Schedule

Early Arrivals Welcome

Morning Run!

Morning Yoga

All Set To Change: Challenging Traditional Practice in Library Design

Rachel Van Riel

Breaking Down Those Walls: Extending The Reach of Your Library’s Services

Elizabeth Blackall, Charmaine Atrooshi, Emma Alls

Bring Your Own Cape: Using Novels and Non-Fiction Narratives to Further Themes of Diversity, Equity and Social Justice

Natasha Deen

Building an Infrastructure for Inquiry-Based Learning: Models for Transforming Library Instruction

Cory Laverty, Jackie Druery

Coaching Conversations III: Just Coach!

Susan Cleyle, Angela Sordi

Cool Spaces Tour: Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University

Cool Spaces Tour: Penguin Random House Canada

Fighting Imposter Syndrome: How Librarians Are Bridging the Gap Between the Humanities and the Sciences

Caitlin Carter, Kate Mercer

How to Help Library Patrons Find Good Legal Information

Michelle Cader

Knowledge is Power: the Importance of Collections Knowledge in Readers’ Advisory

Andrea Dunn, Jennifer Green, Kristen Caschera

Lending the Internet: Implementing Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending in Any Size Library

Sara Tavakolian, Jessica Veldman, Lesa Balch

Library TV: Creating A Local Cultural Channel

Wilda Allen, Lindsay Shaw, Jessica Hammond

National Aboriginal Library Association

Sheri Mishibinijima, Jeff Burnham

OLITA Hackfest

One Giant Brain = Engaged Thinking Students + Engaged Teachers With Less Work

Greg Harris, Justin Weller, Jamie Taylor

Promotion and Tenure Supports

Bruce Fyfe, Elizabeth Marshall

Public Library Tour

Rapid Accessibility Testing Live!

Jane Foo, Ewan Gibson, Agnieszka Gorgon, Zeeshan Mahmood

Reading for Health and Wellness: Expanding The Therapeutic Space Of Medical and Public Libraries

Natalia Tukhareli, Sandy Iverson

School Library Tour

Using Key Indicators on Information-Seeking Behaviour to Make Practical and Strategic Decisions for Your Library

Michelle Bissessarsingh

Your Copyright FAQs Answered

Mark Swartz, Michael Ciccone, Sam Cheng

You’re Hired! What’s Next? Practical Management Tips for New Librarians and LIS Students

Dayna DeBenedet

Zombie Apocalypse: What Happens When The Webinar and Audience Don’t Match

Jeannie An, Jill Bedford, Gail Nichol, Kimberly Silk

“I Think This Is A Great Program”: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Data to Assess a Personal Librarian Program

Elizabeth Yates, Jennifer Thiessen

Aditawazi Nisoditadiwin: Between Two Worlds, Understanding Both – A New Approach To Cataloguing An Indigenous Film Collection

Martha Attridge Bufton

All In Harmony: Music Mentoring Start-Ups That Build Social Capital

Sandra Sydor, Rufus John, Greg Bester

Beyond MarcEditor: Intermediate and Advanced Tools for Your Metadata Automation

Marina Morgan

CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting

I, For One, Welcome Our New Robot Overlords: Coding and Robotics

Chad Whittington, Lee Martin, Ann Holmes, Sonja Upton, Dan Armstrong

Know Yourself to Work Well with Others

Rebecca Jones, Julie Andrews-Jotham, Julie Mandal

Library and Archives Canada: An Update and Discussion on our priorities and initiatives

Guy Berthiaume, Normand Charbonneau

Middle Childhood Matters: Revitalizing Services and Programs for School-age Children

Peggy Thomas, Diane Banks

Mobile Makerspace: Developing a Maker Culture in Rural Communities

Greer Macdonell, Laurel van Dommelen

Omeka + Shakespeare: A Co-operative Learning Project

Ann Hemingway

Public Libraries: All Are Welcome?

Pilar Martinez, Rebecca Raven, Darla Fraser, Shannan Sword, Pam Harris

Rolling The Dice: Re-Imagining One-Shot General Instruction

Leeanne Morrow

See How to Help: Dealing with Students with Vision Impairments in School Libraries (And With Those Who Deal With Them!)

Diana Maliszewski, Catherine Sattelberger

Taking it One Step Further: Transforming Our School as the Library Becomes Our Learning Hub

Lea French, Alison Osborne

Transforming Your Library on a Budget

Julia Merritt, Wendy Hicks, Krista Robinson

We Are All Individuals!

Meg Forestell-Page, Steve Kraft

What is This “Neoliberalism” and Why Should I Care?

Jennifer Soutter

You Belong @ Your Library: LGBTQ+ Programming for All (Youth Focus)

Sepideh Mckensy

A Healthy Workplace: An ALL IN, Holistic View of One Approach

Michael Georgie

Becoming a Community Champion: A Year in Community Librarianship

Tracy Munusami, Chantale Boileau

Connect, Learn, Succeed: Using Supports to Enhance Digital Skills of Students

Jenn Horwath

Getting the Most Out of Your Library’s Google Custom Search

Sarah Bonato, Sharon Bailey

Hosting A Makerfair in Your Library Learning Commons

Jenny Borda, Gilbert Velitchka

ORCID and Author Identifiers

Brian Cameron, Naomi Eichenlaub

Reach Out, We’ll Be There

Valerie Medzalabanleth

Sharing Stories: The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Project

Lindsay Baker

The Evolution of a Consortium Model License: Remodeling the Model

Craig Olsvik, Harriet Rykse

OLITA Annual General Meeting

Best Practices for Online STEM Learning and Outreach

Mark Applebaum

Celebrate the Seasons: Songs & Rhymes for Children’s Programming

Kathy Reid-Naiman

Does Your Library Staffing Reflect Your Community?

Amy Hunter, Dawna Wark

Finding Little Places to Explore Big Ideas: A Fundamental Shift for Information Literacy Instruction Practices

Catherine Baird, Siobhan McCarthy

First Nation Communities Read 2017-2018

Feather Maracle Luke, Nancy Cooper

Infusing Aboriginal Perspectives across the Curriculum for all Students

Joel Krentz

Inspiring Innovation in Service: Bringing Customer Service Trends to Library Services

Erin Johnson, Alison Wetheral

OLITA Spotlight: Jessamyn West

Jessamyn West

Ontario’s Culture Strategy

Kevin Finnerty

Reimagining the Discovery Centre: How You Can Benefit From the Lessons We Learned in Reinventing an Educational Resource Library

Colleen Stinson, Donna Millard

Social Media: How to Manage and Curate Your Professional Online Presence

Melanie Parlette-Stewart

Support Local Content: Create and Promote

Heather He Siewert, Rachel Korman

The Big Business of Small Business: Supporting Entrepreneurs in the Public Library

Julia Harrington

The Library as a Facilitator and Supporter of Community Projects

Wendy Ricciardi, Stuart Reece, Bridget Indelicato, Kathryn Schoutsen

The Precarity Monster: Find Out What’s Lurking in your Library

Laura Kaminker, Maureen O'Reilly, Lori Wightman

Travelling the Path to Accessible Reading: An Interactive Session Featuring Library Users with Print Disabilities

Michael Ciccone, Martin Courcelles, Debbie Gillespie, Dana Sahian

What’s In A Number? Considerations for Doing Age Differently in Libraries

Nicole Dalmer, Lucia Cedeira Serantes

WITHDRAWN: Coding for All

Joel Krentz

WITHDRAWN: Critical Literacy: Helping our Patrons Navigate Health Information Online

Deborah McCallum

Are You Ready? Medical Students Are Coming To Your Hospital

Suzanne Maranda

Bringing Coding to Your School Using Teachers Learning Code

Carolyn Van

Customer Service Like a Rockstar

Brian Pichman

Discover Your Library Loan Stars

Jennifer Hubbs, Michael Ciccone, Kat Drennan-Scace

First Nation Librarians Be Like…We Are Family

Linda Lou Classens, Christina Thomas, Cassidy Classens

From Talk to Action, From Research to Impact: Applying the L-Index in Public Libraries

Kimberly Silk, Bill Irwin

Getting Down to Business Librarianship: Networking Event Hosted by ABEL

Carey Toane, Jeannie An, Stephanie Quail, Sally Armstrong, Christina Szollosy, Sandra Shoufani

Going Grey: Utilizing Metadata to Describe Non-Traditional Materials

Kaye Prince-Hollenberg

Growing Relationships: Implementing Programming for Barriered Youth

Jocelyn Knoester, Ashley Kulchycki

Keeping It Real: Real Stories for Real Kids

Rachel Seigel

Levelling Up or Levelling Out? In Search of a New Vision for Library Leadership

Ali Versluis, Myron Groover

Little Free Libraries®: The Trouble With Twee Solutions to Big Problems

Jordan Hale, Jane Schmidt

Maximizing Library Vendor Relationships – The Inside Scoop

Jeff Narver, Nicole Charles

Mini Bookmobiles: Does Size Matter?

Jackie Flowers, Karen Cafarella, Robin Gallagher

Reflections of a Quantified Library Manager, or: How I Spent 12.4% of 2015 in Meetings

Chris McAllister

Speed Dating with the Dewey Divas and Dudes

Saffron Beckwith, Janet Murie, Lahring Tribe

Technologies of the Future: How a Public-Private Partnership is Unlocking Customer Insight Using the Internet of Things

Shaun McDonough, Susan Bartoletta, Sam Seo

Upping the Ante for CanLit

Paul Lisson, Vivian Lewis, Shane Neilson, Alise de Bie

When Bad Things Happen to Good Libraries: Surviving Catastrophic Events in your Library

Mariam Hamou

WITHDRAWN: Social Justice in the Library Learning Commons

Deborah McCallum

Yearning and Yielding To Change: Choice And Modularity in Library Technology

Michael Winkler, Peter Murray, Neil Block

Keynote – Sunni Brown

Sunni Brown

All Conference Welcome Party

Film Fest

Games Night

Morning Run!

Morning Yoga

ABO Annual General Meeting

First Timers Event

OPLA Annual General Meeting

TALCO Annual General Meeting and Breakfast

Ashely Barron – Author Signing

Ashely Barron

Keynote – Lindy West

Lindy West

The Power of Consortia and Resource Sharing In Libraries

Beatrice Pitocco

E. K. Johnston – Author Signing

E. K. Johnston

Emil Sher – Author Signing

Emil Sher

Eric Orchard – Author Signing

Eric Orchard

IEEE and the Patent Story from Idea to Opportunity

Michael Shapiro

Jan Dolby – Author Signing

Jan Dolby

Jennifer McGrath – Author Signing

Jennifer McGrath

Joe Ollmann – Author Signing

Joe Ollmann

Joyce Grant – Author Signing

Joyce Grant

Kristina Rutherford – Author Signing

Kristina Rutherford

Kyo Maclear – Author Signing

Kyo Maclear

Leslie Shimotakahara – Author Signing

Leslie Shimotakahara

Mark Sampson – Author Signing 1

Mark Sampson

Richard Scarsbrook – Author Signing

Richard Scarsbrook

Susan Currie – Author Signing

Susan Currie

Tyler Clark Burke – Author Signing

Tyler Clark Burke

CANSCAIP – Best Bets

Kathy Stinson, R.J. Anderson, Marina Cohen, Susan Hughes, Rina Singh, Erin Bow, Lena Coakley, Teresa Toten, Karen Bass, Helaine Becker

Jane Ozkowski – Author Signing

Jane Ozkowski

Kathleen Gould Lundy – Author Signing

Kathleen Gould Lundy

Natasha Deen – Author Signing

Natasha Deen

Paul Covello – Author Signing

Paul Covello

Riel Nason – Author Signing

Riel Nason

Steve Barwin – Author Signing

Steve Barwin

A Smorgasbord of Public Services

Lynne Serviss, Kelly Kimberley, Meredith Hatton

A Sure Bet: How to Build Evidence-Informed Innovation in an Academic Library

Juanita Richardson, Beata Pawlowska, Melissa McGuire

ABO Franco Spotlight – Marcel Bénéteau

Marcel Bénéteau

Achieving New Heights: Transition to Library Learning Commons

Kate Johnson-McGregor, Cynthia Gozzard

All In Together Now: Leading From Any Position

Margie Singleton, Maureen Barry, Rebecca Raven

ALL INformation is not Reliable: Teaching Students to Think Critically During Inquiry Based Research

Sarah Oesch, Derek Jones

An Introduction to Prospect Research: A Growing Field for Information Professionals

Katherine Scott, Tracey Church

Authors in the Classroom

Karen Whiteman, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger

Bring The Battle of Vimy Ridge Into Elementary Libraries and Classrooms with Age-Appropriate Resources

Sigmund Brouwer, John Wilson

Cosplay MakerSpaces

Diana Maliszewski, Mary Maliszewski

Effective Staff Development and Training: Evidence vs. Practice

Ken Haycock

Fail Stories (brought to you by OCULA)

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Focus on What Matters: Factors that Improve the Research Productivity of Academic Librarians

Kristin Hoffmann, Selinda Berg, Denise Koufogiannakis

No One Told Me I Needed to Know That: Real Project Management Stories from the Library World

Stephanie Orfano, Zack Osborne, Jodi Marr, Erica Conly

OPLA Spotlight – Andre Alexis

Andre Alexis

Perception is Reality: Critical Challenges and Opportunities of the Library Brand

Daphne Wood

Sharing A Path: An Indigenous Student and A Librarian Collaboration

Leeanne Morrow, Tylor Pavlik

Sharing Canada’s Documentary Heritage: An Update and Discussion of the National Heritage Digitization Strategy

Sandra Singh, Larry Alford, Paul Durand, Michael Moosberger, Caitlin Horrall

Tales from the Data Keeper

Hannah Loshak, Mary Gu

The Ultimate Maker Space Tool: Scratch

Pekka Reinio

Transform Your Library Into A Night At The Museum

Kathy Archer, Cara Lee

What Next? Preserving and Managing Your Data When The Research Is Done

Jane Fry, Martha Attridge Bufton

When Things Get Personal: Privacy vs Access in Online Community History

Irene Robillard, Cindy Preece, David Bott, Melissa Redden

Alex A – Author Signing

Alex A

Benjamin Ludwig – Author Signing

Benjamin Ludwig

Crystal Clarke – Author Signing

Crystal Clarke

Helaine Becker – Author Signing 1

Helaine Becker

Joyce Grant – Author Signing

Joyce Grant

Kathy Middleton – Author Signing

Kathy Middleton

Laura Scandiffio – Author Signing

Laura Scandiffio

Monica Kulling – Author Signing

Monica Kulling

Rina Singh – Author Signing

Rina Singh

Rona Arato – Author Signing

Rona Arato

Speed Networking

Terry Lynn Johnson – Author Signing

Terry Lynn Johnson

Werner Zimmermann – Author Signing

Werner Zimmermann

Brenda Chapman – Author Signing

Brenda Chapman

Dave Atkinson – Author Signing

Dave Atkinson

Heather Tucker – Author Signing

Heather Tucker

Jeff Szpirglas – Author Signing

Jeff Szpirglas

Kathryn Cole – Author Signing

Kathryn Cole

Mark Kingwell – Author Signing

Mark Kingwell

ProQuest – What’s New in 2017

Mary Beth Perrot

Qin Leng – Author Signing

Qin Leng

Steve Burrows – Author Signing

Steve Burrows

Suzanne Kingsmill – Author Signing

Suzanne Kingsmill

Ann Birch – Author Signing

Ann Birch

David Skuy – Author Signing 1

David Skuy

Emma Donoghue – Author Signing

Emma Donoghue

Indigeneous Libraries Task Group

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch – Author Signing

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Michael Clarkson – Author Signing

Michael Clarkson

New from ProQuest Books

Larissa Polika, Karolyn Anderson

Pam Withers – Author Signing

Pam Withers

Partnership Journal Editorial Meeting

Sarah Raughley – Author Signing

Sarah Raughley

Danah Khalil – Author Signing

Danah Khalil

Marialuisa Lebar – Author Signing

Marialuisa Lebar

Martha Brack Martin – Author Signing

Martha Brack Martin

Mary Fiore – Author Signing

Mary Fiore

Mary Frances Coady – Author Signing

Mary Frances Coady

Sarah Sahagian – Author Signing

Sarah Sahagian

Shalta Dicaire Fardin – Author Signing

Shalta Dicaire Fardin

What’s New in Genealogy & News Resources from ProQuest

Mary Beth Perrot

Alexandra Shimo – Author Signing

Alexandra Shimo

Alma Fullerton – Author Signing

Alma Fullerton

Anne Dublin – Author Signing

Anne Dublin

Arthur Biyarslanov – Author Signing

Arthur Biyarslanov

Best Practices for Online STEM Learning & Outreach

Mark Applebaum

Eric Walters – Author Signing

Eric Walters

Jenny Dupuis – Author Signing

Jenny Dupuis

Joe Ollmann – Author Signing

Joe Ollmann

John Spray – Author Signing

John Spray

L.E. Sterling – Author Signing

L.E. Sterling

Laura Best – Author Signing

Laura Best

Paul Benedetti – Author Signing

Paul Benedetti

Sue Irwin – Author Signing

Sue Irwin

Ted Staunton – Author Signing

Ted Staunton

Jennifer Robson – Author Signing

Jennifer Robson

M.K. Tod – Author Signing

M.K. Tod

Moez Surani – Author Signing

Moez Surani

Patrick Crowe – Author Signing

Patrick Crowe

Teens 101 – Toolkits for Mental Health

Brad Schroeder

Sigmund Brouwer – Author Signing

Sigmund Brouwer

Academic Librarians and the PhD

Michael Ridley, Lisa Sloniowski, Karen Nicholson

Andrew Kaufman – Author Signing

Andrew Kaufman

Are You User Experienced? A Beginner’s Guide to UX Testing

Micheal Laverty

Becoming Culturally Competent with Diverse YoungCanLit

Helen Kubiw

BiblioQUALITÉ: une idée simple, mais efficace pour encourager l’investissement municipal dans les bibliothèques publiques

JoAnne Turnbull, Jacqueline Labelle

Brian Deines – Author Signing

Brian Deines

Crowdfunding Through Community Sponsorship

Tammy Robinson, Jocelyn Gard

Dirk McLean – Author Signing 1

Dirk McLean

Embedded Librarianship in Correctional Facilities: Taking Services To Those That Need It The Most

Aly Velji, Courtney Cardozo

Fired Up about a new YA Non-Fiction series: discussion with the authors

Julie Devaney, Emma Woolley, Dave Molenhuis

FOPL Annual General Meeting

Stephen Abram, Margie Singleton

Great Expectations! Initiating Outcome-Based Programming

Kimberly McMunn, Christopher Stephenson

Inquiry-Based Learning: What’s the School Library Got to Do With It?

Ruth Hall

Jillian Tamaki – Author Signing

Jillian Tamaki

Jim Sanderson – Author Signing

Jim Sanderson

Left Brain, Right Brain: Holistic Strategies for Interview Day Success

Paula Cardozo, Sophia Apostol, Robin Sakowski

Linda Granfield – Author Signing

Linda Granfield

Madeline Ashby – Author Signing

Madeline Ashby

Making Gone Virtual with GAFE

Melanie Mulcaster

Managing The Transition

Kate Alatsas, Sarala Uttangi

Michael Deforge – Author Signing

Michael Deforge

OCULA Lightning Strikes

One Desk to Rule Them All: Moving to an Integrated Service Model

Julie Ross, Alison Brumwell, Tracy Munusami

Party of One: The Lives of Solo Librarians

Mary McDiarmid, Frank van Kalmthout, Gillian Clinton, Emmeline Hobbs, Jennifer La Chapelle, Alexandra Kwan

Pulling Your Policies Together

Toni Nanne-Little, Frances Ryan

Read & Play in the Forest

Carla Warnholtz, Sheila Morgan

Risky Play: What Is It and How Does It Fit In With Libraries and The Maker Movement?

Kelly Kipfer, Christine Van Walraven, Jaymis Goertz

That was Then, This is Now: What Do Students Want to Read Today?

Maria Martella, Jim Martella

The Altmetrics Way: Faculty Perceptions of Alternative Metrics

Rajiv Nariani

Thinking Outside the Library

Kerri Hutchinson, Julie Kalbfleisch

Watch Out for that Zombie! Escape Rooms in Information Literacy Instruction

Kristen Lemay

What to do With Data?

Kathryn Rose, Krista Godfrey, Alison Farrell, Patrick Gamsby,

David Skuy – Author Signing 2

David Skuy

Dirk McLean – Author Signing 2

Dirk McLean

Helaine Becker – Author Signing 2

Helaine Becker

Introducing coding in your classroom. It’s easier than you think!

Carolyn Van

Kilby Smith-McGregor – Author Signing

Kilby Smith-McGregor

Pam Jenoff – Author Signing

Pam Jenoff

Between History and Legacy: Preserving Aboriginal Culture while Enhancing Discovery and Enlightenment

Alain-Philippe Bruneau

Create Your Own Community: How to Start Your Own Conference (or Workshop or Community of Practice)

Melanie Parlette-Stewart, Agnieszka Gorgon, Tracy Munusami, Juliene McLaughlin, Dave Hudson,

Expanding Boundaries: Unique Roles for Technicians in Academic Libraries

Adam Weissengruber, Maria Soares, Denise Rooney

From a Foot in the Door to a Seat at the Table: Embedding Medical Librarians in Knowledge Exchange Networks

Sharon Bailey, Sarah Bonato, Terri Rodak

Les idées les plus folles font les activités les plus intéressantes!

Maryse Laflamme

Library Living: Programming for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Robert Simeon, Patricia Duffy, Mary Maw

Make It! Create It! Learn It!

Lisa McDonough, Kristin Sztuka-Robson, Richard Anderson, Sarah Cocuzzi,

Reference in the Wild: Personal and Professional Use of Quora and Stack Exchange

Brett Williams

Shadow-Train-Mentor-Repeat: A Multi-Faceted Program for Enhancing Information Skills in Library Staff

Jack Young, Stephanie Sanger, Neera Bhatnagar

Slacking at Work: Communication and Collaboration Within Your Team

Rhonda Moore, Andrew Colgoni

Why do Library Workers Not Have the Skills to Meet Community Needs?

John Pateman

David Skuy – Author Signing 3

David Skuy

James Bow – Author Signing

James Bow

Matt Cahill – Author Signing

Matt Cahill

Sage Video: Streaming Video Collections to Support Higher Education

Michael Carmichael

Sajidah Ali – Author Signing

Sajidah Ali

Best Practices for Online STEM Learning & Outreach

Mark Applebaum

Jeremy Grimaldi – Author Signing

Jeremy Grimaldi

John Nyman – Author Signing

John Nyman

Julie Cameron Gray – Author Signing

Julie Cameron Gray

100% Staff Buy-In? It IS Possible: 10% at a Time!

Margaret Macmillan, Susan Bartoletta, Cindy Poggiaroni

A Tale of Two Islandoras

Courtney Matthews, Danielle Robichaud, Donald Moses, Rosie Le Faive

Benchmarks, Outcomes and Impact: The Public Library’s Role in Advancing Digital Inclusion

Elizabeth Glass, Carmen Ho, Negin Zebarjad

Deconstructing the Movie Machine

Flipping the Script: How to be a Good Interviewer

Ali Versluis, Gillian Byrne, John Fink

FOPL’s Stats Project: What Do the Latest Numbers Tell Us?

Stephen Abram

From Stacks to Hacks: Robotic Teen Makerspaces @ Your Library

Pamela Panopalis, Sean Wilson, Maaike Berg

Grow Your Professional Learning Network: Inside the TeachOntario Community

Katina Papulkas, Alanna King

Jumping Into The Deep: Imposter Syndrome, Defining Success and the New Librarian

Melanie Parlette-Stewart, Sajni Lacey

LLEAD: Senior Managers Need Competencies, Coaching and Coaxing

Ken Haycock, Rebecca Jones

Management Survival Skills: Managing as a Non Librarian in an Academic Library

Rhonda Moore, Ann Pearce, Lynn Schneider

Managing in Light of Marrakesh: Making Materials Available to Canadians with Print Disabilities

Margaret Williams, Victoria Owen, Margaret Ann Wilkinson

OCULA Spotlight: Rosie Redfield

Dr. Rosie Redfield

OHLA Spotlight: INFORMIS. Here There Be Data-Dragons

Bruce Ballon

Soapbox 3.0: Action Advocacy for School Libraries

Anita Brooks Kirkland

Spirit Bear: First Nation Communities Read Selected Title

Michael Arnott, Jennifer Harrington, Nancy Cooper

Still Sizzling! Moving the Needle System Wide

Chanda Gilpin, Danielle Arial, Edmund Salt

The Collaborative Futures Project: A Road to Shared Next Generation Library Systems

Anika Ervin-Ward, Sandra Morden, Amy Greenberg, Catherine Steeves, Mabel Wang, Wade Wyckoff

The Little Library That Could: How CEOs in Smaller Communities Manage Uphill Challenges

Kelly Thompson, Karen DeLuca, Pam Harris

The Love Librarians: How to Host Literary Speed Dating Events

Nancy-Anne Davies, Rachel Manderfeld, Jason Behzadian

The Seven Prequels: How it All Began!

Sigmund Brouwer, Norah McClintock, Shane Peacock, Eric Walters, Richard Scrimger, Ted Staunton, John Wilson

The User Experience Design Sprint, or How a User Experience Designer and a Librarian Reimagined and Prototyped Three Websites in Three Months

Aurelia Engstrom, Graham Lavender

Jamie Tennant – Author Signing

Jamie Tennant

Mark Sampson – Author Signing 2

Mark Sampson

OCULA Annual General Meeting

OHLA Annual General Meeting

OPLA Awards Gala

OSLA Annual General Meeting

Storytelliing @ C’est What “Tales of Saturday Librarians”

The Art of Storytelling

Arianne Shaffer

Film Fest

OHLA Breakfast

Poster Session Thursday

Susan Hughes – Author Signing

Susan Hughes

Morning Run!

Morning Yoga

Forest of Reading Breakfast

Building a Connection with Faith Communities

Sukhjit Combo, Sarala Uttangi

Communicate Effectively with Design Professionals / Presentation and Workshop

Karen Watson, Robert Hubsher

Copyright Update

Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Tobias Enverga Jr., Douglas Black

David Booth – Author Signing

David Booth

Evergreen Award Winner

Plum Johnson, Kathryn Lee

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Surveys (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Ingrid Moisil, Gloria Booth-Morrison

Fandom Fever: From Nerdvana to the Harry Potter Alliance

Dayna DeBenedet, Brooke Windsor, Camille Talag

Focused, Flexible, Free-Range: Becoming a 21st Century Library Technician

Sara Faulhafer, Shannon Barill

From an Island to Islets: Reimagining Islandora in a Microservices World

Chris Crebolder, Andy Wagner

From Tech Shy to Tech Savvy: Teaching Technology to Seniors

Kate Hillier

Fusion Through Inclusion: Library Service for Teens with Developmental Disabilities

Heather Wray, Amanda Wilk, Meritt Harnett

Good Leaders Build Great Relationships: Moving Your Agenda Forward

John Chratska, Rachel Korman

Installing Pop-Up Passion

Ben Van Gorp, Stephanie Gauthier

Jan Thornhill – Author Signing

Jan Thornhill

Libraries 2025: Our Provincial Priorities for Public Libraries

Stephen Abram, Shelagh Paterson, Barbara Franchetto, Leanne Clendening

Making a Difference: Librarianship & Social Activism

Dee Winn, Cate Carlyle, Sarah Gauthier, Elizabeth Blackall

Moving From Nice To Necessary: How Your Library Can Become More Relevant In The Community

Cheryl Gorman, Susan Taylor Simpson, Cara Pryor, Nancy Kranich

OSLA Spotlight: Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller

Perceptions and Reflections: How Our Research Informed Our Practice as Researchers and Librarians

Mindy Thuna, Pam King

Surviving Your Job Search: Hands-On Career Design for New Professionals

Julia King, Laura Chuang

The Transitional Librarian: Making Mid-Career Changes

Sandra Kendall, Irma Sauvola, Lee-Ann Ufholz

Think Like a Freelancer: Getting the Most Out of Short-Term Contracts

Fiona Inglis, Kira Vermond, Brian Rooney

Tin Can Fundraising: The Little Fundraisers that Have a Big Impact

Matthew MacDonald, Helena Huopalainen, Lisa Tucker

Using Design Thinking to Optimize User Engagement in an Academic Library

Rhiannon Jones, Amber Watt

Walking the Plank: How Scholarly Piracy Affects Libraries, their Users and Publishers

Elizabeth Yates, Laurie Morrison, Carol Stephenson

Kevin Sands – Author Signing

Kevin Sands

Jan Thornhill – Author Signing 2

Jan Thornhill

Larry Swartz – Author Signing

Larry Swartz

Liam O’Donnell – Author Signing

Liam O'Donnell

Anna Humphrey – Author Signing

Anna Humphrey

Chester Brown – Author Signing

Chester Brown

Coding our Way into the Future!

Michelle Miles

Elly Blake – Author Signing

Elly Blake

Freida Wishinsky – Author Signing

Freida Wishinsky

Jess Keating – Author Signing

Jess Keating

Karma Brown – Author Signing

Karma Brown

Lorna Schultz Nicholson – Author Signing 1

Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Marina Cohen – Author Signing

Marina Cohen

Melody Fitzpatrick – Author Signing

Melody Fitzpatrick

Philippa Dowding – Author Signing

Philippa Dowding