<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Everyone,</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b>A NEW EPISODE of the OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries podcast is available for your listening pleasure.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-0.15pt">S4, E6: Trauma-Informed Care & Cultivating Safety in Libraries w/Nisha Mody</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>URGENT: </b>Be sure to check out the related learning opportunities—one of which is scheduled for later today at 4:00pm! Too busy to view live? Register for FREE to get a link to the recording!<b></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ES-MX"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ES-MX">Listen Here:</span></b><span lang="ES-MX"> </span><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/17925004"><span lang="ES-MX">https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/17925004</span></a><span lang="ES-MX"></span></p><p class="gmail-pf0"><span class="gmail-cf01">In this episode, we chat with the magical Nisha Mody, a Liberatory Life Coach, facilitator, and former librarian, about how library workers can navigate, survive, and heal from toxic work environments.</span> <span class="gmail-cf01">Nisha shares insights on trauma-informed care, values alignment, and relational liberation, offering practical tools for self-compassion, boundary-setting, and fostering more supportive and inclusive library cultures.</span> <span class="gmail-cf01">From identifying red flags in job interviews to re-centering personal values, this conversation highlights the importance of healing, community, and showing up authentically in library spaces.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span class="gmail-cf01"><b>Date of Interview: </b>September 24, 2025</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span class="gmail-cf01"><b>Host(s):</b> Ericka Brunson-Rochette and Brittany Young</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span class="gmail-cf01"><b>Mentioned in This Episode:</b></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"></p><ul><li><a href="http://http:Nisha%20Mody%20I%20Website%20(www.nishaland.com/)/">Nisha Mody I Website</a></li><li><a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e14fc63b5c9d000287aba8b"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">Nisha Mody I Notes from Nisha</span></a></li><li><a href="https://nishamody.myflodesk.com/crxmap3fig" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">Nisha Mody I Values Workbook</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/healinghypegirl/" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">Nisha Mody l Instagram (@healinghypegirl)</span></a></li></ul><p></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color:rgb(21,30,27);letter-spacing:-0.1pt">Upcoming Learning:</span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"></p><ul><li>Wednesday, October 1st @ 4:00-5:30 PST: <span style="color:blue"><a href="https://nishamody.myflodesk.com/breakupcodependency">How to Break Up with Codependency (and Finally Figure Out Who YOU Are)</a> </span>- Free (Recording Available)</li><li><a href="https://my.marvelouspages.com/nisha-mody/trauma-informed-and-relational-care-for-libraries">Trauma-Informed and Relational Care for Libraries</a> (Self-Paced Course)*</li></ul><p></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">*Oregon Library Association's <a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/ola-edi-antiracism-scholarships">Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Antiracism (EDIA)</a> Committee's Professional Development Scholarship <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDIGnAfP9cIxZYLalGHuNn25viYkk-q921jUafmjIhcmYTbw/viewform">Application Form</a></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">Shout out to our episode hosts, Ericka Brunson-Rochette and Brittany Young! Production assistance was provided by Kristen Cur<span style="color:black">é</span> and Gene Iparraguirre. Thank you to OLA Association Manager, Shirley, for your help with logistics, to the Oregon Library Association and the State Library of Oregon for your continued support of this project, Charles Wood and Joan Vigil for promotion, and, as always, to the rest of the members of the OLA EDI & Antiracism Committee.</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">Mahalo,</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">      Roxanne</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">Roxanne M. Renteria</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">OLA EDI & Anti-Racism Committee, Co-Chair</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">Serving Alongside LaRee Dominguez</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">2023-2026</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">---</p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style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