OLA Conference 2018: Full Schedule

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.

1:00pm PDT

Metacognition and Reading Strategies to Bridge Students Toward Inquiry

Discover ways to assist high school and college students to avoid the binaries of search-and-find and pick-and-plug in, which they can mistakenly rely upon to finish research projects quickly. Through small group work and reflection, participants will experience how surfacing students’ previous knowledge and their personal experiences ensures their ability to better engage in the process of inquiry. The focus on inquiry can engender frustration for students because it requires gaining comfort with ambiguity, plus constant questioning, a difficult developmental stage in critical thinking and academic achievement.

Using concepts and practices from frameworks which emphasize metacognition, such as the Reading Apprenticeship Framework, the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, and the learning goals (in draft) from the Oregon School Library Standards, participants will practice various ways to use reading routines and metacognitive practices to support topic exploration as a process— which requires reflection, sharing and discussion—and leads to making new connections and discoveries. This workshop will apply to all discipline areas, not just composition or writing, and has application for librarians where independent research projects are required (including high school through college).

Speakers

Bill Bogart

Developmental Education Faculty and Department Chair, Portland Community College

Bill has been an active participant in a Reading Apprenticeship community of practice with instructors at Portland Community College since 2012. He currently teaches courses in college Reading, and Integrated Reading/Writing.

Pam Kessinger

Reference Librarian, Portland Community College

Pam Kessinger is the Reference Librarian at Portland Community College, Rock Creek campus. She is the Chair of the Information Literacy Advisory Group of Oregon (ILAGO). She serves as the Higher Education Rep to the Oregon Association of School Libraries Board, and is a member of... Read More →

Theresa Love

Developmental Education Faculty, Portland Community College

Theresa has been a practitioner of Reading Apprenticeship for many years in a community college setting. She has facilitated online courses in RA Leadership for WestEd. She currently teaches courses in Reading and Pre-college level Composition for Portland Community College.

Sponsors

Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR)

Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)

Metacognition and Reading to Bridge Students Toward Inquiry OLA2018 pdf

Wednesday April 18, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Ferber Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Preconference, PM

Audience Academic libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Instruction & information literacy, Teens

1:00pm PDT

Understanding Autism

Limited Capacity seats available

This training is offered through the Oregon Training and Consultation (OTAC) and will provide a good framework for anyone who would like to learn more about autism and neurodiversity. Participants will gain knowledge of:

· the history of autism
· diagnostic criteria and experiences shared by self-advocates
· how autism impacts learning, communication, and behavior
· a positive approach to support people who experience autism

Kelli Downey, an OTAC behavior consultant with more than 10 years of experience in her field, will explain best practices on how to both interact with people who experience autism and ways to structure environments to support learning needs. While this training will be geared toward teens with autism, it also provides foundational information that libraries could use to build services for all patrons with autism. Participants will be provided with a training activity workbook, resource list, and a paper copy of the presentation slides.

Speakers

Kelli Downey

Behavior Consultant, Oregon Training and Consultation

Kelli has professionally collaborated with people who experience developmental disabilities for the past ten years focusing on providing holistic, person centered supports to aid people in developing life skills. During her graduate work at the University of Kansas Medical Center... Read More →

Sponsors

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

Intro to Autism library pdf

Resource List library pdf

Wednesday April 18, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Wilder Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Preconference, PM

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Library buildings & spaces, Programming, Readers' advisory, Teens

11:00am PDT

Keynote Follow-up: Working with Rural Communities to Promote School Readiness and Success

Learn how Jill Cunningham, Librarian for the Yoncalla Public Library, has cultivated successful strategies in promoting academic skills in young children. Jill will share her creative solutions for recruiting volunteers, securing funding, and ensuring strong participation.

Speakers

Jill Cunningham

Librarian, Yoncalla Public Library

Jill Cummingham is the librarian for the Yoncalla Public Library. She is strongly committed to ensuring rural communities have access to rural libraries. She lives in Yoncalla.

Erin Helgren

Early Works Site Liaison, Children's Institute

Erin Helgren joined the Children's Institute in November 2015 as the Early Works Site Liaison in Yoncalla, a rural town in Douglas County with a population of fewer than 2000 residents. Erin's 25 years of experience and knowledge working with young children and families in rural... Read More →

Thursday April 19, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Director's Room Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Thursday, 90-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Early literacy, Partnerships, Rural & small libraries

2:00pm PDT

Many Libraries, One Collaborative Virtual Reference Service: Finding Future Paths

Do you provide virtual reference services at your library? Does your library participate in collaborative virtual reference services? Or have you used a virtual reference service as a patron? This workshop will provide opportunities to explore different virtual reference models, with a view towards how Answerland coordinates different types of libraries to support Oregon’s diverse populations. We’ll role-play scenarios for statewide virtual reference services, using the experiences to complete SWOT analyses and consider potential future paths for Answerland. Through this session, the Answerland Advisory Committee invites librarians to share their experiences from their home libraries, learn about others’ experiences, and consider how virtual reference tools and services can be used to support diverse populations.

Speakers

Amy Coughenour

Library Staff, State Library of Oregon

I've worked in libraries for 10 years, including virtual reference, reference, instruction, distance education, scholarly communication, and electronic resources. While starting in academic libraries, I now support state government agencies as a member of the Government Information... Read More →

Dawn Marie Lowe-Wincentsen

associate dean of library and learning resources, Shoreline Community College

Dawn is the associate dean of library and learning resources at Shoreline Community College. She has a love of open access and open pedagogy, wanting to get information access to everyone with equity and clarity.

Joanna Milner

Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library

Joanna been digging up information and good reads for Multnomah County Library patrons for nearly 20 years. She has presented workshops on library staff training to Oregon Library Association, Washington Library Association, and Oregon Association of School Libraries, and is part... Read More →

Tamara Ottum

Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon

Tamara has worked in libraries for almost 20 years. She has held paraprofessional and professional positions of various types (circulation, information literacy, reference, rural outreach, systems & technology) in both public and academic libraries. Currently she coordinates Answerland... Read More →

Mark Peterson

Collection Development Librarian, Mt. Hood Community College

Sponsors

Reference Round Table (RRT)

Thursday April 19, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ferber Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Thursday, 60-min

Audience Academic libraries, Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Assessment, Partnerships, Reference services, Technology

2:00pm PDT

Oregon History at Your Fingertips: Highlights from Oregon Digital Collections

Government documents have always been a rich source for historical research and can be a great resource for teachers seeking informational text for classroom instruction. The problem is that they can be hard to find in local library collections. Increasing amounts of historical government documents are making their way online, but can you really just rely on Google to find them? This program will help you navigate some of the best digital collections for locating government documents on topics important to Oregon history.

Speakers

Claire Bolyard

Web Services and Digital Collections Librarian, State Library of Oregon

I work in the Government Information and Library Services division of the State Library of Oregon. My primary focus is building and maintaining patron-centered websites, digital collections, and social media. I also provide reference support for state employees, teach classes, and... Read More →

Valery King

Business/Government Information Librarian, Oregon State University Libraries

Government information, maps, and business reference/instruction at OSU Libraries

Dotty Ormes

Government Information & Instruction Librarian, Southern Oregon University

I am Government Information/Instruction Librarian at SOU's Hannon Library. I also teach research sessions for the following subject specialties: Political Science, Theatre, Art, English and Shakespeare Studies.

Sarah Rowland

Head of Technical Services, Eastern Oregon University

Arlene Weible

Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator, State Library of Oregon

I am the Electronic Services Consultant and Federal Regional Depository Coordinator at the State Library of Oregon. Please talk to me about the Statewide Database Licensing Program, the Federal Depository Library Program, or if you just want to figure out what is happening at the... Read More →

Sponsors

Document Interest Group (DIGOR)

DIGOR handout docx

Oregon History at Your Fingertips Parks pptx

bolyardDIGOR 2018 pptx

Thursday April 19, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Director's Room Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Thursday, 60-min

Audience Academic libraries, Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Digital repositories & online resources, Instruction & information literacy, Technology

5:30pm PDT

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) OYEA Reception

Everyone is invited to enjoy some snacks and social time with the Oregon Young Adult Network. Join us at Tap & Growler, just two blocks from the Eugene Hilton, to talk about teens, YA books, or anything else! The high point of the evening will be the announcement of the winner of OYAN’s You’re Excellent Award (aka the OYEA Award). Come congratulate someone who made a positive and significant contribution to teens in libraries last year!

Sponsors

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

Thursday April 19, 2018 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Tap & Growler 207 East 5th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401

Meeting, Off-site

Audience School libraries, Youth services
Topic Networking, Off-site, Teens

8:30am PDT

Safe, Savvy & Empowered: Teaching Web Literacy in Your Library

Whether our students and patrons are doing research, finding housing and jobs, being politically active, or just staying in touch with family and friends, opting out of the web is no longer an option. Learn how to help your library community become safe, savvy, empowered citizens of the digital world. Participate in activities designed by the Mozilla Foundation to teach information evaluation, web mechanics, privacy, and other web literacy skills.

Speakers

Liza Dyer

Volunteer Services Program Coordinator, Multnomah County Library

Liza has been involved in the nonprofit and public sectors for more than 15 years. She is currently participating in the Mozilla Foundation's Web Literacy Leaders project. She is proud to be an AmeriCorps alum and Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA).

Joanna Milner

Library Assistant, Multnomah County Library

Sponsors

Reference Round Table (RRT)

Safe, Savvy & Empowered pdf

Safe, Savvy & Empowered handout pdf

Friday April 20, 2018 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Vistas Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 90-min

Audience Academic libraries, Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Instruction & information literacy, Intellectual freedom & privacy, Reference services

8:30am PDT

Using Virtual and Augmented Reality in a Real Library World

Learn how to use Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to STEAM up your library programs, intrigue your patrons, market your collection and provide your patrons with access to the technology resources of the future. VR and AR can enhance programming for all ages, let your patrons experience a whole new world of learning, and even help them locate the materials they need. Learn how to make story time pop, when kids create their own interactive 3D virtual dragon. Create new ways for patrons to browse or wayfind using AR signage and information. Let your patrons explore, create, and learn in a virtual world with AR apps, HTC Vive and other VR systems. This session will cover what is possible now and how this new technology could transform libraries in the future.

Speakers

Jesse Adams

Digital Services Coordinator, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Jesse Adams has 15 years IT experience and assists the library with all things tech. Jesse works to promote the library’s mission through technology events and programming.

Mary C. Derr

Maker-at-Large, Corvallis Benton County Public Library

Makerspaces, Virtual Reality, ecology, science, birds

LuCinda Gustavson

Teen Services Librarian, Springfield Public Library

Travis Lloyd

Library Technical Specialist, Springfield Public Library

Sponsors

Children's Services Division (CSD)

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

Friday April 20, 2018 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Hansberry Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 90-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Kids, Marketing & promotion, Programming, Technology, Teens, User experience

11:00am PDT

A Ray of Light in Dark Times: Immigrants, ICE, and Public Institutions (Part 1)

2017 was a tumultuous year for immigrants living in the United States, and there are no signs that those struggles will diminish anytime soon. The threat of federal agents confronting and arresting potentially undocumented immigrants in places like public libraries, schools, and courthouses has had such a frightening impact that many immigrants, particularly noticeable among Oregon’s Latino population, are no longer visiting their local libraries. How are libraries and other public institutions addressing this distressing trend? What legal parameters must library staff follow if they witness ICE approaching a patron? What resources and strategies could be implemented to better meet the needs of these patrons, inside or outside of the library building? With expert panelists, including an immigration attorney and representative from Causa, Part 1 of this session will explore the current situation for undocumented immigrants in Oregon. This will be followed by Part 2, which will discuss concrete actions libraries can take, giving attendees the encouragement they need to respond to vulnerable patrons effectively and compassionately.

Speakers

Raquel Hecht

Attorney, Hecht & Norman LLP

Raquel has been an immigration lawyer in the State of Oregon since 1993. She is a founding partner of Hecht & Norman, LLP with offices in Eugene and Salem. She is a frequent speaker at various professional events, a member of the City of Eugene Police Commission, and an active Rotarian... Read More →

Joel Iboa

Coalition Coordinator, Causa Oregon

Joel is the Coalition Coordinator for Causa Oregon. He manages One Oregon, a statewide coalition that defends against anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim policies and ballot measures and works to ensure that all Oregonians, regardless of country of birth, are treated with dignity and respect... Read More →

Elizabeth Lopez

Library Supervisor, Hillsboro Public Library

Sue Ludington

Law Librarian, Lane County Law Library

Sue Ludington (Chair, OLA Legal Reference Round Table and 2019 OLA-WLA Conference Co-Chair) recently accepted the Lane County (OR) Law Librarian position, and moved to Eugene in March 2018. Prior to that, she was the Assistant Law Librarian at the Washington County (OR) Law Library... Read More →

Sponsors

Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

Outreach Round Table (ORT)

REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT)

Friday April 20, 2018 11:00am - 11:40am PDT
Vistas Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Equity & Inclusion, Intellectual freedom & privacy, Library buildings & spaces

11:00am PDT

Speed Networking

Do you want to meet new people in the Oregon library world but feel uncomfortable approaching people you don’t know? Let the New Member Round Table (NMRT) make it easy for you!

The speed networking program is simple yet effective. Participants turn to the person next to them and spend five minutes talking about who they are, where they live, and their professional interests. The exchange of contact information is highly encouraged. After five minutes, one person moves to a new seat and the networking continues with a new partner. At the end of the session, each person will have met up to ten new people. Whether the connection will be short-term, such as someone to sit with during lunch, or long-term, such as someone to help brainstorm library programs, the speed networking program will help everyone involved point toward a bright future.

Speakers

Bethany Grabow

Youth Services Reference Assistant, Beaverton City Library

Bethany worked in public libraries in Colorado, Nebraska, and Minnesota before moving to Oregon and finding a position with the Beaverton City Library. She is currently the chair of the New Member Round Table. She enjoys reading, cooking, exploring the city, and spending time with... Read More →

Sponsors

New Member Round Table (NMRT)

Friday April 20, 2018 11:00am - 11:40am PDT
Board Room Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 40-min

Audience Academic libraries, Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Career development, Networking

11:50am PDT

A Ray of Light in Dark Times: Immigrants, ICE, and Public Institutions (Part 2)

Speakers

Gabriela Hernandez

Latino Services Specialist, Deschutes Public Library

Gabriela, Latino Services Specialist at Deschutes Public Library, has done early literacy workshops with migrant workers, created "pop-up" programs at apartment complexes and mobile home parks, and presented a variety of events at the libraries for the Spanish speaking community... Read More →

Elizabeth Lopez

Library Supervisor, Hillsboro Public Library

Alice Perez Ververa

Library Specialist III, Estacada Public Library

Sponsors

Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

Outreach Round Table (ORT)

REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT)

Friday April 20, 2018 11:50am - 12:30pm PDT
Vistas Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Equity & Inclusion, Intellectual freedom & privacy, Library buildings & spaces

11:50am PDT

Engaging Teens Using YouTube

Learn how librarians can use YouTube to attract and empower teen patrons. YouTube can function as both a social platform for reaching out to teens and a creative platform where teens can build content with the library. Creating YouTube videos allows teens to build computational thinking and tech skills that will benefit them in many aspects of their lives. Teens who do not have access to certain technologies at home like laptops, webcams, and video editing software can also benefit from having library access to these items. Every teen is their own point of light; they all offer a unique perspective, each equally important, and teaching them how to make YouTube videos or posting teen-made videos on the library’s channel allows them to have their voices heard.

Speakers

Clara Piazzola

Circulation/YouTube Host, Coos Bay Public Library

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... Read More →

Engaging Teens using YouTube key

Friday April 20, 2018 11:50am - 12:30pm PDT
Hansberry Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Outreach & community engagement, Programming, Technology, Teens

11:50am PDT

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry (AI)

Are you interested in finding ways to think differently about how to overcome daily work challenges such as budget reductions, staff shortages, limited resources and to feel more empowered in your work? Attend this session and learn about Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an alternative to traditional, deficit-focused organizational approaches. In this session, you will learn how AI can help to generate ideas and solutions, and how it can unite and empower library teams around common goals. Participants will learn how to incorporate AI practice into their professional and personal life, and we will practice AI activities together to provide some first-hand experience and generate ideas to take back to your library. These methods can work with all kinds of library teams in all environments, and can also be part of a personal strategy to build and maintain positive, opportunity-based thinking in all areas of your life.

Speakers

Lori Wamsley

Faculty Librarian & Library Instruction Coordinator, Mt. Hood Community College

Friday April 20, 2018 11:50am - 12:30pm PDT
Studio B & C Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 40-min

Audience Academic libraries, Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Leadership & management, Staff development

2:00pm PDT

Full STEAM Ahead: Engaging Children and Teens

Robots and coding and puppets, oh my! After a couple of years concentrating on hands-on STEAM programming, our presenters are brimming with ideas for how to keep children and teens busy learning how science, technology, engineering, art, and math can be the basis of fun times and massive learning. They will demonstrate and explain examples as low-tech as preschool chemistry and high-tech as LEGO Mindstorms; as no-cost as CS First Coding Camp and as extravagant as grant-funded Explorer Kits (and toss in a few tips about how to access the grant funds you might need). We’re not all talk. We’ll bring along robots, kits, and crafts galore for you to try out to see what might work for your community.

Speakers

Mary Beth Hustoles

Youth Services Associate, Salem Public Library

Carrie Kasperick

Youth Services Librarian, Monmouth Public Library

Youth Services Programming, Collection Development, Teen Books

Jessica Marie

Youth Services Senior Librarian, Salem Public Library

Sonja Somerville

Teen Services Librarian, Salem Public Library

Sonja Somerville is a recovering journalist and erstwhile grant developer and marketing specialist who finally decided what she really wanted to be was a librarian. She has her MLIS from Drexel University and The Funnest Job Ever getting teens excited about books, planning wildly... Read More →

Friday April 20, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Vistas Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Friday, 90-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Programming, Teens

9:30am PDT

"Writing Is Life: Connecting Books to Your Students’ Experiences" with author Jordan Sonnenblick

Jordan Sonnenblick, who was an urban teacher for 14 years before becoming a full-time novelist, shares strategies for showing your students the secrets of close reading; writing with voice; and understanding deep plot – all through connection to their own life experiences. Trigger Warning: Possible Disney Clips!

Speakers

Jordan Sonnenblick

Author

Jordan Sonnenblick was a public school teacher for fourteen years, but always dreamed of being a writer, so one day in 2003 he sat down and started his first young adult novel, Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, which was published by Scholastic in 2005. Jordan was as surprised as anybody... Read More →

Saturday April 21, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am PDT
Bloch Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 90-min

Audience School libraries, Youth services
Topic Instruction & information literacy, Kids, Readers' advisory, Teens

9:30am PDT

Expectation vs. Reality in the High School to College Transition: Working Together to Bridge the Gaps

How might we work together across the K-20 continuum to better serve students with information literacy instruction? Academic librarians have reported that students have increasing deficiencies in information literacy competency when they start college. In order to inform our instruction, librarians at Eastern Oregon University surveyed first-year students for the past four years about their knowledge and understanding of library research and information literacy concepts. This presentation will report on the findings of this survey, and compare them to the Oregon School Library Standards for grades 12-13 (soon to be released) as a way to spark ideas about improving the transition from high school to college.

Following the presentation portion of the session, librarians and paraprofessionals from K-12 schools and academic librarians are invited to work together to brainstorm and identify strategies for student success across the continuum. Because many school districts in Oregon, and particularly in Eastern Oregon, do not have teacher-librarians on staff, session participants will explore ways in which OLA, OASL, academic and school librarians could support practicing teachers who provide information literacy instruction to help college bound students be better prepared.

Speakers

Sally Mielke

Associate Professor - Library, Eastern Oregon University

A former K-12 librarian, Sally Mielke is Collections & Instruction librarian and liaison to the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University.

Sarah Ralston

Assistant Professor - Library, Eastern Oregon University

Sarah Ralston is an instruction librarian who teaches credit-bearing information literacy courses primarily in the First Year Experience (FYE) program at Eastern Oregon University.

Sponsors

Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)

Presentation Expectations Vs Reality pdf

Saturday April 21, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am PDT
Joplin/Seeger Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 90-min

Audience Academic libraries, School libraries
Topic Instruction & information literacy, Teens

9:30am PDT

Let Our Voices Light the Way: Addressing Sensitive Topics in Libraries Through Dialogue

In an increasingly polarized political and social climate, librarians encounter many sensitive issues representing many voices on the reference desk, in the classroom, and throughout the library. Library users may ask about fake news, debate Black Lives Matter, or be concerned about what bathroom to use. How do we prepare ourselves to meet these conversations with care rather than shutting them down out of fear? How can we invite more voices to shed light on these issues? In this facilitated discussion, library workers from public, academic, school, and special libraries will come together to share experiences navigating challenging issues.

Participants will reflect on their experiences engaging in sensitive conversations with library users. We will consider situations that went well, and ones that did not, to determine what strategies led to pain points or to moments of connection. Participants will learn about intervention strategies and then will practice these with real-life scenarios involving sensitive topics in libraries. Special attention will be paid to approaches that raise voices that might otherwise be silenced. The facilitators will gather feedback and wisdom from participants, and will share additional resources for further learning and growth.

Speakers

Lindsay Marlow

STEM Instruction & Outreach Librarian, Oregon State University

Lindsay Marlow is the STEM Instruction & Outreach Librarian at Oregon State University. She received her MLS from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and previously worked as the Science Librarian at the University of South Dakota. She currently serves as the Treasurer for... Read More →

Kelly McElroy

Student Engagement & Community Outreach Librarian, Oregon State University

Kelly McElroy is the Student Engagement and Community Outreach Librarian at Oregon State University Libraries & Press. She received her MLIS and Master of Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia. She organizes with her communities as a coordinator of the annual Zine... Read More →

Saturday April 21, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am PDT
Sousa Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 90-min

Audience Academic libraries, Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Equity & Inclusion, Staff development, User experience

11:30am PDT

Being On the National YALSA Teens' Top Ten Panel: A Tale of Many ARCs (Part 1)

After noting a lack of West Coast libraries among the libraries chosen nationally for the YALSA Teens' Top Ten panel, Sonja Somerville and a group of teens from Salem Public Library decided to put in an application to be part of the 2017-2018 panel. Their excitement at being accepted as one of 20 libraries nationwide also came with a measure of panic. It has been a wild ride as Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) pour into the library. More and more readers have been recruited in an effort to keep ahead of the demand. The best - and also most challenging - thing about this list is that all the reviewing, nominating, and voting is totally generated from teens. No adults allowed. In Part 1 of this session, Sonja and a panel of teen readers share tips, highlight pitfalls, and offer interesting observations in the hope of encouraging increased future participation from Oregon. In Part 2, they'll deliver a series of rapid-fire book talks for some of the most amazing selections they've discovered as part of this process.

Speakers

Brinsley Hammond-Brouwer

Speak Up! Book Club reader/reviewer, Salem Public Library

Anne Jenkins

Speak Up! Book Club reader/reviewer, Salem Public Library

Sonja Somerville

Teen Services Librarian, Salem Public Library

Saturday April 21, 2018 11:30am - 12:10pm PDT
Joplin/Seeger Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Readers' advisory, Teens

11:30am PDT

But We Aren’t Scientists! Get Your Hands on STEAM Programs for Kids and Teens

Have you wanted to offer STEAM programs at your library and don’t know where to start? Or think you don’t have the skills or budget for it? Learn about what kinds of science, technology, engineering, and math (and some art) programs the Beaverton City Library staff offers for kids and teens. Our programs include STEM Storytime, Messy Art, Kid Engineers, Messy Science, and more! After the brief presentation, you will have time to explore different activities and play with toys that you might consider offering at your library.

Speakers

Sandra Carson-FitzGerald

Children’s Librarian, Beaverton City Library

Sandy started her library career at Madison Public Library in Madison, Wisconsin. Sandy got her MLS from Emporia State University and has been working at Beaverton City Library for 20 years. She loves books, children, and matching books with children.

Ian Duncanson

Youth Services Librarian, Beaverton City Library

Ian has been at the Beaverton City Library for 10 years. He loves teen fiction, recommending books and anticipating the Printz winner every year.

Jessica Miele

Youth Services Reference Assistant, Beaverton City Library at Murray Scholls

Jessica Miele is a native of upstate New York and has lived in Portland, Oregon, since 2011. She received her Master of Library Science at Simmons College. She is passionate about all things related to books and learning, and she believes in 398.2.

MacKenzie Ross

Youth Services Librarian, Beaverton City Library at Murray Scholls

I’ve worked with rural and urban libraries in Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Oregon since 2010. I light up when kids, teens, and their adults ask me what books they should read next, and I love offering kids and teens opportunities to tinker with new tech toys and engineering chall... Read More →

Saturday April 21, 2018 11:30am - 12:10pm PDT
Bloch Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Kids, Programming, Teens

11:30am PDT

Get Out of Town! How to Get an International Library Job

Just got your MLIS and need professional experience? Burned out in your current job and ready to make a big career move? Working abroad might be the key to a brighter future.

Believe it or not, international jobs are often less competitive than American ones, and there is a shortage of librarians with an MLIS degree in countries without accredited library schools. There are opportunities for all types of librarians, and you can get academic library positions even if you’ve only worked in public libraries.

Meet Lara Phillips, a public librarian who became a reference librarian at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji from 2012-2015. She’ll describe the current international job market for youth and adult librarians, focusing on university and international school jobs that do not require foreign language skills. She'll explain the job search and hiring process and will give you the scoop on what working for a foreign library is really like. You’ll learn how to decide if a foreign job is the right move for you and what you need to know before you move if you get hired. Even if you're not considering taking a job abroad, you will enjoy this peek at the unique challenges presented by library life in the developing world.

Speakers

Lara Seven Phillips

Librarian, Multnomah County Library

Lara Phillips is the co-author of Taking your MLIS Abroad: Getting and Succeeding in An International Library Job and a former librarian at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.

Saturday April 21, 2018 11:30am - 12:10pm PDT
Sousa Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries
Topic Career development

12:20pm PDT

Being On the National YALSA Teens' Top Ten Panel: A Tale of Many ARCs (Part 2)

Speakers

Brinsley Hammond-Brouwer

Speak Up! Book Club reader/reviewer, Salem Public Library

Anne Jenkins

Speak Up! Book Club reader/reviewer, Salem Public Library

Sonja Somerville

Teen Services Librarian, Salem Public Library

Saturday April 21, 2018 12:20pm - 1:00pm PDT
Joplin/Seeger Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Readers' advisory, Teens

12:20pm PDT

Tech Lab Collab: A School and Public Library Teaming Success!

Tech Lab is a joint venture between West Linn High School and West Linn Public Library to help support STEM activities for teenagers in West Linn. The natural pairing of a high school library and a public library has led to an innovative after school experience hosted at WLHS. The knowledge and expertise of both libraries comes together for the benefit of students.

Tech Lab was brought about by our combined desire to expose teenagers to various technologies through a weekly drop in meeting time. Weekly meetings allow kids to build interest and help drive some of the enrollment in other tech programming activities at both the high school and the public library. Combining our resources (both in time and materials) has allowed us to scaffold out to more students than otherwise possible. Our goals and learning targets for Tech Lab are to create student capacity and interest with tech innovation, as a possible interest area for their future. Activities such as drone flying, computer programming, virtual reality (using a HTC VIVE), visiting industry and college campuses, and robotics were part of our scope during the 2016-2017 school year. Happily, we have just launched our second year!

Speakers

Stacy Erickson

Teacher-Librarian, West Linn High School

Stacy Erickson has been the Teacher-Librarian at West Linn High School for 11 years. She received her doctorate in education at University of Oregon.

Caitrin Lenartz

Library Assistant, West Linn Public Library

Caitrin Lenartz is currently helping out in many different programs at the West Linn Public Library. She currently serves as the volunteer coordinator and helps out with the teen makerspace.

Rebecca Mayer

Teen/Tween Librarian, West Linn Public Library

Rebecca works primarily with teens, tweens, and upper elementary-aged children. She is passionate about video games, middle grade fiction & teen fiction and BIG programs.

Sponsors

Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR)

Saturday April 21, 2018 12:20pm - 1:00pm PDT
Bloch Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 40-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Partnerships, Programming, Technology, Teens

2:00pm PDT

If They Build It, They Might Come: Design Thinking and Teen Summer Reading

Curious about Design Thinking, a.k.a. user-centered design? This program will begin with an overview of our Design Thinking-based reboot for Multnomah County Library’s teen summer reading program and ongoing results. Participants will learn how Design Thinking (DT) encourages empathy, connection, and experimentation. Through the application to teen programming, we’ll discuss how DT encourages creative and nimble thinking to serve youth, who have grown up in a world where iteration is everyday. Our panel will discuss the range of time and staffing that can be required (hint: less than you might think) and break down the steps to getting started. Presenters will lead a mini-workshop of exercises and applications for Design Thinking to illustrate concepts, and participants will brainstorm internal and external challenges where they may apply user-centered design in their workplace. Ultimately, attendees will learn, question, practice, and then leave with some tools with which to explore user-centered design in their work.

Speakers

Seana Lane

Summer Reading Program Coordinator, Multnomah County Library

Seana Lane enjoys finding innovative ways to serve youth in summer reading and learning. She’s also helped create Discovery Kits (circulating STEM manipulatives) and enjoys the challenge of moving from an output to an outcome-based evaluation of libraries’ impact and value.

Windalu Medrano

Spanish-speaking Youth Librarian in Training, Multnomah County Library

Windy is currently pursuing her MLIS the University of Arizona as part of the online school. She has worked with the Spanish-speaking community in Multnomah County for many years and that experience inspired her to continue her education as part of the Knowledge River Program, which... Read More →

Amy P Miller

Teen Librarian, Multnomah County Library

Amy Miller embraces youth services with enthusiasm and strives to find new and interesting ways to engage school age and teen patrons in their libraries. Most recently she has watched her branch’s monthly Science Adventure Club take off with the school age crowd. In addition, Amy... Read More →

Sources and Resources for Design Thinking pdf

Persona Profile Template pdf

OLA 2018 Design Thinking and Teen Summer Reading pdf

Saturday April 21, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Sousa Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 90-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Outreach & community engagement, Programming, Readers' advisory, Teens

2:00pm PDT

Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards (ORCA): Winners, Nominations, and More!

Join fellow youth librarians as we unveil the 2018 Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards (ORCA) winners and announce the lists of the 2019 nominees! Booktalks, book trailers, book club discussion guides, and additional resources will help you become familiar with the titles so you can promote them to the students at your libraries and schools. We will also share how we’ve used and highlighted ORCA at our respective libraries and schools, as well as what it means to be a member of the ORCA committee. A physical copy of each title will be available for your perusal, as well as bookmarks of the 2019 lists.

Speakers

Melanie Hetrick

Children's Librarian, Tillamook County Library

I’m a children’s librarian who crafts and reads in her spare time.

Kiva Liljequist

Library Media Specialist, Metropolitan Learning Center, Portland Public Schools

Kiva is a librarian in a K-12 alternative school in PPS. She is the 2016-2018 chair of ORCA and a total ORCA fangirl. She loves to run and read, but has learned it’s not best to combine them.

MacKenzie Ross

Youth Services Librarian, Beaverton City Library at Murray Scholls

Sponsors

Oregon Reader's Choice Award Committee (ORCA)

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

Saturday April 21, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Joplin/Seeger Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 90-min

Audience Public libraries, School libraries, Youth services
Topic Collection development, Kids, Readers' advisory, Teens

2:00pm PDT

See What the Future Holds! Introducing New Grade Level Learning Goals for IL Instruction

A work-group from the Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) and community college librarians developed specific learning goals for grades K-14 (through the first two years of college), cross-referenced to the Common Core State Standards as well as the Association of College & Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and others. The key challenge for K-14 grade students is to develop information literacy (IL) skills progressively and iteratively, over time, which will lead to independent learning and a brighter future. The new Oregon Grade Level Learning Goals were written in the style of the Common Core standards, but embrace the six frames of ACRL's Framework. This session will take you on an exploratory journey of what the new Learning Goals are, how they impact IL instruction in grades K-14, and what the future holds for learners who develop these skills. Walk away with online access to the Learning Goals and related materials, an understanding of the connections to other standards/frameworks, and interact with writers of the new framework. The Learning Goals are endorsed by OASL.

Speakers

Peggy Christensen

Past President, Oregon Association of School Libraries

Peggy Christensen was the Marshfield High School School Librarian and Coos Bay Schools District librarian for 15 years. She is currently the Past President of OASL and is the chair of the Oregon School Library Standards Committee.

Pam Kessinger

Reference Librarian, Portland Community College

Susan Stone

District TOSA for Library Instruction, Portland Public Schools

Susan Stone has been a school librarian in Portland Public Schools for 15 years and currently serves as the district’s Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for Library Services. She chaired the committee that wrote the Oregon School Library Standards in 2010 and helped facilitate... Read More →

Sponsors

Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL)

Saturday April 21, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Bloch Hilton Eugene Conference Center, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401-2667 USA

Program Session Saturday, 90-min

Audience Academic libraries, School libraries
Topic Instruction & information literacy, Kids, Teens