Friday, JANUARY 30, 2009 F 1200 2:10 PM FOCAL FEATURE MTCC 203d 1100 MTCC 105/106 10:40 AM all conference plenary Advocacy at Work Saving Branch Libraries Lori Ann Nash, President, Friends of Ottawa PL Association; Jan Harder, Trustee, Ottawa PL Board; Barbara Clubb, City Librarian and CEO, Ottawa PL The "Save Our Services!" campaign saved branch libraries in Ottawa. For the second time in four years the Ottawa Public Library was faced with possible branch closures. Members of the library community and the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library played a key role. The Friends launched a "Save Our Services" website and an online petition. An education campaign delivered key messages. Study the achievements of this successful campaign, where no branches were closed and no hours were cut. Convenor: Jami van Haaften, Michael Enright Michael Enright, Veteran Broadcaster and Journalist Michael Enright has been the host of CBC Radio One's The Sunday Edition since September 2000. Prior to joining The Sunday Edition, he hosted This Morning for three years, and spent 10 years hosting CBC Radio's As It Happens, which he joined after two-and-a-half years as managing editor of CBC Radio News. Prior to that, he held a number of important editorial positions with leading Canadian magazines and newspapers. He has written for Time magazine and was the editor of Quest. As assistant managing editor of Maclean's, he oversaw the magazine's shift from a monthly to a weekly publication. Enright worked for The Toronto Star as a political writer and was Washington correspondent for the Globe and Mail. He received a Southam Fellowship for Journalism in 1979, and studied Chinese history. AND THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS: OLA'S LARRY MOORE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Anita Brooks Kirkland Library Consultant, Waterloo Region District School Board Friends of Canadian Libraries OLA'S LES FOWLIE INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD Dr. Michael Geist Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa With the generous support of OL A super conference 2009 57