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OLA Super Conference 2017: All in, 1 February 2017, p. 64

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#OLASC | ALL IN. | LE TOUT POUR LE TOUT.64 | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 FR ID A Y , F E B R U A R Y 3 FRIDAY SCHEDULE OPENWh at's Registration Desk MTCC MAIN LOBBY opens at 7:30 am and closes at 5:00 pm Poster Sessions EXPO FLOOR, MTCC HALL C opens at 9:00 am and closes at 3:00 pm. presentations from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm OLA Career Centre MTCC 201B opens at 9:00 am and closes at 3:00 pm SUPEREXPO MTCC HALL C opens at 9:00 am and closes at 3:00 pm 9:00 am -- 10:15 am 9:00 am -- 10:15 am | mtcc 203a Building a Connection with Faith Communities Sukhjit Combo, Brampton Library, Sarala Uttangi, Brampton Library The City of Brampton has been a leader in recognizing the important role faith groups play in contributing to the quality of life. Join us as we explore the major goals of reaching out to faith communities, including: accessing new and non-library users, fostering digital literacy and awareness, and designing workshops based on community need. Suzanne Alimoglu, Toronto PL community connections | faith communities | outreach 9:00 am -- 10:15 am | mtcc 104a Copyright Update Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Western U, Tobias Enverga Jr., Parliament of Canada, Douglas Black, Parliament of Canada Margaret Ann Wilkinson, OLA's copyright expert, will review the current copyright situation including the situation of the Copyright Board, latest court proceedings, and international developments. Senators Tobias C. Enverga Jr. and Douglas Black will join to speak to the recent Canadian Senate Banking, Trade & Commerce Committee's Report "Copyright Board: A rational for urgent review". Joy Mueller, Seneca C copyright 9:00 am -- 10:15 am | mtcc 206c Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Surveys (But Were Afraid to Ask) Ingrid Moisil, U Ottawa, Gloria Booth-Morrison, U Ottawa Surveys are widely used in libraries as a means of rapidly collecting information. However, surveying a large population is much more complex than just scaling up. When the goal is to gather information from thousands of people it becomes important to use a project management approach. Come learn from our experience how to avoid the different pitfalls that you might encounter along the way. survey | assessment | project management 9:00 am -- 10:15 am | mtcc 206d Fandom Fever: From Nerdvana to the Harry Potter Alliance Dayna DeBenedet, Dryden PL, Brooke Windsor, Idea Exchange, Camille Talag, Harry Potter Alliance Getting teen and adult patrons to care about the library can be difficult, but tapping into the innate passions of fandoms can help raise program participation in public libraries--like the monthly teen Nerdvana program at the Cambridge Idea Exchange or the Harry Potter Alliance's Chapters Program for libraries. Serena McGovern, Barrie PL fandom | public library | programming MTCC 205B opens at 8:00 am and closes at 5:00 pm Trustee Lounge ICTC WELLINGTON opens at 9:00 am and closes at 4:30 pm Morning Yoga MTCC 105/106 STAGE AREA 7:30 am -- 8:15 am for more info, see page 10 Morning Run MEET IN THE ICTC LOWER LOBBY 7:30 am -- 8:15 am more info on page 9 EVERGREEN AWARD WINNER 9:00 am -- 10:15 am | mtcc 206b Plum Johnson, Author Readers from over 100 Ontario libraries chose Plum Johnson's They Left Us Everything as the 2016 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award winner, a funny, touching memoir about the importance of preserving family history to make sense of the past and nurturing family bonds to safeguard the future. Plum will accept the Evergreen Award. She will also discuss her novel, her reaction to winning the Evergreen Award, and her upcoming works. This session will also announce the 2017 Evergreen nominees. Kathryn Lee, Evergreen Committee Chair forest of reading | public libraries | readers' advisory

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