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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.

LF

linda fraught

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
Senior Library Assistant, Telephone Information
Vancouver, WA

I'm hoping to start pursuing my MLS at Emporia in August 2018!!!

8:00am PDT

Registration Desk Hours for Wednesday Conference Center Lobby

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

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

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)

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) 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

8:30am PDT

Safe, Savvy & Empowered: Teaching Web Literacy in Your Library VistasLiza Dyer • Joanna Milner • Reference Round Table (RRT) 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)

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

11:00am PDT

A Ray of Light in Dark Times: Immigrants, ICE, and Public Institutions (Part 1) VistasRaquel Hecht • Joel Iboa • Elizabeth Lopez • Sue Ludington • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Outreach Round Table (ORT) • REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT) Passing the Torch: Reference Training for Frontline Staff FerberKaren Bankole • Sara DeWaay Taking Training Home: Activities for Staff Development Studio B & CKathryn Kohl • Arlene Weible • Laural Winter

11:40am PDT

Break Conference Center Lobby

11:50am PDT

A Ray of Light in Dark Times: Immigrants, ICE, and Public Institutions (Part 2) VistasGabriela Hernandez • Elizabeth Lopez • Alice Perez Ververa • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Outreach Round Table (ORT) • REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT) Pro Tips for Your Bright Future in Public Libraries: Application to Interview Board RoomDawn Borgardt • Victoria Campbell • New Member Round Table (NMRT) 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) 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)

4:00pm PDT

Pre-Author Event Reception Conference Center Lobby

8:30am PDT

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

9:30am PDT

"Writing Is Life: Connecting Books to Your Students’ Experiences" with author Jordan Sonnenblick BlochJordan Sonnenblick Let Our Voices Light the Way: Addressing Sensitive Topics in Libraries Through Dialogue SousaLindsay Marlow • Kelly McElroy

11:00am PDT

Break Composer's Hall Lobby Patti Dobrowolski Thunder Talk: "I Love Change - You Go First" BlochPatti Dobrowolski

12:20pm PDT

Weed Them and Reap SousaMaryKay Dahlgreen • Emily O'Neal • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

2:00pm PDT

If They Build It, They Might Come: Design Thinking and Teen Summer Reading SousaSeana Lane • Windalu Medrano • Amy P Miller See What the Future Holds! Introducing New Grade Level Learning Goals for IL Instruction BlochPeggy Christensen • Pam Kessinger • Susan Stone • Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL)