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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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MaryKay Dahlgreen

Free Agent
Corvallis, OR

MaryKay Dahlgreen was State Librarian of Oregon from March 2012 to March 2018. Prior to her appointment she served seven years as the Program Manager for Library Development and nine years as the Youth Services Consultant.

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 Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

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)

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

4:00pm PDT

Standards: Who Needs ‘Em? WilderMo Cole • Darci Hanning • Ruth Metz • Karen Muller • Public Library Division (PLD)

5:30pm PDT

Public Library Division (PLD) Business Meeting FerberPublic Library Division (PLD)

8:00pm PDT

President's Networking Social VistasOLA Executive Board

7:30am PDT

International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Business Meeting Board RoomInternational Relations Round Table (IRRT)

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)

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) Lions, Rotarians, and Kiwanians: Oh My! Why Library Membership in Service Organizations Matters HansberryBill Baars • Mo Cole • Pat Duke • Leah Griffith • Public Library Division (PLD)

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) 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)

11:00am PDT

Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association (LIOLA) Meeting & Training Eugene Public LibraryLeadership Institute (LIOLA)

12:20pm PDT

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