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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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Clara Piazzola

Coos Bay Public Library
Circulation/YouTube Host
Coos Bay, OR

https://twitter.com/YarnOwlReads

Clara Piazzola spends half their time as a library tech at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's library and the other half of their time working at the Coos Bay Public Library. They run the Connecting YOU to CBPL project, an initiative to engage teens using the library's YouTube channel. They are deeply invested in promoting diversity and equality, and they believe YouTube is one important tool for achieving those goals. They also run the book blog Yarn Owl Reads.

8:00am PDT

Registration Desk Hours for Thursday Conference Center Lobby

8:30am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

11:00am PDT

Stark Raving OYAN: Book Rave and Graphic Rave Revealed VistasIan Duncanson • Traci Glass • Sonja Somerville • Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

12:30pm PDT

All Conference Lunch & Business Meeting Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

This One’s for the Fans: Building and Improving Access to Fandom Collections in the Library VistasAmy Mihelich • Lori Moore • Mark Richardson • Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

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

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) OYEA Reception Tap & GrowlerOregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

8:00pm PDT

President's Networking Social VistasOLA Executive Board

7:30am PDT

Registration Desk Hours for Friday Conference Center Lobby

8:30am PDT

Beyond Pronouns: Serving Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations Studio B & CSinclair St. Claire • Kit Lorelied • Public Library Division (PLD)

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

Engaging Teens Using YouTube HansberryClara Piazzola

12:30pm PDT

Awards Lunch & OYAN Raffle Big Winners Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

2-Minute Reviews FerberBill Baars • Carissa Barrett • Chris Myers • Oregon Authors Committee

4:00pm PDT

Pre-Author Event Reception Conference Center Lobby

5:00pm PDT

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

8:00am 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

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

11:30am 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

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)

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)