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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.

MacKenzie Ross

Beaverton City Library at Murray Scholls
Youth Services Librarian
Beaverton, OR

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 challenges.

5:30pm PDT

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) OYEA Reception Tap & GrowlerOregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)

8:30am PDT

Beyond Pronouns: Serving Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations Studio B & CSinclair St. Claire • Kit Lorelied • Public Library Division (PLD) 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)

11:00am PDT

Light Up Your Library With a Community How-To Fest WilderJosie Hanneman Taking Training Home: Activities for Staff Development Studio B & CKathryn Kohl • Arlene Weible • Laural Winter

11:50am PDT

Engaging Teens Using YouTube HansberryClara Piazzola

2:00pm PDT

Full STEAM Ahead: Engaging Children and Teens VistasMary Beth Hustoles • Carrie Kasperick • Jessica Marie • Sonja Somerville

9:30am PDT

Expectation vs. Reality in the High School to College Transition: Working Together to Bridge the Gaps Joplin/SeegerSally Mielke • Sarah Ralston • Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)

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)