Email Discussion and Announcement Lists

The State Library hosts and manages discussion and announcement lists for the Oregon library community. Some lists are open to all (“Open Lists"), and some are restricted to specific positions or specialties (“Closed Lists"). Follow the instructions in the descriptions below to subscribe.

Open Lists

dowd-webinars: This is an announcement-only list to receive registration information about the monthly live training webinars by Ryan Dowd. These webinars are free to Oregon all library staff, volunteers, and board members. Please sign up to receive registration announcements by selecting "Registration information for Dowd live webinars".

Kids-lib: This list is sponsored by the Oregon Library Association's Children's Services Division (CSD). CSD is a non-profit, educational and informational organization whose goal is to provide support and continuing education for Oregon's children's librarians and for support staff who work in children's services. Possible uses include job announcements, meeting announcements, conference announcements, training opportunities, gift offerings, resource sharing, and questions about children's services and library-related issues. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

Libs-Or: This discussion list is for sharing information about the Oregon library community. Uses include job announcements, meeting announcements, conference announcements, training opportunities, gift offerings, resource sharing, and questions about library-related issues. New subscribers should review the user guidelines, which outline rules and etiquette for posting messages. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

NWDigitalProjects: The Northwest Digital Projects list is an open, un-moderated forum for communication about digital collection projects in the Pacific Northwest. Subscribers are encouraged to share information about projects, resources, training opportunities, and best practices. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

OYAN: This discussion list is sponsored by the Oregon Library Association's Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN). OYAN is a non-profit, educational and informational organization whose goals are to advocate for excellence in library services for young adults, to take a proactive role in providing library services to teens, and to provide a network of communication among librarians and support staff who work with teens. This list enhances communication on these issues for OYAN members and other interested parties. Possible uses include job announcements, meeting announcements, conference announcements, training opportunities, gift offerings, resource sharing, and questions about teen services and library-related issues. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

TechTalk: A weekly e-newsletter covering how-to technology and communication tips. While not written specifically for library staff, the State Library regularly receives positive feedback about this service. Tech-Talk is emailed weekly to the Libs-Or mailing list, but you can also subscribe to just the TechTalk list; to subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

Please note that due to our licensing agreement, we request that you do not forward individual newsletters to colleagues, etc. Instead, encourage them to subscribe directly.

Closed Lists

AL-Directors: This is a closed list for academic library directors. It is a vehicle for the State Library to send official announcements such as grant program announcements, grant applications, and deadline reminders. Although subscribers cannot post or reply to the list, they may reply directly to the sender. Only current academic library directors may join this list. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

Answerland: This discussion list is the main communication channel for Answerland, Oregon's statewide reference service. Through this list the Coordinator sends out updates about software, scheduling, etc., as well as calls to help answering questions. Answerland staff are encouraged to subscribe. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

Classified-PLC: This electronic discussion list is for classified staff who are currently employed in a school library in Oregon to share resources and ask questions about school libraries. Fill out this form to subscribe.

libdistrict-directors: This list is a vehicle for current directors of public library districts to exchange information and discuss common issues. Only current public library directors of library districts may join this list. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

OR-PLDirectors: This list is a vehicle for current public library directors to exchange information and discuss common issues. Only current public library directors may join this list. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

OR-SRP: This list is used by the State Library to communicate essential information about the Oregon Summer Reading Program (SRP) for all ages at public libraries. Membership is limited to one person per library to ensure every library receives the most important summer reading information, and that the information is going to the right person at each library. If you don't know who at your library is subscribed to this list, please ask your library director first. If your library director doesn't know, email Library Support and Development.

OSLIST: This announcement list is used to send information to Oregon school library staff about the Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS), the K-12 statewide databases, and major school library news, resources, and opportunities. Oregon school library staff, and other Oregon educators who are active OSLIS users, are encouraged to subscribe; email Library Support and Development. Messages related to OSLIS and the databases are posted on the OSLIS website.

PL-Directors: This is a list for public library directors only. It is a vehicle for the State Library to send official announcements such as grant program announcements, grant applications, and deadline reminders. Although subscribers cannot post or reply to the list, they may reply directly to the sender. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

R2R-OR: This list is for public library directors and key contact staff for the Ready to Read Grant. The grant administrator sends out information regarding Ready to Read through this list. Directors and key contacts can use this list to share information, ask questions, and exchange project ideas regarding the Ready to Read Grant. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.

TL-Directors: This list is for tribal library directors only. It is a vehicle for the Oregon State Library to send official announcements such as grant program announcements, grant applications and deadline reminders. Although subscribers cannot post or reply to the list, they may reply directly to the sender. To subscribe, email Library Support and Development.