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7:30am PDT

Oregon Digital Library Consortium (ODLC) Business Meeting Convention Center, Cascade D

8:30am PDT

Opening Session and Keynote Address: Sari Feldman Convention Center, Cascade BallroomVailey Oehlke • Jane Corry • Sari Feldman • Liisa Sjoblom

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Grand Opening & Poster Sessions Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallLiisa Sjoblom • Snacks & Drinks

11:00am PDT

Active Programming for T(w)eens! Convention Center, Cascade EBrad Clark • Bobbye Hernandez • Valarie Johns • Lizzy Lowrey • Oregon Young Adult Network / OYAN Building a Better Library Website through Usability Testing Sisters, Room BCrystal Trice • Library Assessment RT / LART Genre Terms for Literature in LCGFT Sisters, Room CLori Robare • Technical Services RT / TSRT Get to know your ALA President – Q&A Session with Sari Feldman Convention Center, Cascade CSari Feldman Guerilla Storytime Convention Center, Cascade DBarratt Miller • Childrens Services Division / CSD Helping Job Seekers Expand Their Opportunities: Library Resources and Partnerships Sisters, Room ADeb Dyck • Kimberly Fothergill • Jenny Pedersen • Patricia Snyder • Arlene Weible Information Literacy: Perspectives Beyond the One Shot Convention Center, Cascade FGarrett Trott • Erin Conor • Meredith Farkas • Elsa Loftis • Kael Moffat • Theresa Yancey • Library Instruction RT / LIRT Wayfinding: A Tale of Two Libraries and their Methods for Understanding Library Navigation Deschutes SouthAnnie Downey • Joe Marquez • Carol Sevin • Beth Filar Williams

12:30pm PDT

Lunch and Business Meeting Convention Center, Cascade BallroomJane Corry • Stephanie Lind • Liisa Sjoblom

2:00pm PDT

How to Show and Tell a Legal Research Story: Searching Nolo and Fastcase Sisters, Room CMegan Austin • Cathryn Bowie • Sue Ludington • Lewis Zimmerman • Reference Round Table (RRT) / Legal Reference (LRRT) More with Less: Effective Small Public Library Marketing Convention Center, Cascade FKatie Bowler • Alice MAcGougan New Adults in the Library: Vibrant Programs and Materials to Pique the interest of College Age through 30-Somethings Deschutes SouthHillary Ostlund • Sonja Somerville • Oregon Young Adult Network / OYAN The Accidental Library Director Convention Center, Cascade CMelissa Kelly • Michele Kinnamon • Mark Peterson • Leadership Committee The Collection Development Birds-of-a-Feather-Unconference-Mindshare. Convention Center, Cascade BCatherine Jasper • Courtney Sheedy • Cheryl Weems • Technical Services RT / TSRT Using Free PBS Documentaries for Civic Engagement at Your Library Sisters, Room AAubrey Gallegos • Support Staff Division / SSD Using the Edge Toolkit to Tell Your Story Sisters, Room BLourdes Aceves • Darci Hanning • Public Library Division / PLD When Others Tell Our Story: Librarian Portrayals in Film Convention Center, Cascade EJennifer Snoek-Brown

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallSnacks & Drinks

4:00pm PDT

An Inside Look at the Library Hiring Process Sisters, Room CMaureen Cole • Bryan Miyagishima • Hannah Gascho Rempel • Steve Silver • Janet Tapper • Academic / ACRL • Leadership Committee • New Members RT / NMRT Community Events Outreach: Defining Outcomes and Redefining Success at Your Community's Big Gatherings Convention Center, Cascade CJen May • Kate Schwab Making Our Voices Heard: The Story of the OLA Support Staff Division Convention Center, Cascade FMargaret Harmon-Myers • Deanna Kohn • Jey Wann • Support Staff Division / SSD Open Educational Resources: Reducing Textbook Costs in Oregon and Building Partnerships Convention Center, Cascade EMichele DeSilva • Jackie Ray • john schoppert • Academic / ACRL • Library Instruction RT / LIRT Oregon Readers Choice Award: This Year's Winners and Next Year's Nominees Convention Center, Cascade DMelanie Hetrick • MacKenzie Ross • Karren Timmermans • Oregon Reader's Choice Committee / ORCA The Art of Creating Children’s Books Sisters, Room ACarolyn Conahan • Amber Keyser • Wendy Myers • Caroline O'Brien • Liz Rusch We said, they said: Sharing our stories with vendors Sisters, Room BAnn Miller • Jean Peick • Damon Campbell • BJ Compau • Jesse Holden • Erin Sharwell • Technical Services RT / TSRT What's Their Story? Using an Online Assessment Tool to Learn About Patron Skills Deschutes SouthAmy Honisett • Library Assessment RT / LART

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallSnacks & Drinks

5:30pm PDT

DIGOR Business Meeting Off SiteDocuments Interest Group / DIGOR New Members Round Table Business Meeting @ Bend Brewing Company Off SiteNew Members RT / NMRT Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) Reception @ Riverbend Brewing Off SiteOregon Young Adult Network / OYAN Emporia State University Alumni & Student Reception Off Site

5:45pm PDT

Thursday Dinners Off Site

6:00pm PDT

PLD Business Meeting at McMenamin's Smoke Room (no smoking) Off SiteKevin Barclay • Public Library Division / PLD Support Staff Division (SSD) Dinner @ McMenamin's Old St. Francis Off SiteDeanna Kohn • Support Staff Division / SSD Outreach Round Table (ORT) Business Meeting & Dinner @ Bend Brewing Co. Off SiteOutreach RT / ORT

8:00pm PDT

OLA President's Party - Live Music & Door Prizes ($25) Convention Center, Cascade BallroomJane Corry • Snacks & Drinks