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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.

Rinny Lakin

Multnomah County Library/Gladstone/Estacada
Clerk/Library Assistant
Hillsdale

Support Staff Division and education opportunities/scholarships for support staff.

8:00am PDT

Registration Desk Hours for Thursday 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 Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

11:00am PDT

Training for the Future: Equipping Staff for the Challenges to Come FerberDarci Hanning • Amy Honisett • Blake Kincaid • Kathryn Kohl • Tracey Letmate • Lisa Tattersall

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)

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)

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

5:30pm PDT

Support Staff Division (SSD) Business Meeting Studio B & CSupport Staff Division (SSD)

7:00pm PDT

Reference Round Table (RRT) and Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) Joint Business Meeting Board RoomLegal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Reference Round Table (RRT)

7:30am PDT

Registration Desk Hours for Friday Conference Center Lobby

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)

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

11:00am PDT

Introduction to Legal Research and Reference in Oregon: How Any Librarian Can Master the Question “Is It Legal?” (Part 1) Director's RoomLewis Zimmerman • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

11:40am PDT

Break Conference Center Lobby

11:50am PDT

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Studio B & CLori Wamsley

2:00pm PDT

Shining a Light on Weapons in Public Libraries Studio B & CJohn Cabrera • Abigail Elder • Amy Hutchinson • LeVena Nohrenberg • Brian M. Thompson • Library Development and Legislation Committee (LDLC)

8:30am PDT

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

9:30am PDT

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

11:30am PDT

But We Aren’t Scientists! Get Your Hands on STEAM Programs for Kids and Teens BlochSandra Carson-FitzGerald • Ian Duncanson • Jessica Miele • MacKenzie Ross

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)