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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#13501B">Hello all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#13501B">Just sending a reminder of our April virtual affinity meetups. Please note that the 2SLGBTQIA+ group now meets on the third Thursday of the month instead of the third Tuesday. See below for the various offerings,
days, times, and descriptions. If you are attending the OLA/PNLA Conference April 22-24<sup>th</sup> in Portland, there will also be
<a href="https://oregonlibconference.org/2026/programs/">affinity group offerings</a> as part of that program schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#13501B">April Virtual Affinity Meetups<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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 but are asked to be cognizant of barriers to authentic participation
for other attendees attributed to disproportionate power dynamics<b>. <o:p></o:p></b></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Disability & Neurodivergence Affinity Meetup </b><i>(First Tuesday of every month)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Tuesday, <b>April 7 </b>, noon-1p (<i>Guest facilitator for April</i>)<b>
</b>| <a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/DisabilityNeurodivergenceAffinityMeetup">
<b>Meeting details and link</b></a><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>2SLGBTQIA+ Virtual Affinity Meetup </b><i>(Third Thursday of every month)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Thursday, <b>April 16</b>, noon-1p |
<a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/_2SLGBTQIAAffinityMeetup">
<b>Meeting details and link</b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>BIPOC Virtual Affinity Meetup </b><i>(Fourth Tuesday of every month)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>For Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Tuesday, <b>April 28</b>,<b> </b> noon-1p |
<a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/BIPOCAffinityMeetup"><b>Meeting details and link</b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Rastanty Cortez";color:black">Ericka Brunson-Rochette<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Community Engagement Consultant</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">State Library of Oregon</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:blue">ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> | 971-375-5126</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="323" height="43" style="width:3.3666in;height:.45in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DCC365.0610CDB0" alt="Logo for the Library Support & Development Services division at the State Library of Oregon"></span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Check out my
<a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/CommunityEngagement"><span style="color:blue">LibGuide</span></a>!</span></i></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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