The final CSD Board meeting for the 2024-205 year will be rescheduled in July. Stay tuned for date and time. Thanks! ![]()
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It's been nearly a month since the 2025 Oregon Library Association Conference, but over here at CSD, we're still feeling all the joy and connection from the experience. Let us know in the comments what you enjoyed most about the conference.
CSD held its Spring Auction in April, many of us attended OLA, and now we are heading into the Summer Reading! We hope you are doing great. Please join us for the Meet-and-Greet meeting tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Login to the OLA website for the zoom link.
Support the Children Services Division by purchasing books through our Spring Auction, now live on Auctria. Create an account and start your bidding! LOTS can be delivered to you at the OLA conference or mailed to you at your cost. Visit https://tinyurl.com/8hj926z7 to see all the goods.
Greetings from the Children Services Division!
Just like OLA is going to be a little different this year, so too is the Evelyn Sibley Lampman breakfast. The Lampman Breakfast of Champions is an event at OLA to enjoy breakfast while giving a special shout-out to a youth librarian, author, or educator in Oregon who is making a difference in the lives of Oregon youth. There are only two requirements this year to nominate someone: the person lives in Oregon and has championed youth in Oregon. Complete the form here. If you choose to join us at the Lampman Breakfast of Champions, invite your Champion and you will get a chance to read your letter out loud to them and everyone at the breakfast. All shout-outs will be printed and displayed on a banner in the room for all to enjoy. Questions about this year’s Lampan Breakfast of Champions can be directed to [email protected] More information about Evelyn Sibley Lampman here. Attend the Children Services Division board meeting on Friday, February 21 from 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.! You'll meet fantastic librarians in Oregon making a difference.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530179155 Meeting ID: 895 3017 9155 The Children's Services Division (CSD) of the Oregon Library Association (OLA) is offering scholarships of up to $1,000 to help CSD members attend the OLA Conference in Eugene, OR, from April 23-25, 2025. The funds can be used for conference registration, travel, lodging, and meals.
Preference will be given to: Applicants from diverse or underrepresented groups Applicants working with underserved communities Applicants who have not received a CSD scholarship before Applicants from small or rural institutions with limited funding Scholarship recipients must: Be a current CSD/OLA member, or become one Cover any extra costs for family or friends attending with them Provide receipts for travel and meal expenses Complete a short survey after the conference Agree to share what they learned with CSD members, such as presenting at a workshop, writing an article, serving on the board, or other professional development activities. Apply now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X2PZrSK120_Y62cSsm-OSkz_fOueg50prd9dLL2m4Uc/preview Application deadline: February 28, 2025 Winners will be notified by March 21, 2025. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Meet our Legislators! Build community and connect with decision makers. We are gathering at the State Capital on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. -- Please join us!
It all starts with an orientation session. Then, at the State Library of Oregon in room 102, with books provided for them, Legislators will choose one to send to one of their local libraries. Now is the time to call your Senator and Representatives' offices and schedule an appointment for anytime on February 11. Appointments are usually in 10-15 minute slots. The OLA Library Development & Legislation Committee will provide you with issue briefs and talking points soon. You, a part of the professional library community, are the best people to talk with our state legislators and their staffers about library issues. After you've made your appointments, please use this spreadsheet https://tinyurl.com/yx3cvmsj to document the appointment time. The link to the spreadsheet is also available on the committee’s webpage: https://www.olaweb.org/ldlc If you are unable to attend in person we hope you will plan on contacting your Legislators through email or by phone and let us know this on the spreadsheet. Don't know who are your state legislators? Look it up with the Legislator Lookup tool: https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=fd070b56c975456ea2a25f7e3f4289d1 You could coordinate your visit with others in your Legislative districts and bring along Board Members or others in your community interested in these kinds of library issues. Keep this in mind, the Legislator’s offices easily accommodate 3 visitors. We can't promise unicorns, but attending the meeting might make you feel a little magical.
We'd love to see you there! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530179155 You are invited to the CSD Board Meeting. Join us! We'd love to have your input.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530179155 Discussion topics include: CSD/OYAN Level-Up Listening Session report, Scholarship update, OLA 2025, Lampman Breakfast and CSD Chair-Elect updates. |
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