Committees

Communications
April Witteveen, Deschutes Public Library (email)
Solicits news from OLA Board and units; reports on OLA's official actions;Solicits and reports news of Oregon librarians, library staff members and library activities; reports local, regional and national news that affects the Oregon library community;exercises selection and editing authority over Hotline submissions and product

Conference
Sara Charlton, Tillamook County Library (email)
Plans and executes the program for the annual meeting.

Honors, Awards, Scholarships (HAS)
Faye Chadwell, Oregon State University (email)
Solicits nominations for Association awards in various categories; makes selections of recipients; works with Conference Planning to host awards at annual conference

HAS - Scholarship
Gary Sharp, North Bend Public Library (email)

Intellectual Freedom
Isaac Gilman, Pacific University (email)
Judy Anderson, Concordia University (email)
Aids the development of the Association's position on Intellectual Freedom, to interpret this position to the public, and to act in support of this position.

Oregon Reader's Choice Award
Rebecca Cohen, Newport Public Library (email)
The ORCA is intended to be a fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades 4-12 to become enthusiastic and disciminating readers.  During the course of the school year, Oregon students choose their favorite book in a real-life democratic process.

Library Development and Legislation
Janet Webster, Oregon State University Libraries (email)
Establishes plans for improvement of libraries in Oregon through study and recommendation of plans for the use of state and federal funds; exploration of other sources of funding, e.g., foundation grants. Establishes priorities for legislative action which may affect all types of libraries in Oregon.

Membership
Steph Miller (email)
Endeavors to secure new members for the Association by contacting librarians and others interested in library service in Oregon. Special effort should be made to contact those new to the state and the profession to express OLA's interest in them and to explain what the Association can offer them.

Nominations
Mary Ginnane (email)
Shall have charge of the conduct of the regular and special elections and the counting and tabulation of all votes cast. Will submit a press release to the OLA Hotline for the January issue requesting suggestions for nominees and petition nominees; will determine a slate of nominees in February; will submit candidates' statements for the OLA Hotline in the April issue; will insure that candidates are introduced and that information about the candidates is available at the annual conference

OLA/OASL Joint Committee
Ian Duncanson, Beaverton City Library (email)
Fosters cooperation between school and public libraries.

Oregon Authors
Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, Portland State University (email)
Collects and preserves bibliographical data on Oregon authors.

Publications
Diane Sotak, University of Portland (email)
To provide timely ways to communicate with members concerning the activities of OLA. Manages all aspects of the publication of Oregon Library Association Quarterly (OLAQ)

Resource Sharing
Eva Calcagno, Washington County Co-op Library Services (email)
Fosters interlibrary loan and cooperation among libraries (sharing of materials). Assesses the need for lists of subject area holdings of libraries.