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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNoSpacing>**CROSS-POSTED FROM LIBS-OR**<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Two weeks to go until Banned Books Week 2021 (Sep 26 – Oct 2)! How will your library be helping to celebrate? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Librarians, library staff, teens, and educators are encouraged to submit any censorship-issue questions they might have for Jason Reynolds, author of “Stamped” (#2 on 2020 Banned Books List) and Honorary Chair of BBW 2021, for a Facebook Live event at 10:00 a.m. PT on September 28. Submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 17, 2021. <a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/teen-contest/">https://bannedbooksweek.org/teen-contest/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Vigorous cheers and congratulations to Curry Public Library District for securing a virtual author talk with Reynolds on 9/30! <a href="https://www.currypubliclibrary.org/event/jason-reynolds-author-talk/">https://www.currypubliclibrary.org/event/jason-reynolds-author-talk/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>For more Banned Books Week information and promotional tools, see<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/">https://bannedbooksweek.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned">https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek">https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>ALSO…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>The next meeting of the Oregon Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee will be taking place this coming Friday, 9/17/21, from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>This is a virtual meeting and any OLA members are welcome to attend. The meeting agenda is available at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-wcZadcpunSrvbSBImu2MLvo7bWPxmz/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110538357701766400626&rtpof=true&sd=true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-wcZadcpunSrvbSBImu2MLvo7bWPxmz/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110538357701766400626&rtpof=true&sd=true</a> . Instructions for remote access are in the agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Perry Stokes and Emily O’Neal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Co-Chairs - Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><<a href="http://www.olaweb.org/if-home">http://www.olaweb.org/if-home</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Email: ifc.chair at olaweb.org<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>