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OLA Conference 2018

Welcome to the 2018 OLA Conference program! Please check back frequently, as more details and information will be continuously added over the coming weeks. See our tips for using Sched. The conference hashtag is #ORLib18 (twitter / instagram)

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8:00am PDT

Registration Desk Hours for Saturday Conference Center Lobby

8:30am PDT

Welcome and Keynote Address: Patti Dobrowolski Composer's HallJane Corry • Patti Dobrowolski

9:30am PDT

"Writing Is Life: Connecting Books to Your Students’ Experiences" with author Jordan Sonnenblick BlochJordan Sonnenblick Expectation vs. Reality in the High School to College Transition: Working Together to Bridge the Gaps Joplin/SeegerSally Mielke • Sarah Ralston • Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Let Our Voices Light the Way: Addressing Sensitive Topics in Libraries Through Dialogue SousaLindsay Marlow • Kelly McElroy

11:00am PDT

Break Composer's Hall Lobby Patti Dobrowolski Thunder Talk: "I Love Change - You Go First" BlochPatti Dobrowolski Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association (LIOLA) Meeting & Training Eugene Public LibraryLeadership Institute (LIOLA)

11:30am PDT

Being On the National YALSA Teens' Top Ten Panel: A Tale of Many ARCs (Part 1) Joplin/SeegerBrinsley Hammond-Brouwer • Anne Jenkins • Sonja Somerville But We Aren’t Scientists! Get Your Hands on STEAM Programs for Kids and Teens BlochSandra Carson-FitzGerald • Ian Duncanson • Jessica Miele • MacKenzie Ross Get Out of Town! How to Get an International Library Job SousaLara Seven Phillips

12:20pm PDT

Being On the National YALSA Teens' Top Ten Panel: A Tale of Many ARCs (Part 2) Joplin/SeegerBrinsley Hammond-Brouwer • Anne Jenkins • Sonja Somerville Tech Lab Collab: A School and Public Library Teaming Success! BlochStacy Erickson • Caitrin Lenartz • Rebecca Mayer • Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR) Weed Them and Reap SousaMaryKay Dahlgreen • Emily O'Neal • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

1:00pm PDT

Pre-ordered Box Lunches Available Conference Center Lobby

2:00pm PDT

If They Build It, They Might Come: Design Thinking and Teen Summer Reading SousaSeana Lane • Windalu Medrano • Amy P Miller Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards (ORCA): Winners, Nominations, and More! Joplin/SeegerMelanie Hetrick • Kiva Liljequist • MacKenzie Ross • Oregon Reader's Choice Award Committee (ORCA) • Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) See What the Future Holds! Introducing New Grade Level Learning Goals for IL Instruction BlochPeggy Christensen • Pam Kessinger • Susan Stone • Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL)