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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.

Lee Van Duzer

Washington County Law Library
Law Librarian
Portland, Oregon Area

co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary

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

11:00am PDT

Maximizing Partnerships: Uniting to Build One Bright Future for Your Community Studio B & CJesse Adams • Bonnie Brzozowski • Andrew Cherbas • A.J. Fillo • Kristy Kemper-Hodge • Kristin Starnes • Heidi Weisel • Public Library Division (PLD) 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

Many Libraries, One Collaborative Virtual Reference Service: Finding Future Paths FerberAmy Coughenour • Dawn Marie Lowe-Wincentsen • Joanna Milner • Tamara Ottum • Mark Peterson • Reference Round Table (RRT) Oregon History at Your Fingertips: Highlights from Oregon Digital Collections Director's RoomClaire Bolyard • Valery King • Dotty Ormes • Sarah Rowland • Arlene Weible • Document Interest Group (DIGOR)

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

4:00pm PDT

Acquisitions 101: An Unconference Board RoomRachel Aronowitz • Damon Campbell • Emily O'Neal • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

7:00pm PDT

Reference Round Table (RRT) and Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) Joint Business Meeting Board RoomLegal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Reference Round Table (RRT)

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

Introduction to Legal Research and Reference in Oregon: How Any Librarian Can Master the Question “Is It Legal?” (Part 1) Director's RoomLewis Zimmerman • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

11:40am PDT

Break Conference Center Lobby

11:50am PDT

Introduction to Legal Research and Reference in Oregon: How Any Librarian Can Master the Question “Is It Legal?” (Part 2) Director's RoomLewis Zimmerman • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) 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

2:00pm PDT

Just Ask: Using the Tools Provided by the Harwood Institute to Turn Outward HansberryToan Lam-Sullivan • Rachael Short • Gesse Stark-Smith • Outreach Round Table (ORT) Shining a Light on Weapons in Public Libraries Studio B & CJohn Cabrera • Abigail Elder • Amy Hutchinson • LeVena Nohrenberg • Brian M. Thompson • Library Development and Legislation Committee (LDLC)