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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.

Patrick Wohlmut

Linfield College Library
Teaching and Research Librarian
McMinnville, Oregon

Instruction, Information Literacy, Mentoring Student Workers, Assessment, Copyright, Theater, Drawing, Knitting, Games.

1:00pm PDT

Metacognition and Reading Strategies to Bridge Students Toward Inquiry FerberBill Bogart • Pam Kessinger • Theresa Love • Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR) • Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)

5:00pm PDT

Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon Reception First National TaphouseAcademic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR)

11:00am PDT

The Complete Constellation: Library Instruction for First Year Students HansberryKerry Leek • Colleen Sanders

12:30pm PDT

All Conference Lunch & Business Meeting Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

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) Textbook Affordability and Innovative Pedagogy: Open Educational Resources in Oregon Board RoomAmy Hofer • Lori Wamsley • Meggie Wright

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)

6:30pm PDT

Emporia Alumni Reception Wilder

7:30am PDT

Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Business Meeting Allann Bros CoffeeLibrary Instruction Round Table (LIRT)

8:30am PDT

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

11:00am PDT

Passing the Torch: Reference Training for Frontline Staff FerberKaren Bankole • Sara DeWaay

11:50am PDT

Illuminating Advice for Your Community-Wide Reading Program FerberCarol Reich • Annie Sprague • Public Library Division (PLD) 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

Can't Afford a Traveling Exhibit? Make One! Board RoomNatasha Chitow

4:00pm PDT

Pre-Author Event Reception Conference Center Lobby

5:00pm PDT

Author Presentation Event & Book Signing: Jordan Sonnenblick Composer's HallJordan Sonnenblick

8:30am PDT

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

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)

11:00am PDT

Patti Dobrowolski Thunder Talk: "I Love Change - You Go First" BlochPatti Dobrowolski

11:30am PDT

Get Out of Town! How to Get an International Library Job SousaLara Seven Phillips

1:00pm PDT

Pre-ordered Box Lunches Available Conference Center Lobby

2:00pm PDT

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)