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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)

We look forward to seeing you at the conference! Register here.

Sara Q. Thompson

Deschutes Public Library
Adult Services Manager
Bend, OR

https://twitter.com/esquetee

Sara has been with the OLA Communication Committee on and off for 5 years. Before jumping headfirst into the exciting and amazing world of public libraries, she was the solo academic librarian of the small OSU branch campus in Bend. She would love to be trained on crochet. She tweets and grams as @esquetee.

6:00pm PDT

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

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 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) Training for the Future: Equipping Staff for the Challenges to Come FerberDarci Hanning • Amy Honisett • Blake Kincaid • Kathryn Kohl • Tracey Letmate • Lisa Tattersall

2:00pm PDT

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

Public Library Division (PLD) Business Meeting FerberPublic Library Division (PLD)

8:00pm PDT

President's Networking Social VistasOLA Executive Board

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

11:00am PDT

Taking Training Home: Activities for Staff Development Studio B & CKathryn Kohl • Arlene Weible • Laural Winter

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

8:30am PDT

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