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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761"> I am forwarding this on behalf of the OLA Intellectual
Freedom Committee. Please direct questions to Shelby and Alyssa, co-chairs of the committee (<a href="mailto:ifc.chair@olaweb.org">ifc.chair@olaweb.org</a>). – Thanks, Jen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">(Jen Maurer, School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C3649;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#0C3649;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0C3649;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#0C3649;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelby Paulson via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 10, 2025 8:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Call for IF Champion Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you know a defender of intellectual freedom? Nominate them for the Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations are open until Saturday, March 22nd. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library Association offers the <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OLA
Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award</span></strong> in recognition of the contribution made by an individual, group of individuals, or an organization or institution that has actively promoted or defended intellectual freedom in Oregon. The Intellectual
Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library Association administers the Award and presents it at the Annual Awards Banquet held at the OLA Annual Conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The OLA Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award recognizes truly outstanding effort in promoting the principles of intellectual freedom. The Intellectual Freedom Committee
of the Oregon Library Association (<a href="http://www.olaweb.org/if-home">http://www.olaweb.org/if-home</a>) administers the award and presents it at the awards banquet held at the OLA Annual Conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Qualifications for recipients: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations are limited to individuals or institutions whose efforts benefited Oregon, or who were residents of Oregon at the time when they promoted intellectual freedom in an outstanding way. Nominees do not have
to be OLA members.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations may be made for activities ongoing or completed in the previous five years. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Persons who have won the award during the past five (5) years are ineligible. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Current voting members of the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) are ineligible. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nomination process:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations will be solicited using the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee’s website, OLA Hotline Newsletter, OASL Newsletter, and Libs-OR and OASL listservs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations will be accepted through a nomination form. The form will be available by request from the Intellectual Freedom Committee and will also be available on the IFC webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Each nomination should be documented with a narrative statement and any news releases, supporting letters, published articles and other documentation that supports the nomination. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One copy of the completed nomination form and supporting materials shall be submitted to the IFC by two (2) months prior to the OLA annual meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Criteria used in selecting a winner:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Developed an innovative information program relating to intellectual freedom issues; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upheld intellectual freedom principles in the face of challenge; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Actively promoted intellectual freedom principles in his/her sphere; and/or<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Exemplified the spirit of intellectual freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;outline:0px"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Nominations are currently</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://forms.gle/Ra3dUjNiYRKiTrmm6" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">OPEN</span></strong></a><span style="color:#4A4A4A">.
</span><span style="color:black">Please submit nominee information via</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#4A4A4A"> </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/Ra3dUjNiYRKiTrmm6" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3E7627">this
Google Form</span></strong></a><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#4A4A4A"> </span></span><span style="color:#4A4A4A">no later than Mar 22 2025.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;outline:0px"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For more information, please contact the chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Current
chair(s) are listed on the</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=523:intellectual-freedom-about-us&catid=20:site-content" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3E7627">About
the Intellectual Freedom Committee</span></a><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#4A4A4A"> </span></span><span style="color:black">page.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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