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OASL 2025 Fall Conference October 4, 2025
North Eugene High School in Eugene Oregon This year’s conference will feature School Library Journal’s 2022 National Librarian of the Year, K.C. Boyd! Known for “Bringing the zeal back to librarianship”, Boyd is a teacher librarian in the District of Columbia Public Schools and is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and national presenter. We’re also excited to welcome authors Makiia Lucier (Dragonfruit), Trudy Ludwig (Calling the Wind), and Will Ritter (The Jackaby Series) for our author breakfast panel and as session presenters. And great news, our Legendary School Library Bus Tour is back as a pre-conference event! On October 3rd, we’ll visit a high school, two middle schools, and two elementary schools. Check out the registration page on the website for details. Space is limited, so register soon! Check out the conference swag shop! There are all kinds of goodies in it! Be sure to order at least three weeks before the conference if you'd like your swag to arrive before the conference. https://oregon-library-association-on.myspreadshop.com/ OASL 2025 Fall Conference Website for more information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OLA New Leadership
effective 9/1/25 The 2025-26 organizational year has started with new board officers moving into their leadership roles.
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Overdue: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries
Podcast Series, Launched 3/31/22 Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism (EDIA) Committee In this episode we are joined in conversation by scholar, academic consultant, librarian and educational game designer, Fobzi Ettarh, who notably coined the concept of "vocational awe" in 2018. Ettarh shares how vocational awe operates at both the micro and macro levels, contributing to problematic hiring, onboarding, and retention practices in the library profession, and illustrates how this concept directly ties to workplace inequities and burnout. Additionally, Ettarh provides actionable ways to escape the trap of vocational awe by prioritizing mental health and rest, achieving work-life balance, reframing how we are showing up for community, and urging administrators to lead by example. Date of interview: July 17, 2024 Host(s): Ericka Brunson-Rochette & Rodrigo Gaspar-Barajas Direct Link to the Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/17732368 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oregon Library Association Online Merchant Store
OLA has opened its OLA Merch Store and currently has available Conference Logo and a variety on a variety of items. Over the next few months it will be opened for OLA Units to make available their merchandise.
Take a look!
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EDI Antiracism Toolkit Available PLD Director's Training Session on the EDI Antiracism Toolkit OLA Mission StatementOLA provides advocacy, education, leadership and collaboration to continually strengthen Oregon's libraries and the communities we serve.
OLA Hotline Oregon Library Association Quarterly (OLAQ)
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