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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.

Sheryl Eldridge

Newport Public Library
Supervising Librarian
Newport, Oregon

newportoregon.gov/dept/lib/

I've been with the Newport Library since 1998, as Reference Coordinator, webmaster, and Adult Programming Librarian. Photography is a passion of mine, and I am owned by two cats, Logan and Godfrey.

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

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

Small and Rural Libraries Creating the Future WilderLourdes Aceves • Darci Hanning • Sherri Lemhouse • Aaron Novinger • Erin Wells

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

4:00pm PDT

What IF...? Intellectual Freedom Training Resources for Library Staff Studio B & CMike Bobish • Roberta Richards • Perry Stokes • Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

7:15am PDT

Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Business Meeting Theo's Coffee HouseIntellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)

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

11:00am PDT

Taking Training Home: Activities for Staff Development Studio B & CKathryn Kohl • Arlene Weible • Laural Winter

12:30pm PDT

Awards Lunch & OYAN Raffle Big Winners Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

2-Minute Reviews FerberBill Baars • Carissa Barrett • Chris Myers • Oregon Authors Committee