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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99"> Hi, folks. Below is an update from Wendy Cornelisen,
State Librarian. – Best, Jen </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">(Jen Maurer, School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon,
<a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#215E99">jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99"><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;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> ola@memberclicks-mail.net <ola@memberclicks-mail.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wendy Cornelisen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 24, 2025 5:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MAURER Jennifer * SLO <jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] November update: lawsuit & listening session<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It’s Thanksgiving week, and there’s a lot to be thankful for:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Friday, the federal court made the<i> preliminary</i> injunction a
<b>permanent </b>one, ruling in favor of the states (including Oregon) that sued, protecting<span style="color:#215E99"> [the Institute of Museum and Library Services]</span> IMLS and the federal
<span style="color:#215E99">[Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)] </span>funding that all state libraries receive. Read more about the Rhode Island v. Trump case here:
<u><a href="https://bookriot.com/21-attorney-generals-lawsuit-decision/">A Major Court Win for IMLS, Libraries</a></u>. As previously shared, there was an appeal on that preliminary injunction already scheduled for December 4. It’s likely that the permanent
ruling will also be appealed, but the timeline is not certain at this point. <o:p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The listening sessions<span style="color:#215E99"> [about Oregon library staff priorities given the uncertain status of LSTA funding]</span> continue—thanks
to everyone who has taken the survey and been able to join one of the in-person or virtual sessions.
<u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H57DFSJ">The survey is still open</a></u>, and there is one virtual session left, on
<b>Wednesday, December 3 from 9-10:30 am</b>. Sign up is in the survey.<span style="color:#215E99"> [If you’ve already taken the survey so can no longer access the Dec. 3 virtual meeting information, try pasting the survey URL into a private or incognito browser
session. Or, ask for the access information.]</span> <span style="color:#215E99">
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The latest state revenue forecast is much less terrible than the one in September: "The General Fund revenue forecast for 2025-27 has increased $309.5 million for the December forecast. The projected ending
balance as of June 30, 2027 is a negative $63.1 million." <u><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/oea/Documents/OEA-Forecast-1225.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://www.oregon.gov/das/oea/documents/oea-forecast-1225.pdf">See the full report here</a></u>,
which describes the economy as resilient "in the face of considerable headwinds and uncertainty".
<i>We might all need that on a t-shirt. <o:p></o:p></i></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The glimmers of good news help in these hard times. Thank you for all that you do for Oregon’s library users.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thanks,
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Wendy </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#215E99"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Wendy Cornelisen (she, her, hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>
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