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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Hello public library directors!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Here are the upcoming free learning events from United for Libraries – one of the benefits provided by the State Library of Oregon using LSTA Funds. “Learning Live” events are recorded
and available for up to 30 days after the live event. Directors, staff, volunteers, board members, friends and foundation members are all welcome to attend for free.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">For questions or assistance with registering, please contact Beth</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Nawalinski at <a href="mailto:bnawalinski@ala.org">
bnawalinski@ala.org</a> for call her at312-280-5868.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:#5B6FB5">United for Libraries “Learning Live”: ‘Practical Policy Management,’ Sept. 9, 11:00am PT</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<span style="color:black">The Sept. 9 Learning Live will be “Practical Policy Management: A Guide for Trustees” on Sept. 9, featuring Dr. Andrew Smith. This session will educate both library Trustees and directors of the statutory responsibility of library
Trustees in creating policy, as well as practical steps for creating, maintaining, and managing effective policy.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/shrXca38ncol9yU5f" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#114B9C">Register</span></span></a></span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:#5B6FB5">‘Library Policy Retreat for Boards: Intellectual Freedom & Artificial Intelligence’: Sept. 27, 9:00am – 12:00p PT<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color:black">United for Libraries presents a virtual retreat for library Boards/Trustees and those who work with them on Sat., Sept. 27. This session is designed for board members and directors to attend individually, or as a group assembled in
a library meeting room. The retreat will be held in two parts, with the first session focusing on library policies and intellectual freedom, including best practices for the everyday functions of the library and patron privacy. The second session will address
how AI can be strategically implemented in the library, and what boards need to know about AI and policies.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/pagmiG0L068G8rQWZ/form" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#114B9C">Register</span></span></a></span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:#5B6FB5">‘Public Charities Can Advocate and Lobby’: Oct. 22, 12:00p PT
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<span style="color:black">United for Libraries will present </span><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><b><u>Public Charities Can Advocate and Lobby: How Your 501(c)(3) Friends of the Library Group or Library Foundation Can Influence Policy for the
Greater Good</u></b></span><span style="color:black">, a webinar on Oct. 22. Nonprofits can and should take advantage of their right to influence law and policy. This workshop will cover advocacy activities you can engage in, and how to maximize your non-lobbying
advocacy when representing 501(c)(3) public charities, including public and community foundations.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://airtable.com/apphf4sCdaVrFi9dH/pagKnCQ3rZvb5P8Wd/form" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#114B9C">Register</span></span></a></span></strong></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;mso-line-height-alt:8.4pt"><span style="color:#5B6FB5">First Amendment survey: Share your thoughts</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color:black">United for Libraries is planning a webinar for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations on the First Amendment and intellectual freedom in fall 2025. To meet the needs of United for Libraries audiences, they are collecting information via
a survey open to all. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete; all responses will remain anonymous and confidential in any shared results.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://airtable.com/appo30ivFCZ4iovu4/pagdem21fS77lVaHm/form" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#114B9C">Share your thoughts</span></span></a></span></strong><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<br>
<b>Continuing Education Resources: <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/"><span style="color:#215E99">https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/</span></a></span></u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>|</b> <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#215E99">darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</span></a></span></u>
<b>|</b> <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#215E99">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a></span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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