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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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Buzzy Nielsen

Crook County Library
Library Director
Prineville, Oregon

Buzzy is President of OLA and also serves on the Library Development and Legislation Committee, where he helps OLA respond to local, state, and national issues affecting libraries and the people they serve. In his over 20 years in the profession, Buzzy has worked in a wide variety of libraries. Before becoming director at Crook County Library, Buzzy directed Hood River County Library District. He is a self-professed policy wonk and open source advocate.

2:30pm PDT

Oregon Library Association (OLA) Board Meeting Director's Room

6:00pm PDT

Public Library Division (PLD) Reception & Dinner VistasMarnie Webb • Public Library Division (PLD)

8:00pm PDT

Karaoke with the Leadership Committee Cornucopia Bar & BurgersLeadership Institute (LIOLA)

8:30am PDT

Grand Opening Session and Keynote Address: Erin Helgren Playwright's HallJill Cunningham • Erin Helgren

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Grand Opening Composer's Hall

12:30pm PDT

All Conference Lunch & Business Meeting Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

PNLA President’s Session: Pathways to Leadership Studio B & CRick Stoddart

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

4:00pm PDT

So Emotional: The Hidden Labor and Mental Load of Librarianship VistasKirsten Brodbeck-Kenney • Sarah Strahl • Public Library Division (PLD)

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

5:30pm PDT

Support Staff Division (SSD) Business Meeting Studio B & CSupport Staff Division (SSD)

8:00pm PDT

President's Networking Social VistasOLA Executive Board

8:30am PDT

Spotlight on Justice: How Small and Rural Counties Support the Legal Information Needs of the Public Director's RoomAmy DaSaro • Pam Davis • Beecher Ellison • Erika Hente • Kate Lasky • Sue Ludington • Nate Pedersen • Madelynne Sheehan • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Reference Round Table (RRT)

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

11:00am PDT

Speed Networking Board RoomBethany Grabow • New Member Round Table (NMRT)

11:40am PDT

Break Conference Center Lobby

11:50am PDT

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Studio B & CLori Wamsley

12:30pm PDT

Awards Lunch & OYAN Raffle Big Winners Playwright's Hall

4:00pm PDT

Pre-Author Event Reception Conference Center Lobby

5:00pm PDT

Author Presentation Event & Book Signing: Jordan Sonnenblick Composer's HallJordan Sonnenblick

8:30am PDT

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

9:30am PDT

Let Our Voices Light the Way: Addressing Sensitive Topics in Libraries Through Dialogue SousaLindsay Marlow • Kelly McElroy

11:00am PDT

Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association (LIOLA) Meeting & Training Eugene Public LibraryLeadership Institute (LIOLA)