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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Posted on behalf of Bob Schroeder and the OLA/OASL Joint Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Have you heard about the proposed merger of the Oregon Library Association (OLA) and Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL)? The OASL membership recently voted overwhelmingly to support such a merger,
and </span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">OLA members will be asked to vote in April of next year</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. Check out the FAQ at
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="http://data.memberclicks.com/site/ola/OASL-OLA_Merger_Proposal_12_14_10.pdf">http://data.memberclicks.com/site/ola/OASL-OLA_Merger_Proposal_12_14_10.pdf</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you have questions about the merger? Send them to me at
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:schroedr@pdx.edu">schroedr@pdx.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. I'll consult with our "panel of experts" (co-members of the OLA/OASL Joint
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks - Bob Schroeder</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Robert Schroeder</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Education and University Studies Librarian, Coordinator of Library General Education Instruction Associate Professor Portland State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">P.O Box 1151</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Portland OR 97207-1151</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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