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Tuesday 28 Jan 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Early Arrivals
Early Arrivals
Tue 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 29 Jan 2020 9:00 am - 10:15 am Sessions
Big to Small: Taking Big OLA Ideas to Small, Rural Libraries Julie Lane, Whitney Shantz, Janet Curran
Super Conference o ers endless ideas for everything “library.” But what works in one library system will not necessarily work for another. Libraries are at the heart of small communities so partnerships with local organizations are essential. Join us to discuss how to adapt big ideas to small library systems.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Public Libraries Innovation, Programming, Rural
Careers Spotlight : Samantha Estoesta Samantha Estoesta Need help?
Samantha Estoesta (she/her) is a multiple-published poet and long-time #WomenInSTEM and equity advocate. With an MA in Intercultural Communications and ten years in advocacy, community engagement, digital communications, and social media strategy, she centres her e orts on growing communities through reciprocal relationships. When she's not talking about being a brown female in tech, she can be found pushing her child in a red stroller around Downtown Kitchener or tweeting/instagramming at @smoestoe.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Careers, Spotlight
Creating Social Media Graphics Without a Graphics Designer Marian Doucette
How we deliver messages is just as important as the message itself. This session looks at free online tools to use to create stunning, accessible, and e ective social media graphics for your library without having to hire a graphics designer.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Library Technicians Accessibility, Design, Marketing
Find the Story Beyond the Stacks: Creating a Library Podcast Eva Stepanian, Allana Fontaine, Ben Smeets, Mary-Rose O'Connor, Ashley Directo
Brampton Library and Milton Public Library have been busy exploring the world of podcasts. From management buy-in, and the intricacies of scripting and storytelling, to podcast clubs at breweries and the details of how to start a podcast on a shoestring budget – they are ready to tell all!
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Technology Innovation, Marketing, Technology
Four Steps to Knowing Your Users: Guerrilla Testing for Budding UXers Sarah Guay, Mariana Jardim, James Zhan
Guerrilla usability testing is a quick method for gathering user experience feedback. This workshop will show you how to test users with this method and perform basic analysis of the results. We will provide templates that can be adapted to the needs of di erent libraries and recommendations for cost-e ective tools.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Academic Libraries Accessibility, Design, User Experience How To Ful l All Our Lending and (Our Patrons’) Borrowing Dreams Ian Gibon, Adam Taves, Linda Whidden, Mandy Deans Kassies
Collaborative Futures (CF), a project to implement a shared library system for 14 Ontario universities, is about radical collaboration. The CF Shared Resources Working Group will discuss dreaming big to create, sell, and implement a vision of long and liberal loan policies, minimal nes, and easy cross-consortium borrowing.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Academic Libraries Academic, Partnerships, Public Service
Implementing Indigenous Subject Headings in your Local Catalog - From Planning to Process Need help? Tammy Moorse, Rachel Rogers
Unhappy with the LC subject heading Indians of North America? Learn how Greater Victoria Public Library and Hamilton Public Library implemented local indigenous subject headings in their catalogues. The session focuses on practical issues around making changes to a catalogue, project planning, resources and how this contributes to decolonization. This session is one of several sessions at SC 2020 concentrating on the respectful decolonization of Canadian libraries.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Library Technicians Ethics, Indigenous, Local Collections
Leadership, Risk, and Building a Cult of Passionate Followers Erin Scuccimarri, Jamie Hardie
Our shared struggle is the public and city council’s perception of being irrelevant and a frivolous expense. Discover how to position the library as a community leader, target spectacular partners, leverage the trusted brand inherent in libraries, push boundaries, and reinvent ourselves. Imagine the potential if all stakeholders were real advocates?
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Governance Governance, Innovation, Management
Library + Municipal Recreation Department = Dream Team Amy Solecki, Monika Machacek, Emma Smith, Rhonda Pogue, Todd Carey, Heather Wray, Cathy Burke, Lori Pierce
By working together, public libraries and municipal recreation departments are able to provide and enjoy mutual bene ts, such as engaging non-users, sharing resources and costs, and creating a community led-approach that generates a larger impact for participants. This panel provides a prospective from both the library and recreation team.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Public Libraries Partnerships, Programming, Public Service
Library as Laboratory: Creating a Community Research Platform Kimberly Silk, James Gillett, Krystin Parkinson
Hamilton Public Library and McMaster University are taking their partnership to the next level by establishing a Community Research Platform. It provides McMaster researchers with managed access to HPL customers to facilitate community-based participatory research, and supports HPL's applied research and evaluation projects which inform professional practice and demonstrate the value of libraries.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Academic Libraries Innovation, Partnerships, Research
More than a Plaque on the Wall: Creating Organizational Values Using a
Need help? Sta -Led Approach Danika Bernard, Angela Rerrie, Emily Sedgwick
We walk you through our process of creating sta -owned Customer Experience Values in- house with no budget. Our approach was sta -driven, using service design methodology and storytelling, and informed through community data. Learn how to celebrate your work and create a decision-making framework and common language. Includes hands-on exercises and toolkit.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am General Management, Organizational Issues, Public Service
Primary Source Primer for Libraries and Archives Jennifer Hoyer, Alison Little, David Sprague
This hands-on session will explore how local history collections can be used as educational resources that meet teacher and student communities where they are: whether in the classroom, in an online environment, or in our own collection spaces. Presenters will share primary source education outreach initiatives and model easy-to-implement activities.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am School Libraries Instruction, Local Collections, Outreach / Advocacy
Rounds, Rounds, Rounds, We Go! Diverse Models of Embedded or Clinical Librarianship Tim Tripp, Marina Englesakis, Maureen Pakosh, Rouhi Fazelzad, Ani Orchanian-Che , Melanie Anderson, Ashley Farrell, Jessica Babineau
Each of University Health Network Libraries’ Information Specialists plays a clinical librarian role with their clinical client groups. The needs of each program vary, yet each clinical librarian supports the institution to be a learning organization, providing safe, evidence-based care. Here we compare and contrast the many permutations of clinical librarianship.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Health Libraries Embedded Librarianship, Health, Partnerships
Seamless Library and Culture Pass: Partnerships, Strategies, and Solutions Shelley McKay, Ian Kerr-Wilson, Anna Swanson
Using a library card for free access to museums, galleries, and performing arts venues increases card registrations and museum visits. Discover how Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries launched a province-wide program for rural and metropolitan residents, and how Hamilton Public Library and Civic Museums’ successful partnership grants library users free access to civic museums and heritage buildings.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Public Libraries Innovation, Marketing, Partnerships
Snap, Spark, Provoke: Exploring Identity and Text with Provocations and
Need help? Photography Beth Lyons, Tina Zita, Jane Dennis-Moore
We will share how we have used diverse texts and photography to explore identity and a sense of belonging as a community with learners. Attendees will re ect on how texts can help us learn about ourselves and others in our communities, and will explore loose parts, photography and digital tools.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am School Libraries Inclusion, Literacy, Technology
Supporting Users with Young Children in the Academic Library Jesse Carliner, Kyla Everall, Jane Schmidt
Student parents comprise approximately 13% of Ontario post-secondary enrolment. They are more likely to experience burnout and to drop out of school. Learn about student parents, their needs, and initiatives undertaken by three academic libraries to make their libraries more inclusive to users with young children.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Academic Libraries Academic, Inclusion, Library Buildings and Space
Understanding Our Collective Future: An Overview of Recent Research Informing Canadian Priorities and Resources Merrilee Pro tt, Vivian Lewis, Monica Fuijkschot
Overview of research providing insights into the nature and strengths of Canadian contributions to the published record, investment in open content, and priorities for research libraries: Maple Leaves: Discovering Canada Through the Published Record; CARL-OCLC Innovation Survey; Access to Open Content Survey. Discussion will cover future directions and collaboration opportunities.
Wed 9:00 am - 10:15 am Academic Libraries Collections, Open Data / Access / Source, Research
9:15 am - 12:15 pm TOUR: School Libraries
School Libraries Tour: Bloorview School + Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
Bloorview School: Bloorview School Authority is an educational site within a rehabilitation children’s hospital that provides innovative school programs to children and youth with special needs in conjunction with ongoing therapeutic and medical care. Bloorview School provides an early intervention for students in kindergarten to grade one -- integrating education and therapy. Students who are inpatients of the hospital also attend our school. The Library Learning Commons at Bloorview has been developed as a responsive, exible space to support literacy, inquiry and well being that serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.The Library Learning Commons supports a culturally responsive collection so that students see themselves re ected in text and media. Disability awareness, equity and self- advocacy are the cornerstones of the Library Learning Commons; these themes are highlighted throughout the collection.
Forest Hill Collegiate: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute serves a diverse population of approximately 1000 students and is located in the heart of Toronto. It is a community school.
Need help? Over the past two and a half years, the Library Learning Commons has gone through a small revitalization of new carpet, paint, weeding and new furniture. The Library Learning Commons physical space and program re ects a deep commitment to the principles of equity and anti- oppression. This commitment can be seen in through the intentional planning and decision- making of the teacher-librarian team and the Administration as they challenge practices and structures that may act as barriers to students. Teacher-Librarian, Deborah Haines will share their journey of rethinking security gates, technology, nes, book labels and collection development while at the same time creating a space that also supported student wellness and rich, inquiry-based learning.
Wed 9:15 am - 12:15 pm
9:30 am - 12:30 pm TOUR: Public Libraries
Public Libraries Tour: Brampton Library
Springdale Branch opened in February 2018 to residents eager for a branch in their neighbourhood. Ideally situated close to the road in a busy retail centre, this award-winning LEED Gold building is already a destination, attracting large audiences for programs and high demand for study space. School visits, programming, and 3D printing in the makerspace are also very popular.
Chinguacousy Library in the Brampton Civic Centre is the biggest and busiest branch in the system. Completely renovated and updated in 2017, Chinguacousy has expanded its service o erings to include a professional audio recording studio and self-directed makerspace. These features, along with a modern and inviting design, make Chinguacousy a top draw for programs, quiet and group study, large scale events including the annual Tech Fair, and more.
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Wed 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
10:15 am - 11:00 am TOUR: Penguin Random House
Walking Tour: Penguin Random House
Located in the heart of the city at 320 Front Street West, Penguin Random House Canada is a fully open concept o ce, designed by gure3, catering to book-lovers and featuring great views of the city. Bookshelf-lined corridors, cozy reading nooks, and multi-purpose meeting spaces create a library feel and encourages collaboration. Top-of-the-line technology is fully integrated into meeting spaces, some with retractable walls, allowing for enough space that the entire company can congregate for meetings and special occasions. This tour also includes a stop at the 158-square foot retail space, The Penguin Shop, featuring sta picks and Penguin-branded merchandise.
Wed 10:15 am - 11:00 am 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Sessions
"Making Space" for Culturally Responsive Inquiry Nancy Tucciarone, Maria Luisa Lebar
A MakerSpace philosophy approaches learning through cross-curricular inquiry where students create, collaborate, communicate and problem solve using various resources and tools. This session will focus on making curricular connections between literacy and inquiry processes. Participants will learn to intersect the curriculum with the principles of equity and modern learning competencies while exploring culturally responsive resources.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm School Libraries Inquiry, Literacy, Maker Need help? Bibliotherapy in Canada Brandon Kidd, Natalie Tukhareli, Barb Fraser, Sherrill Sherwood, Joan Gajadharsingh
This panel discussion will examine Bibliotherapy, how it has been conceived historically, di erent approaches taken toward implementation, current applications and practices in di erent contexts, the place librarians have in delivery of services, and what the next steps toward more comprehensive Bibliotherapy practice might be in Ontario and nationwide.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Health Libraries Mental Health, Public Service, Reading & Readers Advisory
CULC eContent Working Group: Advocacy in Response to Shifting Access and Pricing Models Lisa Radha Weaver, Sharon Day, Jennifer Stirling, Susan Caron
CULC eBook Task Force, on behalf of public libraries, works to increase awareness of digital content issues and advocacy. Priorities include sharing information on what is being done in North America regarding e-books and e-audiobooks, implementing public awareness campaigns, political advocacy, and providing opportunities for collaboration across public libraries.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Technology Collections, Innovation, Licensing
Dreaming Bigger: Education for Ontarians in Partnership with Contact North | Contact Nord Trish Trenter, Julie Mandal, Zile Ozols
Contact North | Contact Nord helps underserved Ontarians in 600 small, rural, remote, and military communities access education and training to achieve their personal goals without leaving their communities through online learning. Find out in this session how the partnership with public libraries are providing access to education and training.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Indigenous eLearning, Marketing, Partnerships
Fierce Data Analytics: Moving from Fear and Uncertainty to Analyzing Data with Ferocity! Alison Clarke, Kimberly Silk, Heather Lavallee, Brandon Fratarcangeli
Join the OPLA Research and Evaluation Committee for a hands-on workshop to learn how to analyze your library data. We’ll cover spreadsheet tools, including pivot tables and formulas, analyzing qualitative survey responses, and data visualization. Watch and learn, or follow along using your own device. Practice les will be provided.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Technology Data , Public Service
Need help? How to Lead White People Samantha Martin-Bird, Robyn Medicine
This is a workshop speci cally for Indigenous and racialized minorities. Join us for a conversation on the following topics: As women and men of colour, how can we e ectively lead subordinates and colleagues who are white? As racialized minorities working in colonial institutions, what are some best practices for self-care? As Indigenous professionals, how can we e ectively lead people through change without tip-toeing around the fragility of white folks?
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Careers Indigenous, Management, Organizational Issues
OLITA Tech Talks
Join professionals working across all library-related sectors to learn more about interesting tech-related projects happening in our eld. Topics range from exploring ground-breaking new technology to nding innovative ways to look at older tech. Each 'lightning style' talk will have a strict time limit of ve minutes, plus some time for questions from the audience.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Technology Technology
Small Buildings, Big Dreams: Hosting a Hulk-sized ComiCon in an Ant-Man- sized Library Nancy Kuhl, Nadia Danyluk, Jodie Mandarino, Sharon Wagenaar, Jeremy Clark
Even with limited resources, our specialties in media and community-focused programming make libraries well-suited to promoting fan interests through ComicCon events. In this session, you will learn how to tap into fan enthusiasm and build community partnerships to develop, implement and evaluate your own fan event, even if you don’t know a Wookie from a Warhammer.
Wed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Public Libraries Inclusion, Programming, Rural
10:30 am - 11:10 am Sessions
Can Libraries Become More Environmentally Sustainable? Samantha Marchello, Jodi Marr
Libraries are a fantastic wealth of information. We are pioneers in circular economy. When we loan books and have them returned, we are supporting this idea of use and reuse. However, by the other side of it, libraries can be exceptionally wasteful. Can libraries combat the amount of waste they generate?
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am General Academic, Community Led, Programming
Hidden Dreams: Reaching Out to Vulnerable Populations Liana Sukiasyan, Emily Greenstreet Need help?
The session will provide an overview of the Community Librarian program in partnership with Toronto’s shelters, working to better meet the needs of vulnerable populations, such as people experiencing homelessness. We will focus on best practices in an embedded setting and share examples of customized programs that meet client needs.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Public Libraries Embedded Librarianship, Outreach / Advocacy, Partnerships
How to Start Your Own Library Repair Café Tracy Munusami, Ellen Stroud
Repair Cafés help share knowledge, build community and save the environment. We set out to develop connections between generations tackling senior isolation and inspiring youth to learn the art of reusing and repairing. We’ll discuss how to get your community thinking, collaborating and making a positive change with Repair Cafés.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Public Libraries Community Led, Maker, Programming
Information Services: A Social Work Perspective Rahma Hashi
Librarians connect patrons with relevant community services that meet their information needs. This session explores how library sta can respond to the needs of vulnerable persons by incorporating social work concepts in their service delivery. This workshop demonstrates the shared competencies and strengths of librarianship and social work practice.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Public Libraries Inclusion, Public Service, Research
It takes two to tango : mieux collaborer avec les enseignants-titulaires pour créer une bibliothèque dynamique et assurer la réussite des élèves Amanda Halfpenny, Géraldine Savidan
Vous êtes-vous déjà sentis à l’écart de l’équipe des enseignants-titulaires? Cette présentation, qui partagera la perspective d’une responsable de bibliothèque et celle d’une enseignante- titulaire, donnera des idées de collaboration et des stratégies gagnantes pour passer d’un rôle de soutien dans le milieu scolaire à un membre intégré de l’équipe école.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am French Services Collaboration, Partnerships LAC Update Monica Fuijkschot
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will give a short presentation on Voilà and some of the key challenges faced by the Canadian library community. The goal of the session is to develop, with the Canadian library community, a policy and strategy for the future of Voilà.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am General
Legacy Schools Program Lisa Prinn
The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Legacy School program is a free national initiative to Need help? engage, empower and connect students and educators to further reconciliation through awareness, education and action. We provide educational resources and program development for Legacy Schools to help ensure that the unique interests, rights and perspectives of Indigenous peoples are recognized and implemented in schools and communities throughout Canada.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Indigenous Indigenous
Online Library Card Registration: Outreaching Communities Ida D'Amico, Vicki Berkeley, Sukhjeet Jatana, Kanta Kapoor, Chris Jasztrab
Find out how two library systems increased membership by each implementing an online patron/customer registration system that integrates directly with the ILS. Teams from Milton Public Library and Hamilton Public Library will discuss their approaches to their projects and lessons learned.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Technology Public Service, Technology, User Experience
The Leap from Librarian to Leader: Why It Might Come Sooner than You Dream and How to be Ready for It Zarena Cassar, Lindsay Timmins, Michelle Lovegrove Thompson
From strategies on how to gain leadership skills even when you're not in a leadership role, to our top tips for new managers. Join us, three new-ish managers, as we talk about which jobs, choices, and opportunities led us to here and what we've learned along the way
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Careers Careers, Management, Mentoring
The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Public Libraries Alison Frayne
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are introduced through the role of public libraries in supporting Agenda 2030. Access to information, wellbeing and literacy are discussed through the lens of Goal 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and in the context of Reconciliation.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Governance Community Led, Governance, Inclusion Walking the Road to Indigenization: From Sta (Un)Learning to Wellness Kit Borrowing Mikayla Redden
Centennial College Libraries started down the road to decolonization and Indigenization in November 2018. Thus far, we have decolonized the catalogue, developed guidelines for appropriate/accurate resource selection, facilitated book clubs, and most recently, developed Indigenous wellness kits for borrowing at campus libraries. This session will outline the process, policy, and other considerations for these decolonization initiatives.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Academic Libraries Academic, Indigenous
Need help? Who Wants a Training Camp? A Case Study in Building a Research Data Management Curriculum for Graduate Students Dany Savard, Minglu Wang, John Dupuis, Marcia Salmon
This presentation will focus on the development and impacts of multiple Managing Research Data training camps o ered to graduate students by York University Libraries. By considering lessons learned on how to cultivate partnerships and build a stakeholder-informed curriculum, the session will provide participants with a roadmap for building comparable initiatives.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Academic Libraries Data , Partnerships, Research
Words, Worldviews, Decolonizing Description F. Tim Knight, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Anne Carr-Wiggin, Sharon Farnel
The CFLA-FCAB Truth & Reconciliation Report advises that libraries address “structural biases” in knowledge organization. This session explores the e ects a Western worldview has on our ability to successfully “integrate Indigenous epistemologies” and decolonize our approaches to knowledge organization, the need for respectful consultation with Indigenous communities, and linked data as a way forward. This session is one of several sessions at SC 2020 concentrating on the respectful decolonization of Canadian libraries.
Wed 10:30 am - 11:10 am Library Technicians Academic, Indigenous, Linked Data
11:00 am - 11:30 am TOUR: TIFF Library
Walking Tour: TIFF Library
The Film Reference Library is the ultimate free resource for lm-lovers, lmmakers, scholars, teachers, and lm and television professionals. A proud a liate member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the library promotes Canadian and global lm scholarship by collecting, preserving, and providing access to a comprehensive collection of lm, and reference resources on all aspects of lmmaking.
Wed 11:00 am - 11:30 am
11:15 am - 12:00 pm TOUR: Penguin Random House
Walking Tour: Penguin Random House
Located in the heart of the city at 320 Front Street West, Penguin Random House Canada is a fully open concept o ce, designed by gure3, catering to book-lovers and featuring great views of the city. Bookshelf-lined corridors, cozy reading nooks, and multi-purpose meeting spaces create a library feel and encourages collaboration. Top-of-the-line technology is fully integrated into meeting spaces, some with retractable walls, allowing for enough space that the entire company can congregate for meetings and special occasions. This tour also includes a stop at the 158-square foot retail space, The Penguin Shop, featuring sta picks and Penguin-branded merchandise.
Wed 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
11:20 am - 12:00 pm Sessions Need help?
AlphaNumérique: A National Digital Literacy Project in Public Libraries Jean-François Cusson, Bianca Néron
The AlphaNumérique Digital Literacy Project aims to make digital accessible to all. It plans to o er learning activities to audiences and to train library sta in training techniques in digital literacy. AlphaNumérique will be presented to participants to raise awareness of the role of libraries in promoting digital inclusion.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm French Services
Building an Evidence-Based Advocacy Toolkit for Ontario College Libraries Sarah Shujah, Jane Foo, Sarah Roberts, Heather Buchansky, Natalie Colaiacovo, Cyndi Smith
OCULA is developing an advocacy toolkit for Ontario college libraries to help ensure libraries are sta ed with the various roles necessary. This session will discuss research conducted that investigates if there is evidence of an erosion of librarian profession and the impacts to Ontario colleges for investing in college libraries.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Outreach / Advocacy, Research
C’est un rêve: Une collaboration entre professeure et bibliothécaire pour supporter la recherche savante numérique Sandy Hervieux, Eamon Du y, Heidi Wendt
A n de supporter une nouvelle forme de recherche savante, deux bibliothécaires ont collaboré avec une professeure dans la création d’un travail de publication numérique. Les bibliothécaires présenteront leur approche pour enseigner une plateforme de publication numérique et la professeure discutera de la création du devoir et de ses avantages.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm French Services Academic, Embedded Librarianship, Instruction
Dreaming Big: Collaborating to Support Student Wellness and Improve Retention Jennifer Thiessen, Laurie Morrison
Research indicates that wellness is critical for student success. A grant to increase retention allowed Brock Library sta to dream big. From books, games, and co ee hours to mental health counselling to zine- and button-making, we tried it all! Explore how libraries in collaboration with campus partners can improve retention through mental health and well- being initiatives.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm General Academic, Mental Health, Programming
Dreaming of Inclusion: Breaking Down Barriers to Library Work for People with Disabilities Virginia Sytsma, Joanne Oud, George Hawtin
How can we encourage a more diverse workforce? By breaking down barriers that a diverse workforce might experience, including barriers for library workers with disabilities. Library workers with disabilities discuss barriers to inclusion in library work, how to support coworkers with disabilities, and understanding accommodations.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Careers Accessibility, Human Resources, Inclusion
Empowering Your Students to be Global Changemakers Rebecca Hurley, Lisa Kao
In this workshop-style session, participants will rotate through a series of stations that pair UN sustainable development goals with print text and design thinking challenges. Participants will see the complimentary partnership between text and design thinking challenges, and how engaging students as critical problem solvers deepens their investment and commitment to nding solutions.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm School Libraries Inquiry, Literacy, Maker
Get to Know Scout! Bringing Arti cial Intelligence to the Public Library Chelsea Murray, Barb Gillard
While Arti cial Intelligence is an exciting new direction of information management and member engagement, there are many di erent directions to take with it. Learn how we got started, some of the challenges we faced, and our recommendations for libraries exploring AI and its potential.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm General Innovation, Public Service, Technology
Intentional Cataloguing for Inclusive Design in School Library Learning Commons Lorna Young, Andrea Sykes, Janice Hilber, Ann McGowan
As schools work toward inclusive design, cataloguing practices in their library learning commons must re ect this. This session outlines the process that the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Library Learning Resources is engaged in as cataloguing procedures are redeveloped to re ect equity policies and inclusive design. Panel members will share their journey.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm School Libraries Collections, Inclusion, Management
Library Publishing Technology Services at Scale: Challenges and Lessons Learned Kaitlin Newson, Bart Kawula
Scholars Portal provides hosting services for publishing software to 11 universities across Ontario. We’ll provide an overview of our publishing services, talk about our processes for managing software updates, and discuss the challenges we've faced and the lessons we’ve learned as the service has grown.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Technology Academic, Open Data / Access / Source, Technology
Making Connections: Inspiring Community to Capture Local History Jess Posgate, Sarah Ferencz, Catherine Stu , Ralph DeJong
Using crowdsource technology, libraries can engage their community to ll gaps, gather unheard stories, and build links across time. Projects like Whitby’s “Documenting the Now” and Brighton’s “Barns of Brighton” employ powerful tools to crowdsource information for dynamic and inclusive virtual exhibits, ensuring the past remains solidly in the present.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Public Libraries Local Collections, Outreach / Advocacy, Partnerships
Not a Pipe Dream: Designing Displays that are Eye-Catching, Informative and FUN! Helen Power, Victoria Levang, Sharon Munro
Dream big with dynamic displays at your library that can captivate audiences and illuminate important issues. Library school doesn’t include a Graphic Design 101 course, so this session will cover basic design principles, creating displays on a budget, and how to make content informative, eye-catching, and FUN!
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Library Technicians Academic, Design, Outreach / Advocacy
Our Stories: OERs and Indigenous Materials Stephen Sprong, Shannon Winterstein
This session will cover the creation of the Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada OER at Centennial College, which presented unique challenges in the ways in which Indigenous knowledge and learning is presented through open learning.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Indigenous Inclusion, Indigenous, Licensing, Open Data / Access / Source
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone: Bringing Family-Based Literacy to Local Prisons and Under-Served Communities Carla Veitch
Find out how the Children of Inmates Reading Program (ChIRP) evolved and gleaned helpful information on how to approach Correctional Facilities. Learn how to adapt this type of program to overlooked and under-served populations in your community.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Special Libraries Literacy, Partnerships, Programming
Thought Processes Behind Implementing Indigenous Subject Headings in your Local Catalog Kelly Buehler, Trina Grover
Since the TRC released its Calls to Action, some Canadian libraries have begun the process of replacing biased, outdated, and o ensive subject headings. How do we reconcile our colonial, standards-based cataloguing system with terminology that is respectful and re ective of Indigenous worldviews? Presenters discuss thought processes, challenges, and implementation. This session is one of several sessions at SC 2020 concentrating on the respectful decolonization of Canadian libraries.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Library Technicians Collections, Data , Indigenous
11:20 am - 12:35 pm TOUR: TD Art + Architecture
Walking Tour: TD Art + Archives
Join TD's Archivist for a tour of the collections vault and learn about the Bank's 164-year history. With over 40 years of history itself, TD's Archives document the Bank's people, products and milestone achievements. A vibrant, collaborative centre of knowledge, the Archives provides insights and advice on all aspects of corporate heritage.
Wed 11:20 am - 12:35 pm
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm TOUR: Penguin Random House
Walking Tour: Penguin Random House
Located in the heart of the city at 320 Front Street West, Penguin Random House Canada is a fully open concept o ce, designed by gure3, catering to book-lovers and featuring great views of the city. Bookshelf-lined corridors, cozy reading nooks, and multi-purpose meeting spaces create a library feel and encourages collaboration. Top-of-the-line technology is fully integrated into meeting spaces, some with retractable walls, allowing for enough space that the entire company can congregate for meetings and special occasions. This tour also includes a stop at the 158-square foot retail space, The Penguin Shop, featuring sta picks and Penguin-branded merchandise.
Wed 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Sessions
Ad/Lib Presents: The Year in Library Marketing 2019 Andrew Colgoni, Melanie Boatswain-Watson
Back again with a brand new edition, Ad/Lib (adlib.info) rounds up library marketing from across Canada (and beyond) from 2019. We knock on the doors of libraries and ask them to share their favourite marketing campaigns from the last year, and we share those with you. It's fast and fun.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm General Design, Marketing
Building Yourself for Your Dream Job Beckie MacDonald
Are you looking to launch your career or fall in love with it again? Need additional skills, networking building tips, or looking for a change, and not sure how to get there? This session will share tweaks, tips, and tricks to help build your portfolio towards success.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Careers Careers, Mentoring
Communicating Your Brand with Passion, Conviction, and Honesty Jamie Hardie
Many nd the word Branding a little nebulous. But for the brands that 'get it right,' it's simply about building (and communicating) your best traits as a library. Together we'll explore what best brands share, what makes them great beyond a mere logo and the tools to communicate your brand across advertising channels and engagement opportunities. From positioning, photography, language, and design to client interactions inside our doors and out in our communities.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Public Libraries Design, Marketing, Partnerships
Creating an Engaging Space for Children and Caregivers: Lessons Learned an A Year-Long Space Redesign Project Anne Flaherty, Liana Flumiani, Laura Virag, Val Baxandale, Zile Oxols
In 2019, Brantford Public Library redesigned their children’s area at the main branch. The objective was to create a exible and distinguishable space where all ages (including caregivers) are engaged. The project committee executed the project without an external consultant. Hear about challenges, successes, and key steps.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Public Libraries Library Buildings and Space
Designing the Future of Culture Erin Scuccimarri, Susan Baues, Tim Cane
Imagine the library as a leader in developing a city’s path for the future. Discover why the Town of Innis l solicits the library to lead prominent municipal projects like the Community Culture Master Plan. Our reach should extend well beyond our doors and our “wheel house” is well beyond books.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Governance Governance, Management, Partnerships
Dreamed Into Being: Indigenous Authors Writing Their Truth Alicia Elliott, Jesse Thistle, Adam Garnet Jones
Join best-selling authors Alicia Elliott (Tuscarora), Jesse Thistle (Métis, Cree, Scot), and Adam Garnet Jones (Cree, Métis, Danish) in conversation about big dreams, Indigenous voices, taking up space, and the transformative nature of truth.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Indigenous Indigenous
Engaging Youth in Public Libraries: You Don't Know, But Youth Do Kathryn Schoutsen, Amy Eastwood
Investing in youth can be challenging but vital. The challenge? Motivating them with the right opportunities. In Innis l, youth engagement has signi cantly increased with the development of youth-driven, creative opportunities. Learn about new initiatives and share your own success stories and challenges. Walk away with new ideas and perspectives on youth engagement.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Public Libraries Community Led, Inclusion, Programming
If I Had a Million Dollars (or $100): School Library Learning Commons Renovations and Refreshes Richard Reid, Dawn Telfer
Library Learning Common space renovations and refreshed are taking place in school districts across Ontario. From grass roots level updates to system renovations, these changes are impacting student achievement and well-being, and the teaching and learning process positively. Join us for an informative workshop on Library Learning Commons renovations.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm School Libraries Innovation, Inquiry, Library Buildings and Space
Indigenous Advisory Councils: Partners in Library Reconciliation Cynthia Toniolo, Samantha Martin-Bird, Robyn Medicine
Indigenous Advisory Councils are an important rst step in a library's journey towards truth and reconciliation. They support relationship building and community connection, and provide guidance on developing culturally relevant service through sharing of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews. A panel featuring council members from Thunder Bay and Toronto Public Libraries share their experiences.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Indigenous Advisory Councils, Indigenous, Partnerships
Library Programming: A Risk Taking Adventure Kelley England, Wendy Hicks, Linda Ludke
This interactive session harnesses the synergy of community partners, library sta and patrons. Learn how to co-create outcomes-based programming with the community. Explore how methods in programming for children can engage sta in leading adult programs. Share communication strategies to make storytimes accessible and interactive for non-verbal children.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Public Libraries Advocacy, Inclusion, Outreach, Programming
New Ways to Deliver Programming with Tech Gregory Astill, Jasmine Seto
Creating new and exciting ways to teach technology while building skills that users can take into the real world, all while looping multiple library programs and departments in.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Public Libraries Innovation, Programming, Technology
OLA Spotlight: Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe is an accomplished atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and why it matters to us here and now. She is also a remarkable communicator who has received the American Geophysical Union's climate communication prize, the Stephen Schneider Climate Communication award, and been named to a number of lists including Time Magazine's 100 Most In uential People, Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Thinkers, and FORTUNE magazine's World's Greatest Leaders. Katharine is currently a professor and directs the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She has a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Toronto and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Illinois. *Please note: to reduce carbon emissions associated with this talk, Katharine will be presenting remotely from her o ce in Texas.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm General, Spotlight
OLITA Spotlight: Justin Ling Justin Ling
Justin Ling is a freelance journalist who specializes in covering stories untold, misunderstood, and often missed by the media. Today, Ling is working on a book pro ling how eight men disappeared from Toronto’s Gay Village, and how police, for eight years, failed to catch the man they believe responsible for those deaths. The book stems from him popular CBC podcast, Uncover: The Village, where Ling sheds a light on these unsolved murders. He is also investigating Russian meddling in Canadian politics, a project that has taken him from inside the headquarters of the Department of National Defence to a NATO training base in Latvia. His work has appeared in the Globe & Mail, National Post, Maclean’s, VICE News, BuzzFeed News, and he has appeared on CBC, CTV, Global, CNN, the BBC, and a host of other outlets.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Technology
Poetry Slamming at Your Library Haney Mussa, Claire Argyropoulos
Have you ever wanted to create an engaging youth-led poetry slam program? Poetry Saved our Lives is facilitated by local spoken word artists that work with sta to animate the program. The program engages and empowers youth through artistic mentorship development opportunities and provides a safe space for creative self-expression.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm School Libraries Partnerships, Programming, Public Service
Programming in a Pinch Ardis Chedore
Have you ever sat back and wished that you could do some of the amazing programming available at larger libraries? Are you a small, rural, or minimally sta ed library and think programming impossible to do? We will introduce programming to suit your needs. Join us!
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm General Maker, Programming, Rural
Serving Ontario’s New Parliament: Outreach Strategies Erica Smith, Meg Carruth, Jessica Knoll, Sarah Goodyear, Le Dieu Tran
The Legislative Library and Research Services prepared to welcome and serve these MPPs and their sta following the 2018 Election with a robust orientation program, new informational products, and training strategies. However, even the best-laid plans can go awry! This session will explore the unpredictable world of serving busy parliamentarians.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Special Libraries Marketing, Outreach / Advocacy, Special Libraries
Serving Vulnerable Members of the Public at an Academic Library: Implementing an Empathy-Driven Approach Benjamin Walsh, Allison Ridgway
How can academic libraries strengthen services to members of the public to ensure the inclusion of those who may experience homelessness or mental illness? We will describe how we implemented an empathy-driven approach, outlined by last year’s Super Conference public libraries spotlight speaker Ryan Dowd, including service assessment, consultation, and outcomes.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Academic Libraries Inclusion, Library Buildings and Space, Public Service
Talking About Whiteness and Racism: The Development of the White Fragility Book Club Michelle Arbuckle, Lisa Levesque, Jane Schmidt
Are you interested in creating programming that gets your sta and community thinking, learning, and talking about whiteness and racism? In 2019, the Ryerson University Library did just that for their library sta . This session will explore the developmental process and the lessons learned from this endeavour.
Wed 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Academic Libraries Inclusion, Programming, Reading & Readers Advisory
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Sessions
Bringing Inquiry Mindset to Your School Trevor MacKenzie
Through facilitating an inquiry experience Trevor will inspire you to rethink the role of the teacher, learner, and the teacher librarian. You’ll learn practical instructional strategies that engage the passions, wonders, and curiosities of learners while participating in activities that can be immediately applied to your practice.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm School Libraries Inclusion, Inquiry, Instruction
Cannabis in Canada: Health Information Then and Now Jessica Babineau, Terri Rodak, Sarah Bonato
Two presentations will highlight how the legalization of recreational cannabis has impacted library services and collections. We will explore information professionals’ experiences with cannabis related questions, knowledge and resources needed to inform clients, and the development of a special collection to preserve now-antiquated, pre-legalization cannabis health literature.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Health Libraries Collections, Health, Reference
Dewey Divas and Dudes: #ownvoices for Kids and Teens Sa ron Beckwith, Andrea Colquhoun, Tim Gain, Janet Murie, Rosalyn Steele, Margot Stokreef, Lahring Tribe
About four years ago, Corinne Duyis coined the term #ownvoices "to recommend kidlit about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group." Since then #ownvoices has blown up and readers are actively looking for books in this framework. Come and hear the Dewey Divas and Dudes discuss books for teens and kids that are #ownvoices.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm General Reading & Readers Advisory
Equity in School Libraries: Using Inclusive Design to Deconstruct and Re- Design Your Library Denise Cole
This session will provide participants with tools to engage in critical re ection and analysis of current school library collections and spaces, as well as a framework for reinventing their libraries to be more inclusive and representative of the diversity of their learners, communities, global identities, and perspectives.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm School Libraries Inclusion, Innovation, Local Collections
Indigenous Spotlight: Debbie Reese Debbie Reese
Tribally enrolled at Nambé Owingeh, a sovereign native nation in the state currently known as New Mexico, Debbie's book chapters and her academic and professional articles are used in Library Science, Education, and English courses across the continent. A former school teacher and assistant professor, she is well known for her blog, American Indians in Children's Literature. An activist scholar, her writings and work on social media were important in a signi cant change in children's literature: the renaming of the Laura Ingalls Award to the Children's Literature Legacy Award.
Books will be for sale and an author signing will follow this session.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Indigenous, Spotlight
Information Policy: International Engagement Victoria Owen, Nadia Caidi, Stephanie Perrin, Joy Ramiogan
By necessity, information professionals are involved in national and international policy matters. Privacy, intellectual property rights, data sovereignty – all demand engagement. Become involved in the global policy sphere, by learning about the bene ts and how they connect locally and nationally. Explore global learning initiatives, policy literacy, and engagement with scholarship and professional practice.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Careers, Instruction
It Takes a Village: Partnerships and Programs for Local History Service Success Ellen Stroud, Nicole Adams
Since 2017, Oshawa Public Libraries’ new Local History Room has resonated with the community beyond our expectations. Join us as we share strategies for engaging diverse community partners, cataloguing and preserving Local History items, innovative ideas for the space, programs and collections, and engaging youth through work placements.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Special Libraries Local Collections, Partnerships, Programming
Keeping Up With the Library's Changing Reality in the Face of the Opioid Crisis Mette Kruger, Rebecca McArthur
Participants will learn how one large library system in Northern Ontario has responded to the needs of both patrons and sta in the context of the opioid crisis. The focus will be on what supports are provided to sta in responding to the challenges of witnessing the library being used in less-than-traditional ways.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Public Libraries Mental Health, Organizational Issues, Public Service
Let Everybody Know How to Dream With You: Digital Strategies for Libraries Nitish Mandal, Julie Mandal
Libraries can leverage digital technologies to improve community participation, service o erings, and user engagement. We talk about ve broad digital themes, and tailoring them to create a comprehensive digital strategy for your library, as well as steps to ensure successful implementation. The emphasis is on strategies, objectives, and metrics.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Technology Inclusion, Marketing, User Experience
OLA Spotlight: CBC Introduces 'Podcasts in Class': How (and Why) Podcasts Can Be E ective Learning Tools
In September 2019, CBC Podcasts launched a rst-of-its-kind pilot program in the audio education space. 'Podcasts in Class' is a way for teachers to bring podcasts into their classrooms, with custom-made lesson plans, slides, handouts, homework, and even videos featuring CBC Podcast hosts. These guides are free, and easily adaptable to di erent courses and curriculums. In this session, you'll meet 12-year old Webby award-winning podcast host Tai Pool (Tai Asks Why) and hear from education experts who developed and vetted these teaching tools, and are spearheading their use in classrooms around the country.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm General, Spotlight
Small but Mighty: How Ontario’s Small Northern Libraries Contribute to the Provincial Library Landscape 13205807
Small Northern libraries are an important but often overlooked part of the Ontario library community. Their innovation, resilience, collaboration, and advocacy positively impact Ontario’s library landscape. This panel will discuss the innovative programs, services, and partnerships developed by small Northern libraries, and how they can be implemented across the province.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Public Libraries Partnerships, Programming, Public Service
To Jupyter and Beyond: Computational Notebooks in the Library Tim Ribaric, Daniel Brett
Have you heard of Jupyter? Better yet, have you heard about how computational notebooks can be used to teach technologies and are part of the reproducible science movement? This session will show you the Juptyer platform and explain why you should know about it.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Technology Data , Instruction, Technology
Using Research Synthesis Assignments to Teach Information Literacy and Critical Appraisal Skills to University Students Rhiannon Jones, Zahra Premji
Teaching evidence-based methods through research synthesis is gaining traction as practitioners are increasingly nding value in decision-making based on a thorough examination of research. Students are introduced to evidence-based methods through a collaborative exploration of research topics. This session will introduce participants to how evidence-based topics are taught.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Instruction, Programming
We Need to Talk About Your Flair...Managing Through Change Lee Puddephatt, Maria Petricko, Kanta Kapoor
Milton Public Library (MPL) implemented a new Service Delivery Model while concurrently opening a new branch. Compounding the e ects of these changes, MPL hired four brand-new managers to implement the change. Join us to learn how we navigated the ups-and-downs of change management in a growing public library system.
Wed 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Careers Careers, Management, Organizational Issues
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Keynote
Keynote: Farrah Khan
At the 2018 G7 Summit, as co-chair of the Gender-Equity Committee, Farrah Khan was called to speak on behalf of the council, in the room with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Donald Trump, German chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders and council representatives. She shared that you cannot talk about the economy and a thriving, sustainable, peaceful and healthy world without talking about gender equality. Armed with passion and compassion, she helps organizations recognize and address the needs for gender equality, consent culture, addressing harassment, gender-based violence, bystander intervention, trauma and disclosures.
Wed 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Keynote
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm All Conference Welcome Party
All Conference Welcome Party
Wed 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thursday 30 Jan 2020 9:00 am - 10:30 am Keynote
Keynote: Mona Chalabi
Mona Chalabi is a journalist who really loves numbers. She is the Data Editor of The Guardian where she writes articles, produces documentaries, and illustrates, as well as animates, data. After analyzing statistics for the United Nations, Mona Chalabi saw how important data was, but also how easily it could be used by people with their own speci c agendas. Since then, her work for organizations like Transparency International and The Guardian has had one goal: to make sure as many people as possible can nd and question the data they need to make informed decisions about their lives. She gives speeches and teaches courses on data journalism, and when she can, she illustrates data. Her illustrations have been exhibited by the Design Museum and were commended by the Royal Statistical Society, of which they said, “Her deceptively simple graphs are fun and accessible.
Thu 9:00 am - 10:30 am Keynote
IdeaHUB Thursday Sessions happening all day on the EXPO oor at the IdeaHUB stage.
CANSCAIP – Best Bets – 10:30 am – 11:25 am IdeaHUB Stage
Hot o the press! The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) proudly presents Members nominated to the OLA Best Bets Lists. Join us for a lively session as some of today’s best children’s authors talk up their brand new creations.
Thu 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Authors, EXPO, School Libraries
What’s New @ IEEE – 1:30 pm – 1:55 pm Jalyn Kelley IdeaHUB Stage
Join us for an overview of new features, functionality, and content available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Plus get a sneak peak of what’s coming in 2020, learn about collaborations with other publishers and see what InnovationQ Plus, a patent search and analytics tool from IEEE and IP.com can do for you.
Client Services Manager, IEEE
Thu 9:30 am - 5:00 pm EXPO
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Sessions
"You've Got to Be Kind": Leading with Empathy Nicole Adams, Caitlin Frailick, Amanda Freeman, Shelley Hawrychuk, Diana Krawczyk, Alexandra Yarrow
Library leaders have many approaches to sta management. With representatives from many library settings, this panel discussion will include leaders who are known to use empathy and kindness to connect with sta and motivate them to o er great service to customers.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Careers Careers, Management, Public Service
Accessibility Across Canadian Universities: A Look at How University Libraries Work Towards Inclusion Katya Pereyaslavska, Maggie Jean Neilson, Asako Yoshida, David Lepofsky, Victoria Owen, Kelly Dermody
This session will explore the past and the future of accessibility in Canada, examining current legal frameworks and international opportunities for cooperation with a focus on institutional compliance and proactive services. We will examine current legal frameworks, re ect on signi cant challenges and opportunities, and shine a spotlight on successful projects on several university libraries in Canada.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Academic Libraries Accessibility, Collections, Inclusion
Accessibility by Design: The Promise of Accessible Publishing Laurie Davidson, Daniella Levy-Pinto, Laura Brady
Access to content for readers with print disabilities has exploded through the use of screen readers, braille displays and other assistive technologies. Through federal funding, National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is spearheading work in collaborating with publishers, vendors, people with print disabilities, libraries, and other stakeholders to produce “born accessible” content and reading systems.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Technology Accessibility, Inclusion, Technology
Adopting or Adapting: Open Education Copyright Instruction for Faculty and Sta Mark Swartz, Heather Martin, Dan Sich
CARL librarians and copyright specialists are launching a series of online modules to help universities deliver copyright education to instructors and sta . Bilingual, accessible, and openly-licensed, these videos and accompanying quizzes provide an e ective alternative to in- person copyright instruction. Learn how you can adapt them for use at your institution.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Technology Academic, eLearning, Licensing
Copyright Update Margaret Ann Wilkinson
Annual update on copyright issues from the OLA Copyright Advisor.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm General Creating and Evaluating E ective Infographics Kelly Schultz
Through a combination of a lecture and an activity, this session will introduce participants to best practices for designing e ective infographics and evaluating them. We will discuss the design process, from choosing suitable layouts, fonts and colours, to selecting appropriate data visualization forms to convey the data and your message.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Health Libraries Data , Design, Marketing
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ontology Development Camille Callison, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Robin Desmeules, Lisc Daley, Stacey Penney
The CFLA Indigenous Matters Working Group and NIKLA are working to develop decolonized subject headings, including terminology used by communities, which respect Indigenous sovereignty and knowledge protocols. Participants will learn about the project, which has applied Indigenous ontologies for practical application in range of library contexts. This session is one of several sessions at SC 2020 concentrating on the respectful decolonization of Canadian libraries.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Indigenous Community Led, Ethics, Indigenous
From Dreams to Reality: Bringing Your Strategic Plan to Life Anne O'Shea
In 2019, Vancouver Island Regional Library redesigned its project and committee structures to better harness the talents and interests of sta in 39 branches across 42,000 square kilometres. Come learn how participatory processes, leadership theory, and cloud-based tools can move projects from dream to reality, and boost enthusiasm and transparency.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Governance Innovation, Management, Organizational Issues
Implementing an Augmented Reality Library Tour Jennifer Ross
This fall, the McEwen School of Architecture’s library implemented an augmented reality library tour as a pilot project, which highlighted the library’s collection and features of the space. This session will outline the implementation of the project and re ect upon the process.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Technology Innovation, Library Buildings and Space, Technology
Intellectual Freedom Spotlight Toni Samek, Bessie Sullivan, Christina de Castell, James Turk
In our increasingly polarized society, there seems to be less willingness to tolerate the expression of views that individuals and groups nd wrong or o ensive. This has put public libraries’ foundational commitment to intellectual freedom in the crosshairs. What are we to do?
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm General, Spotlight
Manga Academia: Using Manga in the Classroom Erik Ko, Mike Baltrop
Kids love manga, but how do we use the texts they already love in our teaching? Join educator Mike Barltrop to learn how manga has impacted the way kids read, how we can link manga to the curriculum, and how teachers are already using comics in the classroom.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm School Libraries Academic, Instruction, Literacy
Moving Your Career Forward: A Step by Step Plan for Success Susan Cleyle
This session will explore how you can position your career by creating an inventory of individual skills, learning how to pitch yourself, establishing a career path, learning how to analyze job adverts, and aligning them with your skills. This session will help build your brand and move your career forward.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Careers Careers, Mentoring
OCULA Lightning Strikes
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Academic Libraries
OPLA Spotlight: Takara Small Takara Small
Takara Small is a Toronto-based tech entrepreneur, journalist and developer. She is a technology columnist on Metro Morning (Toronto's top-rated morning radio show) and the founder and executive director of VentureKids Canada, a Toronto-based nonpro t that provides free coding classes and startup workshops to youth living in low-income and underserved communities. Since launching, the organization has worked with community- focused groups like Toronto Public Library (Canada's largest public library system and Venture13 (one of Canada's growing rural-based startup incubators) to create inclusive opportunities for diverse students from across the city of Toronto and the province. In addition to her work on CBC Radio she is also the host/producer of the Globe and Mail's technology podcast "I'll Go First", which in 2018 was named one of the best technology podcasts in the country by Apple Canada.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Public Libraries, Spotlight
OSLIP One Year On: Update on the Ontario School Library Impact Project Heather Buchansky, Mary Cavanagh, Dianne Oberg, Marc d'Avernas, Kate Johnson- McGregor, Sarah Roberts
The Ontario School Library Impact Project (OSLIP) is one year into its research study, investigating the impact of school libraries on the development of information literacy skills in students entering post-secondary education. In this panel presentation, attendees will learn about the process, design, and latest ndings.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm School Libraries Inquiry, Outreach / Advocacy, Research
Research Information Management Systems (RIMS) in Canada Donna Bourne-Tyson, Vivian Lewis, Beth Sandore, Dale Askey
Libraries are helping (and sometimes leading) the implementation of Research Information Management Systems (RIMS) to facilitate, showcase, and track campus research. RIMS help researchers manage web-based public pro les, generate annual reports and CVs, and locate new collaborators. Research O ces use RIMS to identify research clusters, and track emerging trends.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Organizational Issues, Research
Supporting Local Digital Francophone Cultural Content: Libraries to the Rescue Nadia Caidi, Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo, Peter Kapidura, Carole Nkoa, Olivier St-Cyr, Joanna Grodecki
The lack of diversity and accessibility of French language information services, resources and media content, has negatively impacted the presence of Canadian francophone digital content in Canada and beyond. Cette session se veut être une ré exion sur ces problématiques avec un panel d’experts présentant des perspectives diverses.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm French Services Local Collections, Outreach / Advocacy, Partnerships
Using Digital Storytelling and Media Production to Engage Learners in Your Library Kevin Chlebovec
Learn about how digital storytelling can be used as a programming tool to engage learners in their libraries and makerspaces. Inspire creativity by using media production to communicate and share voices and perspectives. Learn the stages of production to create a compelling digital story and build global competencies.
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Technology eLearning, Maker, Technology
“But I’m Not an Activist”: An Advocacy Primer and Pep Talk for the Scared or Reluctant Librarian Dayne DeBenedet
What does library advocacy look like in today’s landscape? We’ll talk about grassroots and formal advocacy, leadership skills for e ective organizing, overcoming our fears, and developing our own unique stories and voice. With the right tools every librarian, board member, and patron can be a library advocate!
Thu 10:45 am - 12:00 pm General Outreach / Advocacy, Public Service, Rural
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Sessions
Digital Inclusion of Marginalized Seniors: Access to Health Care Information Linda Crosby, Donna Sevenpifer, Megan Anderson
What comes to mind when you think of seniors and online participation? A research team undertook a study to see how and where seniors access healthcare information. You will learn what factors impact access to digital information, seniors’ information-seeking behaviours, and what role libraries can play in addressing this issue.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Health Libraries Health, Inclusion, Research
Empowering Sta to Create Safe Spaces Through Policy and Training Kelly Nielsen, Danielle Baynes
Now more than ever, librarians are expected to be the “jack of all trades,” helping customers deal with a variety of societal concerns: substance abuse, mental health, and homelessness. By implementing speci c policies and increasing training, we can empower sta to take control of the social disorder in our libraries.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Inclusion, Library Buildings and Space, Public Service
Exploring Cultural Awareness Through Indigenous Graphic Literature Kent Allin
Exploring Indigenous graphic literature to promote cultural awareness using the texts Sugar Falls by David Robertson, Seven Generations by David Robertson and Scott Henderson, and Red: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. The aspects of culture awareness this session will focus on are exploration, deconstruction and reconstruction.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Indigenous Academic, Indigenous, Inquiry
Failure is Not a Four-Letter Word: Learning to Embrace Failure in Our Libraries Dayna DeBenedet
To create bold and resilient libraries we need to reframe the way we think about failure. Done well, failure can break ground for great ideas and creative thinking. We’ll look at how to embrace failure, promote positive experimentation, and cultivate a healthier workplace with less burnout and better communication.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Careers Innovation, Management, Public Service
From Compliance to Inclusion: Accessible Library eResources Corrinne Abba, Siobán Linnen
Let’s reframe the discussion of accessibility from compliance to inclusion, using the Library eResources Accessibility Project as example. Learn how Ontario colleges are collaborating to meet and exceed the AODA’s requirements for eresources and how we envision cross-sector partnerships. Let’s make our dreams of inclusion, collaboration, and access a reality.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Academic Libraries Accessibility, Inclusion, Technology
Law & Order, Public Library Unit: A New Approach to Dealing with and Documenting Incidents in the Library James Dekens, Amanda Freeman
Over the course of 18-months, Burlington Public Library moved from an outdated, overly- complex Problem Procedure Manual and Incident Reporting form to a set of customer- rst guidelines and a simpli ed reporting process. Learn how (and why) we updated our methods, empowering sta to not only make decisions when confronted with these challenges but to report them e ciently and respectfully.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Governance, Management, Organizational Issues
Library Grants to Support Open Educational Resources: Perspectives from Three Libraries Chloe Lei, Jennifer Peters, Ann Ludbrook, Sally Wilson
OER grants come in many forms and they are a common way to encourage faculty engagement. Three institutions‒Ryerson, Concordia, and Seneca‒will talk about their OER grants programs, covering the origin of the grants, types of projects funded, and supports o ered by the library. Takeaways include pros and cons of o ering a grant program, ready-to- go materials licensed open, and an opportunity for audience to share their own OER funding initiatives.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Academic Libraries Academic, eLearning, Outreach / Advocacy
Platform, Outlet, Connection: Amplifying the Teen Voice Through a Library- Published Teen Magazine Julia McKnight
In 2018, Vancouver Public Library launched a teen journal, which became a powerful community engagement tool that ampli es local voices. Learn how to connect a community of compassionate and expressive teens, support resilience, and increase the relevancy of library services among the teen population through producing a teen journal for writing and visual art.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Community Led, Innovation, Public Service
Promoting Indigenous language through descriptive cataloguing: ten years of Nunavut experience Carol Rigby
Over the past decade, Nunavut libraries have developed and incorporated descriptive cataloguing standards that accurately represent materials in various forms of Inuktut (Inuit language). This session will explain methods of describing multilingual and multiscript materials, as well as authors, in their own languages, while respecting national and international cataloguing standards. This session is one of several sessions at SC 2020 concentrating on the respectful decolonization of Canadian libraries.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Community Led, Indigenous, User Experience
The Audible, Perceivable, Navigable, Accessible Digital Library Eva Jurczyk, Harjinder Rana
As of January 2020, the AODA requires that libraries associated with educational institutions provide accessible or conversion-ready digital resources. This session will cover how libraries have been preparing via licensing and acquisitions, and how libraries will meet this requirement via accessibility testing, tools, and work ows for creating accessible alternatives.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Library Technicians Academic, Accessibility, Licensing
Three Librarians, Three Paths, One Library: New Librarians and the First Year Katelyn Stoddart, Sarah Harrison, Raymond Bach
Three new librarians got their start in a small library, then went their separate ways. They discuss aspects of new librarianship including taking risks, adding value to your library, going from small town library to metropolitan monstrosity and back again, and what they don't teach you in grad school.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Careers Careers, Mentoring, Public Service
WITHDRAWN: Dream Together: Strategies to Establish and Grow a Community Archive to Its Success Annie Fan, Gianna Babando
This session has been withdrawn.
Preserving archives remains an intricate combination of balances between old-fashion and new technology, privacy and visibility. In this session the archivists at Toronto Public Library share their strategies on leveling the ground building a community archive by taking participants on the journey of leading Chinese Canadian Archive to its success.
Thu 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Special Libraries Collections, Inclusion, Special Libraries
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Sessions
A Call for Active Participation: Decolonizing and Indigenizing the MLIS Curriculum at Western Nancy Cooper, Marni Harrington, Heather Hill, Paulette Rothbauer, Danica Pawlick-Potts
Curriculum development must change for the next generations of librarians and information professionals to integrate principles of reconciliation and actively decolonize our elds of study, research, and professional practice. How do we best incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing into educational, organizational, and cultural structures of MLIS programs?
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Indigenous Indigenous, Instruction, Partnerships
Book Tasting with the OLA Best Bets Julia Campbell, Frances Hanemaayer, Samantha Dillane, Kate Morrison
Check out our “menus” of the best 2019 Canadian books for kids and teens. We read all the books so you don't have to! Come build your knowledge of Canadian books. And since we seek everything out, from publishers big and small, there are hidden gems for you to savour!
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Public Libraries Collections, Literacy, Reading & Readers Advisory
Cultural Diversity in Library Leadership Mai Lu, Valentina Ly, Amanda French
Becoming a library leader can be challenging. The additional barriers experienced by culturally diverse librarians may make the challenge seem insurmountable. In this interactive workshop, learn about the skills required for library leadership, mentorship programs that support culturally diverse librarians, and experiences of successful culturally diverse leaders.
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Careers Careers, Inclusion
Data Curation for Communities of Sound: A Speculative Workshop Marjorie Mitchell, Felicity Tayler
Workshop participants will work through Digital Humanities data scenarios covering the research data lifecycle based on examples from Spoken Web, a SSHRC-funded project researching and preserving literary audio artifacts. Attendees will leave with research data management (RDM) terms and best practices that translate into concepts meaningful to Digital Humanities researchers.
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Open Data / Access / Source, Partnerships
From LIS Student to LIS Professional: Developing Marketable Skills to Kickstart Your Library Career Angel Su, Jordan Pedersen
Job preparedness requires more than just the possession of an LIS degree. In this workshop, participants will partake in three activities that they can implement in their current roles to help them develop essential skills, re ect on their learning, and con dently communicate their accomplishments to market themselves for library positions.
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Careers Careers
How White is Your Collection? Beth Crawley, Suzanne McLean
Speakers will re ect on their recent experience tackling a diversity audit of adult collections at a mid-sized rural public library, in an open discussion on the lack of diversity in public library collections and recent trends in collection development.
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm General Collections, Indigenous, LGBTQ
National Union Catalogue Update
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm General
Sweet Dreams? Librarians’ Role in Academic Integrity Vickie Albrecht, Sarah Clark, Janice Winkler
This workshop will focus on academic librarians’ involvement with academic integrity (AI) support. Presenters will discuss their role in leading educational sessions for students involved in academic misconduct. Attendees will have the opportunity to work through case studies and share their own experiences.
Thu 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Instruction, Partnerships
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Sessions
A Rhetoric of Silence in the IL Classroom Meredith Fischer
Facing a group of quiet students can be uncomfortable, especially if we believe that silence at the “wrong time” signals a failure to encourage active learning. In this presentation, I will explain how we can leverage a rhetoric of silence to inspire what we teach and how we teach.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Technology Academic, Instruction, Literacy
Beyond Fandoms: The Digital Ecology Behind Fan ction and Why Libraries Need to Pay Attention Desiree Baron, Samantha Mills
Fan ction platforms have millions of readers worldwide. What can libraries learn from fan ction’s growing mainstream appeal? From its diverse representation of characters to its multimodal and dynamic formats, fan ction is nurtured by a rich digital ecology made of content creators, readers and fandoms. Come learn more about this exciting world.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Special Libraries Collections, Programming, Reading & Readers Advisory
Co-Teaching, Collaboration and Engagement for Learners Heather Stoness
How do we encourage collaboration and engagement among our learners? How do we reach all grades with only being part time in the library? This session will explore the concept of co- teaching and provide insight on di erent co-teaching models. Examples of exible schedule learning menus will be shared.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm School Libraries Instruction
Collaboration: From Aspirations to Reality Tracey Donaldson
A school library is the “hub” of the building where collaboration happens. Learn about the key ingredients that have led to successful collaboration. We will focus on scheduling of partner time, building relationships with sta and students, and using Google Apps as a means to collaboration between students and teachers.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm School Libraries Inclusion, Inquiry, Technology
Collections for Communities Emily Thompson
To better serve diverse and under-represented communities, libraries need to innovate to make collections easier to search and access. Milton Public Library will detail its experiences improving a New Readers collection for adults learning to read in English, and in making its collection of Indigenous materials more robustly searchable online.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Indigenous Collections, Inclusion, Partnerships
Dreaming Together: Creating an Indigenous Library Space and Reading Collection Jennifer Thiessen
Like many academic institutions, Brock University is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous communities. We collaborated with our campus and local Indigenous partners to create a welcoming, respectful, and highly visible space that re ects Indigenous people’s histories, contributions, languages, and knowledges. We will explore lessons learned, continued challenges, and future plans.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Indigenous Academic, Indigenous, Partnerships
Expanding into the World: Changes to the Canadiana Authorities File Sarah Stacy
In 2018, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) split its single, bilingual authority le Canadiana into separate les and joined NACO in order to manage its English-language authorities. This panel will reveal plans for a new cooperative cataloguing program that will see libraries cataloguing in French contribute to the Canadiana le.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Library Technicians Academic, Data , Technology
Explaining the Decline of Collective Copyright Licensing in Educational Institutions Donald Taylor
This presentation uses the Theory of Fields to provide a di erent take on the decline of collective copyright licensing in post-secondaries. By examining the role of meaning making and the lack of skilled social action by all parties, it explains why we arrived at the present impasse.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm General Academic, Governance, Research
How We Recruit Academic Librarians: Hiring Policies and Practices that Promote (or Don't) a More Diverse and Inclusive Workforce Monique Flaccavento
Diversity and inclusion have long been core values in academic librarianship, yet the profession continues to lack in diversity. Which hiring policies and practices promote a more diverse and inclusive workforce? Which create barriers? We will share initial ndings from interviews conducted with HR professionals at CARL institutions.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Careers Academic, Human Resources, Inclusion
Marie Kondo Your School Library Isabelle Hobbs, Sara Haddow
Have you heard of Marie Kondo, the internationally famous tidying expert? Get inspired by home-grown talent to declutter your school library space! An elementary school teacher- librarian and secondary school library technician will o er tips on topics as book repair, weeding, display ideas, minimizing disorder, maximizing space and more!
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm School Libraries
Moving Forward from Legacy Classi cation Systems Raegan Swanson
In 1985, the Canadian Gay Archives created an in-house library classi cation system for our collection. Today, The ArQuives is faced with a classi cation system that is painfully out of date and that does not re ect the intersections of the LGBTQ2+ communities we represent. How do we move forward?
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Special Libraries Inclusion, LGBTQ, Special Libraries
Patron-Centred Customer Service: A New Way Sophie Middleton, Noreen Ma
The Vancouver Public Library has made patron-centred customer service a priority not only through the development of guidelines and administrative policy, but also through a shift in organizational culture. Join us in this interactive session to nd out what it means to take a patron-centred approach to customer service.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Public Libraries Public Service, User Experience Social Capital Strategies for Libraries: Lessons Learned from RDM-related Outreach Andrea Kosavic, Minglu Wang
This session investigates librarianship in the area of Research Data Management (RDM) through social capital theory. Using librarian/archivist RDM literature as a case study, we explore symbolic, network, and normative approaches to social capital. Modalities for libraries to strengthen, grow, and leverage their social capital will be explored.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Outreach / Advocacy, Partnerships
We Can Do That For You: Engaging Front Line Sta to Use Library Services Bailey Urso, Daphne Horn
Lack of time, knowledge about the library, and understanding about how it can help are barriers to sta engagement. Last year, two librarians started working at two separate hospitals and both were committed to engaging sta . Join them in a discussion of actions they took, challenges they faced, and next steps.
Thu 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Health Libraries Embedded Librarianship, Health, Marketing
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Sessions
Born Accessible: Libraries, Publishers and the Government of Canada’s E orts to Realize the Dream of Inclusive Publishing
In March of 2019, the Government of Canada announced the allocation of $22.8 million over 5 years to the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) to “ensure the sustainable production and distribution of accessible reading material over the longer term.” PCH pulled together a working group of representatives from the library and publishing community to devise strategies to accomplish this goal. Join members of the working group for an update.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Technology Accessibility, Collections, Inclusion, Partnerships
Canadian-Sikh Heritage Resources Ramandeep Sarai, Jillian Toombs, Stephanie Cheung
This session is to highlight the OLA project with the Sikh Museum of Canada in which the OLA created a resource list and detailed lessons plans to support collection development in school libraries and to support libraries for Sikh Heritage Month and beyond. Furthermore, this session will highlight 13 lessons written for grades K-8 using the various resources and with clear connections to the Ontario Curriculum.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm School Libraries Academic, Collections, Inclusion
CFLA-FCAB: Canada’s National Voice for Libraries Alix-Rae Stefanko, Todd Kyle, Katherine McColgan
CFLA-FCAB in uences public policy, advances library excellence, and raises the visibility of libraries in Canada to advance our national intellectual, social, economic, and cultural success. Learn about CFLA-FCAB’s activities and development as a national advocacy organization.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Governance Organizational Issues, Outreach / Advocacy
Events and Programs: Stepping Out From The Ordinary Robert Giorgini, Colleen Harris, Cory Crossman
The London Public Library recently launched two innovative initiatives to present live music, high pro le author events and variety entertainment. Panellists will share their keys to success in leveraging space utilization, partnerships and fundraising opportunities along with best practices in meeting/event management and execution, creating a sustainable revenue stream.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Public Libraries Library Buildings and Space, Partnerships, Programming
Examining Information Literacy Through a Decolonizing Lens Cory Laverty, Francine Berish
Educators are shifting towards teaching practices that respect and integrate Indigenous worldviews. Within this context, libraries must explore their colonial foundations, including questioning models of information seeking. We will share how a learning program used re ective learning journals to capture perspectives on decolonization in relation to libraries and information literacy.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Indigenous Academic, Indigenous, Instruction
Field(s) of Dreams: A Case Study in Cleaning and Migrating Library Catalogue Data Annmarie Uleryk, Denise Angeloni, Simone O'Byrne
Library mergers, weeding, and digitization projects at the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks resulted in three library catalogues representing one collection. Geared towards those new to data clean up, we will present our adventures in catalogue clean-up and dealing with our data “ghosts.”
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Library Technicians Data , Special Libraries
GLAMming in the Wikiworld: Canadian Librarians and Wikimedia Canada Loren Fatin, Benoit Rochon, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Trina Grover
GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) institutions are increasingly becoming involved in Wikimedia projects to increase the impact of their collections and provide opportunities for community engagement. Let’s talk Wikidata, collaboration, challenges and Canadian opportunities.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Special Libraries Community Led, Inclusion, Open Data / Access / Source
Growing in Our Community: Seed Libraries, Garden Spaces, and Sustainable Programming at Our Libraries Emma Campbell, Beth Lanigan, Mandy Pethick, Michaela Posthumus
Sustainability, conservation, and environmental literacy are owering in Ontario libraries. Three di erent libraries will discuss how to start, run, and maintain gardens, seed libraries, and butter y nurseries, and associated community programs. They will explore the ways libraries can teach gardening skills and environmental stewardship in a time of climate change.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Special Libraries Community Led, Partnerships, Programming
OCULA Spotlight: Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek Sheila Cote-Meek
Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek is Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, and is the Vice- President, Equity, People and Culture at York University e ective October 1, 2019. She is the former Associate Vice-President, Academic and Indigenous Programs at Laurentian University. Author of Colonized Classrooms: Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education and a leader in Indigenous education, Dr. Cote-Meek has focused on bringing about systemic changes that attend to equity, diversity and inclusion in post-secondary education.
Books will be for sale and an author signing will follow this session.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Academic Libraries, Spotlight
OHLA Spotlight: Tai Huynh Tai Huynh
Tai Huynh is Editor-in-Chief of The Local, an independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto. He’s also Creative Director at UHN OpenLab, a design and innovation studio dedicated to a human-centred approach for advancing health and its social determinants. Tai is co-founder of Choosing Wisely Canada, the national voice for reducing unnecessary tests and treatments in health care. He previously held senior roles at the Ontario Ministry of Health, and in management consulting. Tai has a Master of Design from OCAD University, MBA from York University and Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Health Libraries, Spotlight
Pineapple Upside Down Isn’t Just a Cake: How a Public Library Flipped Its Lid and Came Out On Top…We Hope! Adele Reid, Philip Wasley, Sandra Miceli, Teresa McCrimmon
Demographics and needs of patrons are changing in growing communities. Many struggle to keep sta engaged with the process. Discover how one library system took a chance, which included schedule changes and rotating sta through all their branches. Perspectives from all levels of sta will share what they learned.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Public Libraries Human Resources, Organizational Issues, Public Service
Public Libraries and the Challenge of “Adulting”: Supporting Youth with Information Literacy and Life Skills Laura Freeman, Sepideh Mckensy
We will explore how public libraries are positioned to support youth transitioning out of high school develop information literacy (IL) and, increasingly, “life” skills. Our presence in the community can be leveraged to provide information needs at multiple levels — from system coordination, local partnership with schools and assisting students within our branches.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Public Libraries Inquiry, Programming, Public Service
Raising Your Voice in the School Library: A Chance to Chat
It's a school library unconference within a conference! Open conversations among school library sta hosted by OSLA Council. Have a cozy tête-à-tête or an engaging discussion with a crowd. Topics may include: schedules, budget, and advocacy, favourite books, tech, cool collaboration, Forest of Reading ideas, and writing for The Teaching Librarian.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm School Libraries
Reading Aloud to Kids Big and Small Rachel Seigel
As children start reading independently, the ritual of reading aloud starts to disappear, but 83% of kids between 6-17 reported still enjoying it. This session will explain why reading aloud to older children is still important and valuable and how it can improve their long-term reading success.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm School Libraries Collections, Inquiry, Literacy
So You Think You Are Safe! How Libraries Can Be Cyber Aware Lesa Balch, Sherry Fahim, Krista Robinson
In today’s world of cyber-attacks, what can libraries do to secure data and systems? What are the biggest risks, and how to prevent them? How to increase cybersecurity awareness and what technology tools are most e ective? Leave with reasonable actions to use to protect yourself, your data, and your library.
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Technology Management, Technology
Starting Out Right: OPLA’s Survey on the Topic of Best Practices When Registering New Members Douglas Davey, Gillian Byrne
Libraries can be places for people to dream and grow, but only if they can get in the door. New patron registration is a deceptively complex process, involving policy, procedure, legislation, the ILS, and human rights. In this session, attendees will learn about the OPLA’s new patron registration survey, and how it can help public libraries can break down unnecessary barriers to service. A Kahoot will help attendees compare their services, so download the app!
Thu 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm General Ethics, Inclusion, Public Service
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Public Library Awards Gala
Public Library Awards Gala Reception
Presented by Ontario Public Library Association and Ontario Library Boards' Association. Reception at 5:30 PM, Award Presentation at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $40 and available at the Registration Desk in the MTCC Lobby. Join your colleagues in recognizing excellent in Ontario's public libraries. The evening will begin with a mix and mingle, including drinks and hors d'oeuvres, followed by an award presentation gala honouring our colleagues and innovative library initiatives.
Thu 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Games Night Social
Games Night Social
Come and participate in Dungeons and Dragons and other board games. Chat with library folks who are also interested in games. A fun, lighthearted night. Cash bar.
Thu 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Karaoke + Pub Night
Karaoke & Pub Night (O site at The Pint House)
Cap o a full day of professional learning by belting out your favourite tunes alongside conference attendees! Or just come along and watch! Participation not mandatory. Some drinks and snacks will be provided.
Thu 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friday 31 Jan 2020 9:00 am - 10:30 am Sessions
Cognitive Care Kits and Collaboration for Dementia-Friendly Communities Suzanne Acharya
Learn the Montessori Method of dementia caregiving o ered by Burlington Public Library. Participate in the interactive learning experience that accompanies our Cognitive Care Kits for dementia. Learn from our experience what users value the most in our curated activities and dementia-friendly collection. Explore the value of community collaboration, the mechanism of the collaboration, and bene t to the library. Presented in collaboration with the Alzheimer Society.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am Public Libraries Accessibility, Community Led, Partnerships
Dreams of Summer: TD Summer Reading Club (TD SRC) Forum Jessica Roy, Lisa Radha Weaver, Lianne Fortin, Alix-Rae Stefanko
The TD Summer Reading Club team is looking for your input to help improve our service to libraries and families. Please join us for a design thinking brainstorming session where you can share your ideas and co-create the program.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am Public Libraries Programming, Reading & Readers Advisory
Easing the High School to University/College Transition: Building E ective Programming to Bridge the Information Literacy Gap Sarah Shujah, Kate Johnson-McGregor, Christopher Tomasini, Samhita Gupta, Sophie Bury
This workshop will o er participants an opportunity to design successful information literacy (IL) programming to support transitioning students from high school to post-secondary education in the Ontario context. Hear student testimonials, develop your IL practice, and collaborate with colleagues to develop orientation programs and IL programming for transitioning students.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am School Libraries Instruction, Partnerships, Programming
How to Hire: New Approaches to Recruiting, Posting and Interviewing Michelle Arbuckle, Rochelle Mazar, Anne Bechard
This interactive workshop will arm you with the skills to reboot your hiring process. If you're new to hiring, or just tired of the same old same old, join us as we explore and analyze the di erent ways that organizations are posting jobs and approaching recruiting, interviewing, and hiring.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am Careers Careers, Human Resources, Management
Indigenous Issues In Technical Services: A Roundtable Discussion Camille Callison, Robin Desmeules, Trina Grover, Carol Rigby, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Kelly Buehler
Participants will work in roundtables for a facilitated discussion on practical issues facing libraries of all kinds. Topics include: Indigenous languages in catalogues, Traditional Knowledge labels, and approaches to subject headings. The group will come back together to present highlights. Notes will be taken and shared where respectful and appropriate. This session is one of several sessions at SC 2020 concentrating on the respectful decolonization of Canadian libraries.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am Indigenous Community Led, Indigenous, Outreach / Advocacy
The Canadian BIBFRAME Readiness Task Force (CBRTF): A Panel Discussion on the Impact of BIBFRAME Implementation for Canadian Libraries Ian Bigelow, Heather Pretty, Christopher Carr, Kris Warrzyniak
National and large research libraries are working on implementing BIBFRAME. This transition will signi cantly impact Canadian libraries, and soon BIBFRAME will be part of the cataloguing landscape. This session will cover international and Canadian e orts towards BIBFRAME implementation, and CBRTF work, with a focus on impact for Canadian libraries.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am Library Technicians Linked Data, Partnerships, Research
Work Less, Accomplish More: Strategies for Maximizing Your Productivity and Prioritizing Self-Care Jacqueline Kreller-Vanderkooy, Amber Allen
Increasing your productivity doesn’t necessarily require you to work more. Often, this involves strategies that help you to work less while accomplishing more. Participants will re ect on their own practices and environment. Facilitators will share strategies from the productivity literature. Attendees from all library sectors are encouraged to attend.
Fri 9:00 am - 10:30 am Careers Careers, Human Resources, Mental Health
9:00 am - 9:40 am Sessions
Bibliometrics 2020: A Collections Odyssey Susan Truong, Ryan Saavedra
Introducing new collections can present a challenge for libraries. Competition for resources such as budget, and space impact key decisions. Utilize traditional data to generate comprehensive statistics to expand and support collections is key. Building collections with de nitive metrics serves as a valuable tool to optimize access and use.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am General Collections, Data , Public Service
Building a Community Comics Library Rotem Diamant, Rebecca Radevski
Canada Comics Open Library is a volunteer-run, non-pro t special library dedicated to comics accessibility. This session will cover the challenges of creating the library, including collection development, alternative cataloguing, and community building. The session will provide resources for purchasing inclusive comics and facilitate discussion of comics barriers librarians may experience.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Special Libraries Accessibility, Local Collections, Special Libraries
Designing a Library Learning Commons Through an Equity Lens and Becoming an Equity Leader Rabia Khokhar
In this session, attendees will rea rm their belief in the importance of libraries in a community. We will critically think about how to design and create a library through an equity lens. Opportunities will be provided to re ect on our role as equity leaders and critical book selection.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am School Libraries Collections, Design, Inclusion
Doing It All On A Dime: How to Meet the Increasing Needs of Diverse User Groups Without Breaking the Bank Cate Carlyle, Allana Beaton
Struggling to meet the information, literacy, and mental health needs of diverse users? Mindful Mondays to Dollar Store makerspaces, yoga to Pride, food banks to loose parts, we'll get you inspired. For library sta in every sector who are forced to work within strapped budgets to meet users’ needs!
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Special Libraries Mental Health, Programming, Special Libraries
Failing Upwards: How Failure Motivated One Librarian to Reexamine IL Practices Matthew Rohweder
This presentation will explore one liaison librarian's attempts (and failure) to create a student- centred learning environment within library sessions designed for a large rst-year business class. This session will engage attendees to begin reassessing failure in their own professional practices and come away thinking about those moments as inspiration.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Academic Libraries Academic, Instruction, Research
Gentillesse et bonheur : les fondements d'un monde meilleur ! Nathalie Blanchard
En 2018, la succursale Alta Vista de la Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa a collaboré avec World Changing Kids. Cette présentation racontera comment, en travaillant ensemble, nous avons collaboré avec des organismes communautaires locaux pour organiser des événements en établissant des liens avec des personnes qui ne fréquentent pas habituellement la bibliothèque.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am French Services Advocacy, Outreach, Partnerships
Get To Know Your Neighbours: Create a Dynamic Branch Pro le to Inform Design and Delivery of Services and Programs Alexandra Sensicle, Clarke Alison, Ben Smeets
Develop a better understanding of your library community by creating a detailed pro le of your branch’s catchment area. Learn how to plan the project, obtain the data, interpret the information, design a pro le, and use the results for advocacy, onboarding, and planning.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Public Libraries Community Led, Data , Outreach / Advocacy
How-To in 10: Teaching and Learning From One Another Sue Pratt, Danielle Big Canoe Snake
This session describes the planning and delivery of a How-To in 10 event at the Chippewas of Rama First Nation Library. How-To event experts included college students and Chippewas of Rama First Nation community members. Participants included library clients, elementary school students, college students, and residents from the area.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Indigenous Indigenous, Partnerships, Programming
If You Can Dream It, You Can Plan It: Organizing Volunteer-Run Professional Development Events Without Losing Your Head Marcela Isuster, Katherine Hanz
Thinking of organizing a conference, workshop, or symposium and don’t know where to start? This presentation will help you organize engaging and successful professional development opportunities. Topics include program building, working with volunteers, managing nances, balancing time commitments, and marketing. Be prepared for lots of lessons learned!
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Careers Careers, Management, Outreach / Advocacy
Medical Libraries Assemble! Engaging Hospital Sta Through Graphic Medicine Caled Nault, Jessica Babineau, Ashley Farrell, Melanie Anderson
University Health Network Libraries are embarking on a project to develop and promote a graphic medicine collection to foster health literacy by connecting healthcare providers with meaningful ways of understanding diverse patient experiences. We will discuss the project process and the next phase to attract UHN-wide sta engagement with the new collection.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Health Libraries Collections, Health, Marketing
Online Learning Roles of Academic Librarians in Canada Heather McTavish
Academic librarians are increasingly required to teach online, despite having less than ideal opportunities to learn to teach during professional education. Based on MA thesis research at Ontario Tech University, this presentation will discuss online instructional roles and highlight the emerging skill set required to be successful in the role.
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Technology Academic, eLearning, Instruction
Youth On Board: Young Representatives at Library Board Meetings Bee Stillar
Bonnechere Union Public Library (BUPL) are the innovators behind having youth representatives at board meetings. Since 2010, the library's youth committee has always had the space to speak and be heard by the decision makers. This allows for the board to hear directly from young patrons as well as o ers valuable life experience and skills to the youth. Hear how it started, how it works, and how you can apply it to your own library!
Fri 9:00 am - 9:40 am Governance Inspiration, Liaison, Library Boards, Youth Committees
IdeaHUB Friday Sessions happening all day on the EXPO oor at the IdeaHUB stage.
CANSCAIP – Forest of Reading® – 10:30 am – 11:25 am IdeaHUB Stage
Thinking about bringing an author to your school? The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP) proudly presents Members nominated for the Forest of Reading® Awards. Join us for a lively session as some of today’s best children’s authors share a glimpse into the story behind the story.
Fri 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Authors, EXPO, Public Libraries, School Libraries
Meet the Crime Writers of Canada – 1:00 pm – 1:55 pm IdeaHUB Stage
The members of the Crime Writers of Canada (CWC), ranging from long-established favourites to up and coming rst-timers, give you a fast-paced introduction to their newest mystery, suspense and true crime titles, and tell you why they should be in your library.
CWC is a national non-pro t organization for Canadian mystery and crime writers, associated professionals, and others with a serious interest in Canadian crime writing. Our mission is to promote Canadian crime writing and to raise the pro le of Canadian crime writers with readers, reviewers, librarians, booksellers, and media.
Fri 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Authors, EXPO, Public Libraries
9:50 am - 10:30 am Sessions
Building Your Dream Team: Assembling Your Ultimate Team of Avengers Rhonda Moore, Ann Pearce
As managers and leaders, we must check our assumptions and predispositions, recognizing that work ethic of sta from di erent generations may vary. Di erent outlooks can be utilized to develop a dedicated, collaborative team. Learn strategies and techniques to engage and empower your sta , building a resilient team that embraces its diverse perspectives.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Careers Academic, Management, Organizational Issues
Cataloguing the Community: GIS Projects in a Public Library Jorge Cardenas
How do you meet users where they are, keep track of community assets, and build digital tools for sta ? By dreaming big and cataloguing the whole community! Or trying to. We'll discuss community maps, GIS projects and technology challenges, and explore relationship building with local government, partners and community.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Technology Community Led, Partnerships, Technology
Cultural Rights to a Public Library: UDHR and UNDRIP as an Ethical Space of Engagement Alison Frayne
Are public library policies accommodating individual and collective well-being? This session discusses the issue through an ethical space of engagement by drawing on the cultural rights of the UDHR, the UNDRIP, other international rights, and Canadian Charter including section 35.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Indigenous Community Led, Ethics, Indigenous
I Read Canadian Day Richard Reid, Eric Walters
The I Read Canadian Day is a celebration of Canadian literature, literacy, and culture. On February 19, 2020, schools, libraries, daycares, and homeschoolers will be coming together to read - or have read aloud - a Canadian book of their choice. This workshop will provide the background, rationale, resources, and opportunity to become involved in what will become an annual event.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am General
Les bienfaits étonnants des jeux vidéo sur la productivité Marc Gendreau
Nous discuterons des principes de la productivité personnelle, suivie par les risques et avantages des jeux vidéo, notamment au niveau de leur capacité d’aider les gens à améliorer leur productivité. Un court atelier vous exposera à des outils et stratégies pour vous permettre de tirer avantage de cette capacité méconnue.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am French Services Collections, Programming, Technology
Make Writing: The Encore Melanie Mulcaster, Angela Stokcman, Pam Taylor, Amanda Williams-Yeagers
Come join us again for some more make writing fun! Participants will make using low and high tech tools, approaching writing as a physical and collaborative endeavour. We will continue to explore how to facilitate play as part of the creative and writing process linking directly to the curricular expectations.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am School Libraries Innovation, Literacy, Maker
Mentoring Dreams: (Re)shaping Library Communities Scott Turner, Kristof Avramsson
Part presentation, part conversation, this session explores mentorship in Architecture and Industrial Design Librarianship. Mentorship is a conversation, a storied place where we can dream. Grounded in the creative industries, the presenters "dream" mentorship as an innovative opportunity to (re)create library communities.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Special Libraries Careers, Mentoring, Organizational Issues Schools and Data Privacy, or Don't Let Dreams Turn Into Nightmares Andrew Campbell
Between them, Robin Stevenson and Tom Ryan have written LGBTQ-inclusive books for kids of all ages. They will discuss the history and importance of LGBTQ representation in books for young readers, libraries as safe spaces, queer inclusivity in collection development, and using events like Pride as programming opportunities.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am School Libraries
Small Town, Big Impact: Rural Library Access to ESL Supports Rosie Krul
Many rural communities are seeing a welcome increase of newcomers. However, in some small towns, there are not many ESL supports available. This session will look at how collaborating with local immigration groups and online access to language learning databases can stop location from becoming a barrier to service.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Public Libraries Outreach / Advocacy, Programming, Rural
Strategic Insights on Innovation Paul Takala, Sherry Fahim
What library leaders need to have on their radar to determine long-term and near-term technology decisions? The CEO of Hamilton Public Library and the Director of Digital Technology share insights on driving transformation, useful frameworks to strategically utilize technology, and creating a digital strategy to drive innovation and achieve goals.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Technology Innovation, Management, Technology
The Diversity Audit: A Systematic Approach to Creating Diverse Collections Jen Cyr, Ellen Bleaney
Are you committed to creating an inclusive library that represents and inspires the full diversity of your patrons? Learn how to plan and complete a diversity audit, how to assess the results, and how to use that information to make diversity an everyday part of your collections policies and priorities.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Public Libraries Collections, Inclusion
With Great Privilege Comes Great Responsibility: Survival Tips for Being a Co- Author on Reviews Sarah Bonato
Librarians are increasingly becoming an integrated and embedded member of systematic/scoping review research teams and are asked to be co-authors on submitted manuscripts. Co-authorship isn’t always a simple endeavor and strategies are required to navigate potential hurdles. This session provides an overview of one librarian's experience, including tips for gentle diplomacy with the research team, tackling the challenges of manuscript submission, responding to peer-reviewers’ questions, and other safeguards for a successful authorship experience.
Fri 9:50 am - 10:30 am Health Libraries Embedded Librarianship, Health, Research
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Sessions
Be the Hero! Tween and Teen Live Action Roleplaying (LARPing) Games Brooke Windsor
Secure big numbers of tweens or teens with a real-life video game where they are the heroes! Live Action Roleplaying (LARPing) games allow for a unique opportunity that youth can't get anywhere else. Get an in-depth look at this revolutionary event type and even play a mini- version of a game.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Public Libraries Innovation, Programming
Connection to Kith and Kin: A Community-Led Program that Supports Indigenous People Seeking Their Roots Ariel Caldwell
Recent changes to status may a ect thousands of Indigenous people on and o reserve. Libraries must make heritage information accessible to the communities they serve. Explore a partnership project that blossomed from Indigenous youths’ requests. This community-led program demonstrates the importance of longstanding relationships with Indigenous community partners.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Indigenous Community Led, Indigenous, Partnerships
Dream Inclusive: Making Accessible Collections and Services in Your Library a Reality Rachel Breau, Jennifer Murley, Rachel Young, Colette Berube
While CELA provides direct services to patrons with print disabilities, many public libraries choose to take a hands-on role, maintaining a strong connection with their patrons while taking advantage of the collections o ered both locally and through CELA. This panel will explore the range of populations and patrons taking advantage of the services provided by CELA, and will share tips on implementation and outreach.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm General Accessibility, Collections, Inclusion
Dream, Design, and Deliver: Brock Library’s Organizational Blueprinting Process Mark Robertson, Alicia Floyd, Dylan Pineo, Ian Gordon
In 2019, Brock University Library initiated Project Blueprint, the initial phase of an organizational renewal process. Our team used forward-thinking techniques, including appreciative inquiry interviews and dreaming workshops, to design a unique conceptual plan. This plan will lay the foundation for an innovative and focused library with engagement and innovation at its core.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Academic Libraries Academic, Innovation, Organizational Issues
Entwined for Learning: Creating Twine Games for Information Literacy Martha Attridge Bufton
Do you want to design your own digital game for teaching information literacy (IL) but don’t code? Then Twine is for you. Twine, an easy-to-learn open-source software, creates interactive narratives that support experiential learning. This workshop introduces you to using Twine to create a game to meet your IL learning outcomes.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Technology eLearning, Instruction, Technology
Forging Bonds Through Food: Bringing Communities Together and into the Library Amanda de Oliveira Fogaça, Sarah Ziolkowska
How can public libraries help to reshape the social fabric of their communities? This session will provide a snapshot of how food programming can be a powerful outreach tool to empower and welcome new communities. Participants will discuss dynamic community-led programming with emphasis on libraries as a third place.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Public Libraries Community Led, Inclusion, Programming
French Services Spotlight: Florence Ngenzebuhoro
Florence Ngenzebuhoro est Directrice générale du Centre francophone de Toronto, le plus grand centre multiservice francophone en Ontario. Le Centre compte plus de 100 employés qui travaillent en santé primaire, en santé mentale, en développement de l’enfance et famille, en services aux nouveaux arrivants, en services de l’emploi et en aide juridique. Depuis le 9 avril 2018, Mme Ngenzebuhoro est membre du Conseil des gouverneurs de l'Université de l'Ontario français.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm French Services, Spotlight
Full-Time Manager in a 24/7 World: Why 9-5 Management Techniques Don’t Work in the Modern Library Meg Uttangi, Zarena Cassar
Most managers work 40 hours a week, yet libraries are open for much longer. We’ll look at strategies that managers can use to support both part- and full-time sta , review di erent sta experiences of working outside the traditional 9-5 day, and discuss how to be available without being burnt out.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Careers Management, Mentoring
Government Relations and Associations
Libraries are for the public bene t and are funded by levels of government. It is important for associations to have a strategy and engagement plan with government to ensure decision makers have the information they need in order to develop policy and to fund libraries. This session will debrief and discuss the OLA/FOPL strategy and outcomes of this past year.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm General
Images and Imaginations: A Primer on Visual Research Methods Shailoo Bed, Jenna Hartel, Deborah Hicks, Rebecca Noone, Jenaya Webb,
This panel introduces visual research methods, a collection of methods that makes use of images (photographs, drawings, maps) to learn about social phenomena. Panellists will share results from three visual methods studies, discuss the methods’ strengths and weaknesses, and lead attendees through a hands-on activity using the draw-and-write technique.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Academic Libraries Library Buildings and Space, Research, User Experience
OSLA Spotlight: Shakil Choudhury Shakil Choudhury
Shakil Choudhury (MES) is an award-winning educator and consultant with more than 25 years’ experience in the eld of diversity, equity and inclusion. Co-founder of Anima Leadership, he has trained senior leaders across sectors and developed measurement tools for organizations, helping improve their diversity outcomes. Internationally, Shakil has designed and led peace-building projects for communities in con ict, speci cally in Europe and South America. His book Deep Diversity®: Overcoming Us vs. Them is a practical, scienti c and compassionate approach to tackling systemic discrimination. Written in a Malcolm Gladwell-meets-racial-justice style, many are calling this a “breakthrough” book on racism and social identity. He lives in Toronto and is currently experiencing his most challenging and rewarding management experience: his children teaching him about fatherhood.
Books will be for sale and an author signing will follow this session.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm School Libraries, Spotlight
Partnering for Success John Pateman, John DeGiacomo, Janna Levitt
This session will focus on the strategic, investment, performance, and service delivery bene ts of partnership working. These bene ts will be explored from three perspectives: the public library, its strategic partner, and the architect who worked with both organizations to create a seamless community hub.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm General Inclusion, Library Buildings and Space, Partnerships
Programming and Maker Space Activities for Children and Youth with Disabilities Denise Scott, Kate Restivo
Children and teens with disabilities are an under-served in public library programming. Librarians Denise Scott and Kate Restivo will discuss their ongoing partnership with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to create accessible programming. They will talk about the planning process, challenges, and tips for success.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Public Libraries Accessibility, Maker, Programming
Stop the Presses: Advocating for Ontario’s Community Newspapers Loren Fantin, Monica Fuijkschot, James Roussain
Across Canada, newspapers are struggling, and many have closed. From local libraries and archives stewarding their community newspapers to provincial and national strategies, the GLAM community is responding proactively to the challenging local news landscape by working with newspaper publishers on a framework for collaboration.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Special Libraries Digitization, Local Collections, Partnerships
Strengthening Sta Satisfaction: How to Assess and Improve Sta Engagement Colleen Lipp, Mary Maw, Laurie Groe
Employees that are fully engaged provide a better customer experience. Simple, right? If only it were that easy. Learn how Caledon Public Library undertook a comprehensive sta engagement survey and how the results prompted an organization-wide conversation and a team e ort to shift the library’s culture.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Careers Human Resources, Management, Organizational Issues, Public Service
Turning the UX Lens on Ourselves: Achieving the Dream of a UX Culture Matt Barry, Bruce Fyfe, Alison Wetheral, David Fiander, Miriam Leslie
As Western Libraries’ newly formed User Experience (UX) Team, we’ve spent the past year working on laying groundwork for developing UX culture by developing best practices for communicating and managing information internally. Participants will leave this session equipped with tools to develop communication and knowledge management strategies within their workplace.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Technology Academic, Management, Organizational Issues, User Experience
Where Are We Headed?: Perspectives on Leadership From Libraries of all Sizes Dayna DeBenedet, Paul Takala, Kelly Bernstein, Donna Mikeluk
What does library leadership look like across the spectrum of Ontario’s public libraries? What can we learn from each other? This panel will discuss library leadership with CEOs from libraries of all sizes. Hear the panel discuss the challenges and opportunities facing libraries and what leadership looks like from their perspective.
Fri 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Governance Careers, Public Service, Rural
10:45 am - 11:30 am TOUR: TIFF Library
Walking Tour: TIFF Library
The Film Reference Library is the ultimate free resource for lm-lovers, lmmakers, scholars, teachers, and lm and television professionals. A proud a liate member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the library promotes Canadian and global lm scholarship by collecting, preserving, and providing access to a comprehensive collection of lm, and reference resources on all aspects of lmmaking.
Fri 10:45 am - 11:30 am
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Sessions
(Research) Data Management in Public Libraries: Upping Our Game Kimberly Silk, Bruce Konick
As public libraries invest more time and resources into using data to measure performance, inform practice and demonstrate their economic and social value to their community, managing the data requires more TLC than the usual network drive. Research Data Management (RDM) practices established in academic libraries can be adapted to public libraries.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Technology Data , Innovation, Research
Always Open: Where Digital and Physical Collections Collide Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
In 2018, Hamilton Public Library laid out an ambitious Digital Strategy to promote awareness of our online resources. This thematically-structured strategy simultaneously promotes physical and digital collections, including components related to communication, cataloguing, and reader’s advisory.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Collections, Innovation, Public Service
Blending Theory and Practice: Building a Competency Based Leadership Development Program Elizabeth Glass, Louise Reimer, Andrea Spender
Library leadership is demanding. Leaders must meet the needs of sta and customers while managing stakeholder relationships, embracing new technology, and building inspiring spaces. E ective leadership is critically important, yet there are challenges related to succession planning and skill development. How can libraries create a robust leadership pipeline?
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Careers Human Resources, Organizational Issues, Public Service
Gateway to the “Science of Science”: New Approaches to Meeting Information Needs Bilal Khalid, Leslie Barnes, Eva Jurczyk, Graeme Slaght
The University of Toronto Libraries recently licensed the complete Web of Science bibliographic dataset. This presentation will describe our collaboration with researchers to develop a data delivery service that harnesses the dataset's power, how we will meet new information needs, and what our responsive service model might look like.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Technology Data , Research, Technology
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Library Zines Matthew Murray, Elisa Chaudet, Lindsay Gibb
A panel discussion on why you might want zines in your library, how to start a zine collection, how to catalogue and organize zines, how to connect with your local zine scene, and how to use zines in programming, teaching, and research.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Special Libraries Collections, Local Collections, Maker
Knowledge Syntheses Services: From Dreams to Reality Ani Orchanian-Che , Melanie Anderson, Ashley Farrell
In an e ort to promote best practice in research and to reduce research waste, University Health Network Libraries recently revamped our service model for participating in knowledge synthesis projects. This session will outline the three service options we developed and our impressions one year after implementation.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Health Libraries Health, Partnerships, Research
Lonely Library Workers Unite! Alex Mills
Libraries often have their workers spread out in various branches, schools, and sites. By lacking regular communication with fellow library professionals, we’re losing out on the opportunity to tap into a wealth of knowledge and experience, often unnecessarily reinventing the wheel. Social networking can help x that!
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Library Technicians Careers, Inclusion, Organizational Issues
Orange Isn’t That Black: Working in a Prison Library Corrina McGill, Annie Kakooza
Prison is one of the places where library services can make a powerful di erence to our patrons. However, prison libraries have unique challenges, such as the balance between the needs of institutional security and the rights of inmates. Come and hear about our experiences working in these very special libraries.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Special Libraries Inclusion, Outreach / Advocacy, Special Libraries
Risky Business: “Hope Labour” and the Early Career Professional Carli Agostino, Amber Allen
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, un- and under-employed early career professionals often perform unpaid work with the hope it will lead to employment – a concept described as “hope labour.” We will unpack this concept in the context of a neoliberal workplace and explore the implications on our profession.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Careers Careers, Organizational Issues, Public Service S.T.E.M.-ing Up Storytime Kate Wilson
Learn how to make connections to storytime using S.T.E.M. based activity centres in your school library and beyond. Kate Wilson will walk you through a typical class visit including plenty of examples you can use yourself. Best of all learn how she does it all within a 30- minute visit!
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Library Technicians Literacy, Maker, Programming
Save the Animals: Teaching Climate Change and Extinction from a Place of Optimism Isabelle Groc
In this session, we’ll share the many lessons of this project, from onboarding sta to public- facing promotion.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm General
Sharing Their Dreams: Instituting a Public Advisory Council Lisa Hunziger
Libraries excel at o ering high quality programs and services for children, but what about their parents? This library took a community-led approach to answering that question by meeting parents where they are: on social media. Through this process, parents became engaged partners in a process that is both practical and fun.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Community Led, Inclusion, Public Service
The A-Z of LGBTQ for K-12 Tom Ryan, Robin Stevenson
Between them, Robin Stevenson and Tom Ryan have written LGBTQ-inclusive books for kids of all ages. They will discuss the history and importance of LGBTQ representation in books for young readers, libraries as safe spaces, queer inclusivity in collection development, and using events like Pride as programming opportunities.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm School Libraries Collections, Inclusion, LGBTQ
The Library in Context: Reasserting Relevance in a New Experience Economy Through Design
Through the lens of two recently completed libraries, this session examines how design can help libraries move beyond collection focused destinations to become experience driven community pathways. The new Northtown and Route 9 Libraries use hybridized programs to enhance connectivity, accessibility, and put culture forward as a community-building agent.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm General Library Buildings and Space, Special Libraries, User Experience
The Roots of Reading: A Digital Early Literacy Project Jennifer Streckmann
Last year, Vancouver Public Library launched The Roots of Reading, a digital video collection of songs, rhymes, and activities that families can watch from home. Project-lead Jennifer Streckmann will discuss implementation, expected and unexpected challenges, and how your library can accomplish a similar initiative.
Fri 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Public Libraries Accessibility, eLearning, Technology
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Keynote
Keynote: Choir! Choir! Choir!
Choir! Choir! Choir! has sung with Tegan and Sara at the Junos, performed at a David Bowie tribute in New York, and have even taken to the Radio City Music Hall stage with Debbie Harry and The Flaming Lips. A collective led by creative directors Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, the group has amassed a dedicated and passionate community of singers, along with a thriving international fan base on YouTube and beyond. Acclaimed for the ways in which the group brings music alive, its true importance may lie in something much more fundamental: it brings people -- of all walks of life -- together. Founded in 2011, Choir! Choir! Choir! requires no auditions – everyone is welcome. Daveed and Nobu share the choir’s story with audiences, explaining how being open can lead to great achievements, and how singing with one another can bring teams closer than ever.
Fri 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Farewell Reception
Closing Reception
Fri 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Treasure Mountain Canada Keynote + Dinner
Treasure Mountain Canada: Opening Keynote + Dinner
Fri 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday 1 Feb 2020 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Treasure Mountain Canada
Treasure Mountain Canada
Treasure Mountain Canada (TMC) is a school library learning commons research symposium and think tank. The work of this day will be centered on applying the Leading Learning Standard: Designing Learning Environments to Support Participatory Learning.
Sat 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:30 am - 4:30 pm OLBA Boot Camp
OLBA Boot Camp
8:30-9:15am: AGM + President's Update
9:15-10:30am: Government Relations Update with Counsel Public A airs
10:30-11:45am: Municipalities: What Public Library Boards Need to Know, Part Two
12:30-1:45pm: Community Engagement: What It Looks Like and Why It's Important
1:45 - 2:45pm: Board + CEO: The Crucial Governance Partnership
3:00-4:00pm: Governance Spotlight
Sat 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Governance
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