<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Do you know a defender of intellectual freedom? Nominate them for the Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">You may submit your nomination via<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHaqLsQ0JLk-MeNreFRigkzIjxcL46Go1OLAxnwdSXjr5uRw/viewform"><font color="#38761d">this Google Form</font></a></span></b><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">, or you can use the attached application.</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nominations are open through Thursday, March 12th. </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><font color="#000000">The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library Association offers the <b>OLA Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award</b> in recognition of the contribution made by an individual, group of individuals, or an organization or institution that has actively promoted or defended intellectual freedom in Oregon. The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library Association administers the Award and presents it at the Annual Awards Banquet held at the OLA Annual Conference.</font></span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">The OLA Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award recognizes truly outstanding effort in promoting the principles of intellectual freedom.  The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library Association (<a href="http://www.olaweb.org/if-home" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://www.olaweb.org/if-home. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="color:rgb(150,96,125)">http://www.olaweb.org/if-home</a>) administers the award and presents it at the awards banquet held at the OLA Annual Conference.</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Qualifications for recipients: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nominations are limited to individuals or institutions whose efforts benefited Oregon, or who were residents of Oregon at the time when they promoted intellectual freedom in an outstanding way. Nominees do not have to be OLA members.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nominations may be made for activities ongoing or completed in the previous five years.  </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Persons who have won the award during the past five (5) years are ineligible.  </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Current voting members of the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) are ineligible.  </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nomination process:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nominations will be solicited using the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee’s website, OLA Hotline Newsletter, OASL Newsletter, and Libs-OR and OASL listservs.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nominations will be accepted through a nomination form.  The form will be available by request from the Intellectual Freedom Committee and will also be available on the IFC webpage.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Each nomination should be documented with a narrative statement and any news releases, supporting letters, published articles and other documentation that supports the nomination. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">One copy of the completed nomination form and supporting materials shall be submitted to the IFC by two (2) months prior to the OLA annual meeting.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Criteria used in selecting a winner:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Developed an innovative information program relating to intellectual freedom issues; </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Upheld intellectual freedom principles in the face of challenge; </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Actively promoted intellectual freedom principles in his/her sphere; and/or</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Exemplified the spirit of intellectual freedom.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Nominations are currently</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://forms.gle/Ra3dUjNiYRKiTrmm6" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://forms.gle/Ra3dUjNiYRKiTrmm6. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><b><span style="color:green">OPEN</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">.  </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Please submit nominee information via</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://forms.gle/Ra3dUjNiYRKiTrmm6" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://forms.gle/Ra3dUjNiYRKiTrmm6. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><b><span style="color:rgb(62,118,39)">this Google Form</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">no later than Mar 12, 2026.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">For more information, please contact the chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Current chair(s) are listed on the</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=523:intellectual-freedom-about-us&catid=20:site-content" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=523:intellectual-freedom-about-us&catid=20:site-content. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="color:rgb(62,118,39)">About the Intellectual Freedom Committee</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">page.</span></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Chair - <a href="mailto:ifc.chair@olaweb.org" target="_blank">ifc.chair@olaweb.org</a><div>Intellectual Freedom Committee <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/if-home" target="_blank">https://www.olaweb.org/if-home</a></div><div>Oregon Library Association <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/" target="_blank">https://www.olaweb.org/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Disclaimer: all information provided by the IFC is intended for informational purposes only.  This is not to be considered legal advice. Should you need legal advice, we recommend contacting a practicing attorney in your jurisdiction. </span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>