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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">** Please forgive cross-postings **<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The State Library of Oregon proposes revisions to the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) governing the annual Ready to Read Grants distributed to public libraries. These OARs implement the
Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) for “Financial Assistance for Public Library Services to Children,”
<a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.html">ORS 357</a>.740-780. More information about the rules revision process can be found on our
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/operations/Pages/Administrative-Rules.aspx">
Administrative Rules page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public comment on the proposed revisions is now open. Sections under revision include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Division 40 – Ready to Read Grants<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134394">543-040-0005</a> Scope<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=272412">543-040-0010</a> Definitions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134401">543-040-0015</a> Authorized Activities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134406">543-040-0020</a> Population Determination<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134411">543-040-0023</a> Square Mileage Determination<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134412">543-040-0025</a> Grant Restrictions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134415">543-040-0030</a> Grant Applications<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134424">543-040-0035</a> Grant Appeals<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=134427">543-040-0040</a> Distribution Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Division 80 – Public Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=329782">543-080-0040</a> Population Determination for Public Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposed changes are as follows:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Update the rules to match current practice for Ready to Read Grants.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Make definitions consistent with definitions elsewhere in the Administrative Rules.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Add new definitions, including for “federated library system” and processes by which such systems access grants. “Federated library system” includes entities
such as Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service, Umatilla County Special Library District, and Coos County Library Service District.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Use actual dates rather than referring to the fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Move or refer population calculation-related provisions to Division 80: Public Libraries, which contains other provisions about population calculation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Set a hard due date of September 30 for grant applications.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Change grant appeals process to go to the State Librarian rather than the State Library Board.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Documents available for review:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewRedlinePDF.action?filingRsn=62112">Notice of proposed rulemaking</a> (PDF)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/ld.php?content_id=84332546">Proposed changes</a> (PDF)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/ld.php?content_id=84332518">Proposed changes with markup</a> (PDF)
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public comments can be submitted in the following ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Using the
<a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/SubmitPublicCommentOnAdministrativeRules">
public comments form</a>. Public comments submitted by 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday, April 17, 2026, will be included in the packet for the State Library Board meeting on May 15, 2026. Comments will be accepted on the form until May 15, 2026, approximately 9:30
AM.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attending the hearing (in person or remotely) held during the State Library Board meeting on May 15, 2026, at approximately 9:05 AM. Please contact Susan Westin
(<a href="mailto:susan.westin@slo.oregon.gov">susan.westin@slo.oregon.gov</a> or 503-378-5435) or Jessica Sokoloff (<a href="mailto:jessica.sokoloff@slo.oregon.gov">jessica.sokoloff@slo.oregon.gov</a> or 503-378-5015) for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public comments will close at the end of the hearing held at the State Library Board meeting on May 15, 2026, at approximately 9:30 AM.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Huge thanks to the volunteers on our rules advisory committee: April Spisak (Albany), Susie Hansen (Umatilla), Meg Spencer (Siuslaw), Victoria Campbell (Beaverton), Jane Ellen Innes (Jefferson
County), and Marian Rose (Seaside). Their feedback was invaluable both for the proposed rules language and making sure that libraries have the information they need to apply for the grants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Buzzy Nielsen, MPP, MSI (he/him/his)
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Program Manager for Library Support and Tribal Liaison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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