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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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Kathryn Kohl

Libraries in Clackamas County
Member Services Librarian
Oregon City, OR

I am the staff training coordinator, library district committee liaison, and eBook administrator for the Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC). Before coming to LINCC in 2015 I worked for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District as an adult services librarian, and prior to becoming a librarian in 2008 I worked as a market research consultant for Kaiser Permanente.

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

11:00am PDT

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

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

4:00pm PDT

Standards: Who Needs ‘Em? WilderMo Cole • Darci Hanning • Ruth Metz • Karen Muller • Public Library Division (PLD) What IF...? Intellectual Freedom Training Resources for Library Staff Studio B & CMike Bobish • Roberta Richards • Perry Stokes • Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

6:30pm PDT

Emporia Alumni Reception Wilder

7:00am PDT

Oregon Digital Library Consortium (ODLC) Business Meeting Hansberry

8:30am PDT

Collection Development Policies: From the Ground Up WilderDamon Campbell • Molly Carlisle • Linda Crook • Miriam Rigby • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT) Safe, Savvy & Empowered: Teaching Web Literacy in Your Library VistasLiza Dyer • Joanna Milner • Reference Round Table (RRT) Using Virtual and Augmented Reality in a Real Library World HansberryJesse Adams • Mary C. Derr • LuCinda Gustavson • Travis Lloyd • Children's Services Division (CSD) • Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) What Is Your Vision of the Future of Libraries? Join IFLA’s Worldwide Discussion! Board RoomRichard Sapon-White • Patricia A. Wand • International Relations Round Table (IRRT)

11:00am PDT

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

11:50am PDT

Illuminating Advice for Your Community-Wide Reading Program FerberCarol Reich • Annie Sprague • Public Library Division (PLD) Turning Lemons into Lemonade: An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Studio B & CLori Wamsley

2:00pm PDT

Growing Into Management WilderMargaret Alexander • Karen Muller • Jimmy Pearson • Jerianne Thompson • Public Library Division (PLD)

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

11:30am PDT

Get Out of Town! How to Get an International Library Job SousaLara Seven Phillips

12:20pm PDT

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)

2:00pm PDT

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)