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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk204938520"></a><a name="_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Happy October, Oregon Library Community!</span></a><a name="_Hlk210140292"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">There is so much happening in October. While I can’t fit everything into one monthly email, there is still plenty shared below (and attached as a PDF) to
keep you busy and learning throughout the entire month and beyond. I do want to draw special attention to a couple of things happening this month, so they are not missed:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></span><a href="https://www.ala.org/bbooks/banned"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Banned Books
Week</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"><b>/ Freedom to Read Week
</b>is October 5-11. This year’s theme is “<i>Censorship is so 1984</i>. <i>Read For Your Rights.</i>”. The
</span></span><a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">week of celebrating banned books</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">
culminates with Unite Against Book Bans’ </span></span><a href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Let Freedom Read Day of Action</i></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">
on October 11<sup>th</sup>. Learn more about promoting and celebrating Banned Books Week by visiting
</span></span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-committee-home"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">OLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee</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">
(OIFC)’s<b> </b></span></span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/assets/IntellectualFreedom/IF_Resources/OLA_IFC_Tue_Topic_2025-09_pt2_Banned_Books_Week.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Freedom to Read + Raffle</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">
<i>Tuesday Topic</i> memo. The </span></span><a href="https://www.ala.org/bbooks/banned"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">American Library Association</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">
(ALA) also has free downloads and supplemental resources available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">I also want to highlight
</span></span><a href="https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>REFORMA Oregon</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">’s<b>
</b>Mock Pura Belpré event featuring author/illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh, followed by the division’s quarterly meeting, happening Saturday, 10/18 from 11a-4:30p at the
</span></span><a href="https://www.happyvalleyor.gov/community/happy-valley-library/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Happy Valley Library</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">.
More information can be found </span></span><a href="https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/meetings-events"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</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">
.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">As always, please reach out with any questions, concerns or needs. Happy learning!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk189662606"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Warm Regards, <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"><img border="0" width="184" height="48" style="width:1.9166in;height:.5in" id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image001.png@01DC32E1.3D54CBB0" alt="Text, letter
AI-generated content may be incorrect."><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_11" src="cid:image002.png@01DC32E1.3D54CBB0" 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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><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:8.0pt;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">VIRTUAL MEETUPS
</span><span style="color:#196B24"><o:p></o:p></span></b></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><span style="font-size:5.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></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>, October 7<sup>th</sup>
</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>October 21<sup>st</sup>
</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>October 28<sup>th</sup></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="color:#C04F15;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#C04F15;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><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><span style="font-size:5.0pt;color:#196B24"><o:p> </o:p></span></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>October 8<sup>th</sup></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:</span><o:p></o:p></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">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81502980247?pwd=fpyomcb21US548fuDgTaavCoo6dlIt.1</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"><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>
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<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>
<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%"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#196B24">FUNDING/ GRANT OPPORTUNITIES/ SCHOLARSHIPS</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"><b><span style="color:#C00000">^</span></b><span style="color:#C00000">
</span>Grant information provided by </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"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></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><span style="color:#C00000">^</span><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">
| <b>Applications open Winter: October–December 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.walmart.org/how-we-give/program-guidelines/spark-good-local-grants-guidelines"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Walmart Spark Good Local Grants</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#C00000">^</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 are awarded to address specific community needs. The project should align w/ Creating Opportunity, Advancing Sustainability, Strengthening Community, and/or Centering
Racial Equity. Must be located within the service area of a Walmart store, Sam's Club, or distribution center. |
<b>Applications open until Oct. 15, 2025<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://cortico.ai/news/apply-now-teen-dialogue-accelerator-for-libraries/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Teen Dialogue Accelerator for (Public) Libraries</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(</span><a href="http://cortico.ai/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Cortico</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">, in collaboration with the </span><a href="https://www.ccc.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">MIT
Center for Constructive Communication</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> (MIT CCC) and </span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">PBS
FRONTLINE</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">A grant opportunity for public libraries to become hubs of youth-led civic dialogue.10 public libraries across the U.S. will be selected to pilot this innovative program, and will receive: $14,000
grant funding for staff, fellows, and programming; training, coaching, and tools to support
<b><i>youth-led</i></b> dialogue, and national storytelling amplification through PBS FRONTLINE.
<b>Applications close Oct. 13, 2025 @ 11:59 ET</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/access"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible
Small & Rural Communities</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b> Round 4<span style="color:#C00000">^</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">More than $14 million in grants will be offered to small and rural libraries to increase the accessibility of facilities, services, and programs to better serve people with disabilities. Libraries
must serve a population of 25,000 or less and be located at least five miles from an urbanized area. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $20,000, distributed across four rounds over four years. |
<b>Round 4 Applications are open until December 11, 2025<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Current
</span></b></span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Oregon Library Association</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
<span style="color:#C00000">(OLA) Scholarships</span></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVUZLi6AReESpEVOhgsOv4GgQm7_U29RpyM5xv8i4BGCCBTQ/viewform"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>OLA Leadership Development Scholarships</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Apply for a scholarship up to $1000 from OLA’s</span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/leadership-committee-home"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b> Leadership Committee</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">.
Scholarships are awarded 3x/year; <b>next application deadline is October 31</b>. Priority for at least one scholarship is given to individuals from diverse cultural/ethnic backgrounds and/or historically underrepresented groups. Visit the</span><a href="https://bit.ly/44ENhJ6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
FAQ</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>to learn more. (<i>OLA membership required</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/ola-edi-antiracism-scholarships"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>OLA EDI & Antiracism Committee’s Professional Development Scholarships</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Scholarships to support EDI & Antiracism professional development for library staff, volunteers, and library-job seekers in Oregon. Application reviewed on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month.<i> </i><b>For more information and link to application, visit
</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">. (<i>OLA membership is
not required</i>)<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">LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<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>Find additional trainings: State Library of Oregon’s
</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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=1156&reset=1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Creative Aging in Action: Practical Strategies for Libraries</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(</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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Tuesdays, <b>Oct 7, 14 & 21</b> | 9-10a | Register
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_teUXh9HtQkuxBgbk9roqYw"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> for one or all three:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>10/7<i>:</i></b><i> Why Creative Aging? A Practical Guide for Libraries <o:p></o:p></i></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>10/14:</b><i> Creative Aging in Rural & Small Libraries: Models & Solutions <o:p></o:p></i></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>10/21:</b><i> Building Buy-In: Gaining Support for Creative Aging at Local & State Levels<b> <o:p></o:p></b></i></span></li></ul>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/webinars"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Strategy-Culture Connection: How Culture Powers Strategic Change
</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>Nonprofit Learning Lab</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)<b>
</b>| Monday, <b>October 27</b>, 8a | 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">
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><a name="_Hlk210144467"></a></span><a href="https://home.edweb.net/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210144467"><b>edWeb.net</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210144467"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210144467">
</span>– October webinar offerings (For full calendar, check </span><a href="https://home.edweb.net/webinars/"><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>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><a name="_Hlk210144521"></a></span><a href="https://home.edweb.net/dyslexiaweek2025/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210144521"><b>Dyslexia
Awareness Week</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210144521"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210144521"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>- 3 Day webinar series
</b>(Sponsor: </span><a href="https://www.voyagersopris.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Voyager Sopris Learning</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)
<b>| </b>Tues-Wed,<b> October 7 & 8</b>, 10-11a; Thurs. <b>October 9</b>, 12-1p<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://home.edweb.net/webinar/clrt20251008/" title="Assessing Biliteracy: Understanding Student Performance When Learning in Two Languages"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Assessing
Biliteracy: Understanding Student Performance When Learning in Two Languages</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>| Wednesday, <b>October 8</b>, 11-noon<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
</ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://home.edweb.net/webinar/engagement20251022/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Family Engagement Strategies That Break Barriers and
Build Bridges</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b> |
</b>Wednesday,<b> October 22</b>, 11-noon<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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">-
October 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></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/calling-people-in-at-work-to-build-respectful-and-inclusive-culture-3/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Calling People in at Work to
Build Respectful; & Inclusive Culture</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>| <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Wednesday,
<b>October 1</b>,<b> </b>12-1p <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander Intervention to Support the Immigrant Community
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><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">Thursday,
<b>October 2</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">,<b>
</b>11a-noon & </span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-support-the-immigrant-community-8/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Monday,
<b>October 20</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">, 1-2p
<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" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-stop-anti-asian-american-and-xenophobic-harassment-27/"><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"> | Friday,
<b>October 3</b>,<b> </b>1-2p <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" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Targeted Violence Prevention: A Community Centered Approach</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/targeted-violence-prevention-a-community-centered-approach-3/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Monday,
<b>October 6</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">, 12-1p &
</span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/targeted-violence-prevention-a-community-centered-approach-4/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Thursday,
<b>October 23</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">, 1-2p<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-stop-hate-based-harassment-4/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander Intervention to
Stop Hate Based Harassment</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> | Friday,
<b>October 10</b>, 10-11:30a <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-stop-antisemitic-xenophobic-and-islamophobic-harassment-11/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander
Intervention to Stop Antisemitic, Xenophobic, & Islamophobic Harassment</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>|Tuesday, <b>October 14</b>, 12:30-2p <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-for-youth-how-to-show-up-for-others-12/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander Intervention
for Youth: How to Show Up for Others </b>|</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> Tuesday,
<b>October 21</b>, 2-3p<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-for-educators-15/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Bystander Intervention for Educators</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
| </b>Wednesday, <b>October 22</b>, 12-1p <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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://online.flippingbook.com/view/25268529/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Native Ways of Knowing Virtual Book Club & Webinars</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b><i>(</i></span><a href="https://www.caindianeducationforall.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>California Indian Education for All</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>
& </i></span><a href="https://www.sdcoe.net/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>San Diego County Office of Education</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">Select Thursdays <b>
through June 2026,</b> 3:30-5p | Register </span><a href="https://bit.ly/NWOK-Learn"><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"><b><span style="color:#E97132"><o:p> </o:p></span></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><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#E97132"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://youtu.be/MWtm89SCd2o"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Building Cultures of Trust in 21<sup>st</sup> Century Organizations</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(</span><a href="https://knology.org/article/building-cultures-of-trust-in-21st-century-organizations"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Knology</i></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">On-Demand Webinar | Recorded June 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"><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><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://infopeople.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><i>Infopeople</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
Courses</b><i> | </i>4-week courses w/two online sessions | <b>Cost: *</b>$200<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" style="text-indent:.5in"><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><b>Oct. 7- Nov. 3</b><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" style="text-indent:.5in"><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"> |
<b>Oct. 14-Nov. 10</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#E97132"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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>
<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"><b><span style="color:#196B24">OREGON:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#196B24"><o:p></o:p></span></b></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" style="margin-left:.5in"><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" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 4</b> | North Eugene High School, Eugene | Various Pricing,
<b>*</b>$170-200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Registration open until day of conference. Meals not guaranteed after 9/26</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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" style="margin-left:.5in"><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><span style="color:#196B24">NATIONAL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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" style="margin-left:.5in"><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" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 16-18
</b>| St. Louis, MO | <b>*</b>Various Pricing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 24-25</b> | Tacoma, WA |
<b>*</b>Various Pricing, $225-325+<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://belonging.berkeley.edu/conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Othering & Belonging Conference</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(</span><a href="https://belonging.berkeley.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkley</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>March 31-April 1, 2026,</b> | Louisville, KY | *Prices unknown, Registration
</span><a href="https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=855671"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">open</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><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="color:#196B24">SAVE THE DATE, 2026-2027
</span></b>(registration not yet open):<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" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://2026.alaannual.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>American Library Association Annual Conference</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(ALA Annual) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>June 25-29, 2026</b> | Chicago, IL | McCormick Place- Chicago<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" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.jclcinc.org/conference/2026/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Joint Conference of Librarians of Color</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(<i>JCLC</i>) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>October 7-11, 2026</b> | Spokane, WA | Spokane Convention Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span><a href="https://www.reforma.org/national-conferences"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>REFORMA National Conference RNC IX</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>2027</b>| Denver, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span><i><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. For more information and link to application, visit
</span></i></b></span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/ola-edi-antiracism-scholarships"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><i>here</i></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" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></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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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Read:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Book)</b> </span>
<a href="https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2032204/ada?qu=library+workers+guide+to&d=ent%3A%2F%2FSD_ILS%2F0%2FSD_ILS%3A2032204~ILS~0&h=8"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>A
Library Worker’s Guide to Saying No to White Supremacy Work Culture</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> (Christina Fuller-Gregory; Bloomsbury, August 2025)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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"><b>(Article) </b></span><a href="https://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjA5NDUyOSZwPTEmdT0xMTk5NDczMDUwJmxpPTExNzYzMjk3Mw/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Autistic
Librarians in the Academic Library Hiring Process</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">. (R. Cohen, P. Cooke, M. Holt, M. Lounsberry, E. Roga, K. S. Farrell, and J Squires;
<a name="_Hlk210127821">ACRL, College & Research Libraries; September 2025)</a><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"><b>(Digital Resource Library)
</b></span><a href="https://belonging.berkeley.edu/narrative-strategies-belonging?emci=915ae0aa-4884-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&emdi=b196ab19-dd88-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&ceid=18613407"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Narrative Strategies for Belonging</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>:
Resources on Narrative, Pluralism and Transformative Change </b>(<i>Narrative Resource Library</i> created by a Narrative Community of Practice co-led by the
</span><a href="https://belonging.berkeley.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Othering & Belonging Institute</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> and the
</span><a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/center-inclusion-belonging/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>Center for Inclusion and Belonging at the American Immigration Council</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">;
September 2025)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Watch:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Animated Story)
</b></span><a href="https://storycorps.org/animation/a-knock-at-the-door/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>A Knock at the Door</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>(2 min; original audio October 2027,<b> </b></span><a href="https://storycorps.org/about/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>StoryCorps</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"><i>Listen to the original StoryCorps interview audio
</i></span><a href="https://storycorps.org/stories/juliet-jegasothy-and-sheena-jacob/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>here</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Short Talk) </b>
</span><a href="https://youtu.be/Ipvy8yVTVoQ?si=4WhYCxWzsFzOkPZI"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>The Crucial Role of Indigenous Elders - Doreen Spence</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">
(<i>Cree</i>) (>8 mins; 2017, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/walrustalks"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>WalrusTalks</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">, YouTube)<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><img border="0" width="34" height="34" style="width:.35in;height:.35in" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image007.png@01DC32E1.3D54CBB0" alt="Headphones with solid fill"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Listen:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Podcast) </b></span><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/17925004"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Trauma Informed Care & Cultivating Safety in Libraries w/Nisha Mody</b></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">(96mins, September 2025; S4: E6
</span><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><i>OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"> from the Oregon
Library Association’s </span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/ola-edi-antiracism-committee---HOME"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">EDI & Antiracism Committee</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>(Podcast) </b></span><a href="https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/2025/07/25/episode-236-storytelling-with-randy-ribay/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>This Filipino American Life:
Storytelling with Randy Ribay</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>
</b>( 55mins, July 2025; Episode 236, </span><a href="https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520">This Filipino American Life</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><img border="0" width="42" height="38" style="width:.4416in;height:.4in" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image008.png@01DC32E1.3D54CBB0" alt="Head with gears with solid fill"></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><b>Reflect:<a name="_Hlk207011361"><o:p></o:p></a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>October Monthly Observances
</b>(<i>not a complete list</i>):<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Attention-Deficit
/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness 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">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Breast
Cancer Awareness 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://dyslexiaida.org/october-is-dyslexia-awareness-month-2/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Dyslexia
Awareness 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://asianart.org/cultural-celebrations/celebrate-filipino-american-history-month/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Filipino
American History 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://thediversitymovement.com/global-diversity-awareness-month/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Global
Diversity Awareness 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://www.apta.org/national-physical-therapy-month"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>National
Physical Therapy 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://aaed.org/sensory-processing-awareness-month/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>Sensory
Processing Awareness 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span></span><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/2023/10/october-is-world-blindness-awareness-month/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>World
Blindness Awareness 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"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><b>October Daily Observances
</b>(<i>not a complete list</i>):<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk207011361"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk204938520"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 1</b>: <b><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/older-persons-day">International Day of Older Persons</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 2: <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day">International Day of Non-Violence</a><span style="font-weight:normal">, on the birthday of Mahatma Ghandi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 6: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival">
Mid-Autumn Festival</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 10</b>: <b><a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2025">World Mental Health Day</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 11</b>: <b><a href="https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/national-coming-out-day">National Coming Out Day</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 13</b>: <b><a href="https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/columbus-day-myths">Indigenous Peoples' Day</a>
</b>(in the U.S.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 16</b>: <b><a href="https://pronouns.org/day">International Pronouns Day</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>October 22</b>: <b><a href="https://isad.live/">International Stuttering Awareness Day</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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