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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">At the end of a very dry winter and the start of an unusually warm spring, many folks are worried about what the future holds. We know that disasters can strike at any time, and any action you can take to
prepare today will help your library respond and recover more effectively. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">The <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/OEM/Pages/default.aspx">
Oregon Department of Emergency Management</a> (OEM) is hosting a free, two-part webinar series called “Rural Communities Prepared for Disasters” that starts this month:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><i><span style="font-family:Ebrima">Preparedness and Response</span></i><span style="font-family:Ebrima"> from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22<sup>nd</sup>
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><i><span style="font-family:Ebrima">Recovery and long-term support</span></i><span style="font-family:Ebrima"> from 10 am to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">These webinars are for anyone interested in helping rural communities prepare for and respond to disasters such as floods, extreme heat and wildfires. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RCJ3EwltRNy7E-nfDoRm_w?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExU2J3eUg2U2prS1luY3Q0OHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6uEIJD-0CzjLFNI1F4AYpnlDPbc7zzWB5HKKu9XpaWvIt0pB7NWEHGwm6Aag_aem_UUgfzJt7YRPEbyrI7Tq6Vw#/registration">Registration
is free and open now.</a> More <a href="https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/OEM/Posts/Post/Rural-Disaster-Preparedness-Webinar-Series">
information is available on the OEM website. </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">If, like me, you’ll be at the OLA/PNLA Conference for the first webinar, please note that both will be recorded and shared on the
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Be2WeeksReadyOregon">OEM Youtube channel.</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima"><a href="https://libraryrecovery.org/resources/">Additional resources</a> are available from a recent IMLS funded project in California.
<a href="https://libraryrecovery.org/">Recovering Together</a> shares how Northern California libraries strengthen communities before, during and after disasters, and offers one-pagers with practical tips to Prepare, Respond and Recover.
<i>Please note that beyond these one-pagers, this is very California-specific information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">Please let me know if you have any questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-family:Ebrima;color:black">Thanks,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-family:Ebrima;color:black">Wendy
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">Wendy Cornelisen (she, her, hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">State Librarian</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Ebrima"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Ebrima"><a href="mailto:wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Ebrima">Office: 503-378-4367| Mobile 971-375-3992<br>
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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