<div dir="ltr">I'm with you, Jeff. I gotta keep on the sunny side.<div><br></div><div>And Happy Friday to all!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Mary</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM JRegensburger--- via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-4562716598291452649">





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<p class="MsoNormal">I was heartened last week to see the Senate Appropriations Committee included funding for IMLS in their version of the budget.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The full text of the Senate’s appropriations bill can be found here (IMLS on page 329-330):
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https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_lhhs_senate_report.pdf</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I also took Teri’s email yesterday about the opportunity to support the Second Lady’s Summer Reading Challenge as a positive sign for IMLS.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I know there’s a long road ahead when it comes to the budget (and everything else), but I’m going to hang on to hope where I can.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,63,117)">Jeff Regensburger (he/him/his)</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(90,90,90)">Library Consultant/LSTA Coordinator, Library Programs & Development</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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