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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good morning everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m forwarding along the following resources from United for Libraries and ALA:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The United for Libraries Intellectual Freedom Task Force has compiled two new resources to support Trustees and libraries to prepare for program, material, and access challenges.<br>
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"<a href="https://www.ala.org/united/sites/ala.org.united/files/content/IF/if_censorship_terms_definitions_united_for_libraries.pdf" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Terms and Definitions
Related to Intellectual Freedom & Censorship</span></strong></a>" is a collection that clearly defines the language used relating to intellectual freedom and censorship challenges.
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"<a href="https://www.ala.org/united/sites/ala.org.united/files/content/IF/materials_challenges_key_library_policies_to_review_and_revise_united_for_libraries.pdf" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Materials
Challenges: Key Library Policies to Review and Revise</span></strong></a>" reviews the key components of well-constructed and legal policies and describes the policies that a library should review and/or implement to prepare for the possibility of a materials
challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Both resources are featured on the United for Libraries page "<a href="https://www.ala.org/united/advocacy/challenges" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Trustee
Resources for Program & Material Challenges</span></strong></a>." <br>
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ALA's "<a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fight-censorship" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Fight Censorship</span></strong></a>" resource page includes further information on preparing
for and responding to challenges, censorship legislation, how to support intellectual freedom, and more.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">United for Libraries
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The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">A division of the American Library Association
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">312-280-2160</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/united" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">www.ala.org/united</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As always, if the Library Support and Development can be of assistance, please don’t hesitate to
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Contact.aspx">reach out to any of us</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">971-375-3491 <b>|</b> <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov">
<span style="color:#0563C1">darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
<span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a> <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Continuing Education Resources: </b><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted</a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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