a national non-profit public charity, provides a 2-to-1 match to rural public libraries that receive a grant through its Children’s Book Project and contribute $200-$400 through
a local sponsor for the purchase of up to $1,200 worth (at retail value) of new, quality, hardcover children’s books.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Annual application deadlines for grant cycles are April 1 & October 1 (postmark date</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/2025grantguidelines"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Nasdaq Foundation Financial Literacy Grants</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Grants will be given in this area to organizations and programs that deliver impact in one or more of the following ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Enhancing financial literacy among under-resourced communities, with an element of teaching participants how to invest <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Improving access to knowledge and tools for investing and wealth creation among under-resourced communities<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Applications due October 24, 2025
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="http://t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>T-Mobile Hometown Grants</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">T-Mobile is committing up to $25 million through 2026 to support small towns, villages, and territories across America by funding community projects to jumpstart projects and build stronger communities. </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants#FAQs"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">FAQ’s</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Applications open Fall: July–September; Winter: October–December<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#196B24"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#196B24">LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#E97132">Free Virtual
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Find additional trainings: State Library of Oregon’s
</span></b></span><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Continuing Education Calendar</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Latinx Kidlit Book Festival</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(created by members of<i> </i></span><a href="https://www.lasmusasbooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Las Musas Books</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Streams via the festival’s
</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmywyoJl05eI-mmE5syafnw?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>YouTube channel</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">|
Various dates in September<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><i>Right To Be</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">-
September training offerings (For full calendar, check </span><a href="https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">):<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-stop-anti-asian-american-and-xenophobic-harassment-26/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander
Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American & Xenophobic Harassment</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>| Tuesday, <b>September 2</b>,<b> </b>10-11a| Register </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6QCawbxWSNyo-MB1okg9nQ#/registration"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/emotional-intelligence-for-culture-change-awareness-accountability-and-impact/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Emotional
Intelligence for Culture Change: Awareness, Accountability & Impact</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> | Tuesday,
<b>September 2</b>,<b> </b>1-2p| Register </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-cyxx4BWTnyAroIv-ZM60g#/registration"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-support-the-immigrant-community-7/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander Intervention
to Support the Immigrant Community</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>| Thursday, <b>September 4</b>,<b> </b>11a-noon| Register </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Np28uAiQfSqRNN02iz5_A#/registration"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/targeted-violence-prevention-a-community-centered-approach/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Targeted Violence
Prevention: A Community Centered Approach</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>| Tuesday, <b>September 9</b>, 10-11a | Register </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XAORIBGWRROnHm9_F7MyMg#/registration"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-support-the-latine-community-in-public-spaces/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander
Intervention: Support the Latine Community in Public Spaces</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>| Thursday, <b>September 25</b>, noon-1p | Register </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_snBDvWwaQsG9ACigJiv73g#/registration"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/3217504392683/WN_MD--TD-BTZe2c9gxsEf4JA#/registration"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>A Pura
Belpré Picture Book Celebration!</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b><i>(</i></span><a href="https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/publishing/booklist"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Booklist</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>)</i><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Author-Illustrator panel webinar | Monday,
<b>September 15</b> |12:30-1:30p<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/webinars"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Lead with Empathy: Connecting Equity and Emotional Safety
in the Workplace</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(</span><a href="https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/webinars"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Non-Profit Learning Lab</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">; facilitated by Adrienne
Wise | Wise Choice Counseling)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Webinar| Monday,<b> September 29</b>, 9:00a<b> |
</b>Register </span><a href="https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/webinarregister"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/meaningful-library-gatherings.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Meaningful Library
Gatherings: Bringing Purpose to Every meeting & Event</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(</span><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>WebJunction</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Webinar | Tuesday,
<b>September 30</b>, noon-1p | Register </span><a href="https://oclcwebinars.webex.com/webappng/sites/oclcwebinars/meeting/register/5d26b1dcac1f4f078ef5b63d8509c1f1?ticket=4832534b00000007d5fbfb24ed6b99fc564054540b9d2e6dc46f3e45f34e91100ce85b1a5f10ebb6×tamp=1756149488171&RGID=rb859fbc86a2fddd49e576b3975314224&isAutoPopRegisterForm=false"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#E97132">On-Demand<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/hiring-for-cultural-knowledge.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Building Community
Connections by Hiring for Cultural Knowledge</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> (</span><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/home.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>WebJunction</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)|
On-Demand Webinar | Recorded January 2025 <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/advocacyinpolarizedworld"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Advocacy in a Polarized World</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(</span><a href="https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/webinars_on_demand"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>EveryLibrary Institute</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)| On-Demand
Webinar <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#E97132">Fee-based Virtual</span><i>*</i></b><i>(see information below about scholarship opportunities)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/307-creating-dementia-friendly-services-for-the-public-library/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Creating
Dementia Friendly Services for the Public Library</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b> |
</b>(</span><a href="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Library Juice Academy</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)| 4-week asynchronous courses
<b>|</b> <b>Sept. 1-28</b> <b>| Cost: *</b>$250<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=1152"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Beyond Basic Spanish for Library Staff</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
<i>(</i></span><a href="https://infopeople.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Infopeople</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>)</i><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">4-week course w/two online sessions|
<b>Oct. 7- Nov. 3</b> | <b>Cost: *</b>$200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="file://wpsloappl02/NetworkShare/LD/Community%20Engagement%20Consultant/Welcoming%20Oregon%20Libraries%20Emails/Monthly%20DEI%20Emails/September%202025/De-escalation%20Strategies%20in%20the%20Library:%20Creating%20Safe%20and%20Positive%20Interactions"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>De-escalation
Strategies in the Library: Creating Safe & Positive Interactions</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>(</i></span><a href="https://infopeople.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Infopeople</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>)
</i>4-week course w/two online sessions| <b>Oct. 14-Nov. 10</b> | <b>Cost: *</b>$200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#E97132">In-Person Learning
</span><i>*</i></b><i>(see information below about scholarship opportunities)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">OREGON:</span></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/meetings-events/oregon-mock-pura-belpr"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>REFORMA, OR: Mock Pura Belpre</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 18</b> | Happy Valley Library| 11a-4p | Free<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://sites.google.com/oasl.olaweb.org/oasl-2025/registration-hotels"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) Pre-Conference</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">:
<b>OASL</b> <b>Legendary School Library Bus Tour</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 3</b> | Eugene |
<b>Cost: *</b>$50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://sites.google.com/oasl.olaweb.org/oasl-2025/registration-hotels"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) Fall Conference</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 4</b> | Eugene | Various Pricing,
<b>*</b>$140-200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Early Bird Registration</i>
<b><i>ends September 12</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://oregonhumanities.org/programs/services/trainings-for-libraries/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Oregon Humanities- Beyond 250: Reflective Conversation</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 22-23 </b>
| Corvallis-Benton Public Library | </span><a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/5170020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Free</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">NATIONAL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.reformaconference.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>REFORMA National Conference VIII</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>September 18-21 </b>
| Long Beach, CA | <b>*</b>Various Pricing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.arsl.org/2025-conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) 2025 Conference
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>September 17-20 </b>
| Albuquerque | <b>*</b>Various Pricing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://radicallyrural.org/theme-plenary-sessions/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Radically Rural Summit</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 7-9 </b>
| Keene, NH | <b>*</b></span><a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/3rw6EDJMiYB-ewxsRdTV/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Various Pricing</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://aasl.secure-platform.com/2025"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>AASL (American Association of School Librarians) National Conference</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 16-18 </b>
| St. Louis, MO | <b>*</b>Various Pricing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://wabewa.org/fall-institute/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Washington Association for Bilingual Education- Dual Language Institute</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 24-25</b> | Tacoma, WA |
<b>*</b>Various Pricing, $225-325+<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>* <span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
OLA EDI & Antiracism Committee’s Professional Development Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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for library staff, volunteers, and library-job seekers in Oregon. </span></i><b><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">For more information and link to application, visit
</span></b></span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/ola-edi-antiracism-scholarships"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>here</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#196B24">INDEPENDENT EXPLORATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Blog Post) </b>
Carli Spina and Rebecca Albrecht Oling, authors of </span><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjA1ODkyMSZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMTI0MTAwJmxpPTExNzA4NDY3OQ/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><i>The
Digital Accessibility Handbook for Libraries</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">, discuss their book in an interview on the
</span><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjA1ODkyMSZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMTI0MTAwJmxpPTExNzA4NDY4MQ/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Think Clearly Blog</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(July 15, 2025).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Article)</b> </span>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/ai-misreads-black-womens-hairstylesand-could-cost-asare-ph-d--cxqpe?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%3BiTUBIstITEmz%2BB0J28UETw%3D%3D&midToken=AQHBXaAwGwj0XQ&midSig=0C-OA42bPesXU1&trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-read_more_banner_cta_&trkEmail=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-read_more_banner_cta_-null-2cw6zv~meh4imt4~5q-null-null&eid=2cw6zv-meh4imt4-5q&otpToken=MTMwMTFjZTUxYTI3YzFjNGI3MjQwNGVkNDMxYmUyYjY4ZGNmZDY0MjliYTg4NzYxNzljNTA3NmQ0ZjVhNWZmM2Y1ZDJkZmE3NDNjZGMxZDM3MjgwY2U4M2RkZWMzNTdjYWRmMjdlZDEwOTE4ZTkzNzFkMTI1ZCwxLDE%3D"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>AI
Misreads Black Women’s Hairstyles – And It Could Cost Them Jobs</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> (Dr. Janice Gassam Asare, Ph.D.;
<i>LinkedIn</i>, August 18, 2025)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><img border="0" width="38" height="41" style="width:.4in;height:.425in" id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image007.png@01DC181D.95BEF430" alt="Television with solid fill"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">Watch:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Short docu-film)
</b></span><a href="https://youtu.be/j_w1B4nMPeU?si=NsjLz3oBkhn_FXJ7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>The Elaine Massacre of 1919: A Small Town Grapples with a Painful Past</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(7 mins; PBS, America Outdoors). More about the Elaine Massacre can be found in the “reflect” section below.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Short segment) </b>
</span><a href="https://youtu.be/QePAmImu2wA?si=kNQXa0QXDRIecu0x"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Defining Latino: Young People Talk Identity, Belonging</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(<4min; Sept 2018 <i>NBC Latino, NBC News</i>, YouTube)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><img border="0" width="34" height="34" style="width:.35in;height:.35in" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image009.png@01DC181D.95BEF430" alt="Headphones with solid fill"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">Listen:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Podcast) </b></span><a href="https://hispanicheritage.org/fritanga/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>The Art of Being Seen | Alberto Ferreras, Award-Winning Director, Author & Multimedia
Artist</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> (56min, June 2025; S4: E3
</span><a href="https://hispanicheritage.org/fritanga/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Fritanga</i> podcast</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> by the
</span><a href="https://hispanicheritage.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Hispanic Heritage Foundation</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> (HHF) )<b>You can also
</b></span><a href="https://youtu.be/2gKEVZ-CN9E?si=H2CoTAQogptbN0z8"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>watch</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b> on the HHF YouTube Channel.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Video Podcast</b></span><a href="https://youtu.be/fGME6VWmJBM?si=vnHoNqAuqzp2a_Lx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>) Information Gone Wild w/ Dr. Nicole A. Cooke</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
on her book published last spring,<i> </i></span><a href="https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1977348/one?qu=TITLE%3D%22The+legacy+of+Black+women+in+librarianship+%3A+when+they+dared+to+be+powerful%22&qu=AUTHOR%3DCooke%2C+Nicole+A.%2C"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>The
Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>.
</i>(54min; </span><a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/information-gone-wild-podcast"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Information Gone Wild podcast</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
from the San José State University iSchool)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">Reflect:<a name="_Hlk207011361"><o:p></o:p></a></span></b></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://latino.si.edu/learn/teaching-and-learning-resources/hispanic-heritage-month-resources/hispanic-heritage-month#:~:text=When%20is%20Hispanic%20Heritage%20Month,September%2015%20to%20October%2015."><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Hispanic
Heritage Month</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361">, which ranges from
<b>September 15 through October 15</b>, is a month-long celebration honoring the history, culture, and many contributions of Hispanic and Latino people. Take time to learn more about the incredible impact that Hispanic and Latino people have had in the U.S.
but keep learning, listening, and celebrating year-round. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#196B24;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="color:windowtext">September 15</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="color:windowtext">
is<b> </b></span></span></span><a href="https://www.worldafroday.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>World Afro Day</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="color:windowtext">.
This year is the ninth anniversary of this global celebration of Afro hair that aims to educate about the historical, present day, and cultural significance of this hairstyle.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="color:#196B24">The
</span></span></span><a href="https://internationaldayofpeace.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>International Day of Peace</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="color:#196B24">
</span>is observed around the world on <b>September 21</b>. Established by the UN in 1981, this globally shared date intends for “all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#196B24;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="color:windowtext">September 30
</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><sup><span style="color:windowtext"> </span></sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="color:windowtext">marks
106 years since the horrific </span></span></span><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/death-hundreds-elaine-massacre-led-supreme-court-take-major-step-toward-equal-justice-african-americans-180969863/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Elaine
Massacre of 1919</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="color:windowtext">, where hundreds
of Black sharecroppers were murdered in Elaine, Arkansas for organizing against unfair low wages and exploitive tenant farming practices. This violent racial confrontation has been called by some “possibly the bloodiest racial conflict in the history of the
U.S”, and happened only a couple years prior to the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=TU013"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="color:windowtext">Tulsa
Race Massacre</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="color:windowtext">.</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li></ul>
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