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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">Please pardon the cross posting.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99"> The action items below are aimed
at school library staff, but there may be ways you can promote the value of strong school library programs with parents and patrons in your libraries. – Best, Jen
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(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></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">Hi, folks. I am sharing this on behalf of Jean Gritter,
<u><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/oasl-home">OASL</a></u> Advocacy Representative (<a href="mailto:advocacy@oasl.olaweb.org">advocacy@oasl.olaweb.org</a>):<br>
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The Oregon PTA reached out to OASL late last year to let us know that they were interested in passing a resolution at their general assembly in April of this year in support of school library programs, and to ask for input on what school library programs needed
in order to bring the most benefit to students. Several OASL board members worked with the PTA advocacy representative as this resolution was drafted, and they were also invited to speak at the PTA assembly last weekend before that group took their vote. The
resolution was voted in unanimously! We deeply appreciate the support of the Oregon PTA for school library programs across the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">OASL is working with OLA to try to leverage that support. In the meantime, library staff are encouraged to share about the school library program and its value at PTA/PTO meetings
and events and other opportunities that reach parents and guardians of students. Do parents know the great things you are doing through the library? Your library’s needs? Do they understand how the library program supports literacy initiatives? Surprisingly,
there can be a disconnect in that understanding. Do they realize that information literacy instruction is provided or missing depending on the level of staffing? Etc.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> +++ Also in this alert: Updated advocacy platform passed by membership (below) +++</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="margin:revert"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00778B">"Oregon needs strong school libraries" — new Oregon PTA resolution<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Oregon currently ranks near the bottom nationally for the number of licensed librarians in its public schools, with a ratio of 3,700 students per librarian compared to a national average of 1,300 despite
the fact that schools with a school library staffed by a licensed school librarian have a high impact on increasing student achievement regardless of socio-economic or education levels of the community (2023-24 data).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To address this issue, Oregon PTA's annual membership convention on Saturday passed a
<a href="https://www.oregonpta.org/assets/pages/files/Oregon_PTA_School_Library_Resolution_April_2026.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#00778B">resolution for stronger school libraries in Oregon</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">By passing the resolution, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Oregon PTA affirms the critical importance of robust school libraries staffed by licensed school librarians and supported by classified library staff, acknowledging library staff’s indispensable contributions
in supporting and enriching curriculum, advancing literacy, ensuring equitable access to books, cultivating a love of reading and inquiry, and equipping students with the critical thinking skills needed for lifelong learning.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif">for every school in Oregon to have the appropriate number of full-time licensed librarians and library support staff</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif"> to ensure equitable, consistent,
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif">for increased state funding</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif"> to provide sufficient ongoing funds for the purchase of print and digital resources to give library staff the ability
<strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif">to renew and update collections of current, diverse, high quality, and high interest materials</span></strong> that meet the needs of a broad range of learners.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif">for the need to integrate library programs across state strategies to improve student outcomes</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Ubuntu",sans-serif">, and to invest in these programs for the benefit
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At the 2026 Oregon PTA convention, members also approved an updated advocacy platform (aka "Legislatve Platform") outlining our advocacy goals and positions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I. No child should go hungry.<br>
II. No child should grow up in poverty.<br>
III. No child should be harmed by violence.<br>
IV. All children should have access to free education.<br>
V. All children should have access to free healthcare.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Based on our shared mission, Oregon PTA is advocating for "<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Creating Great Schools for All</span></strong>" and "<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Protecting
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">outlining positions in specific policy areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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