ACRL-Oregon Invites Scholarship Applications for the 2015 ACRL-WA/OR Joint Fall Conference

Please note the quick turn-around time for this scholarship!

The ACRL Washington & Oregon Joint Fall Conference will be held at the Pack Forest Center for Sustainable Forestry in Eatonville, Washington on October 22-23, 2015. ACRL-OR will award up to two scholarships for library paraprofessionals/support staff; each completely covers registration and housing (dorm or cabin) and up to $50 in transportation costs.

Submission deadline is Wednesday, September 16, 2015.

The Criteria:

Applicants must be:

• Library paraprofessionals/support staff
• currently working in an Oregon library

The Application Process:

Complete the online application form (link below), which includes a written essay (250 words maximum), outlining your reasons for wanting to attend the conference and your interest in the conference theme of Forging Partnerships, Opening Doors.

Paraprofessional/Support Staff Scholarship Application Form

The Deadline for All Scholarship Applications:

All scholarship applications are due . Scholarship recipients will be announced by September 23, 2015.

Questions?

Uta Hussong-Christian, ACRL-Oregon President (2015-2016)
Oregon State University
Uta.hussong-christian@oregonstate.edu

Fall 2015 Continuing Education Scholarships Sponsored by the Southern Oregon Library Federation (SOLF)

Enter to win a $200 scholarship award to attend the library-related conference of your choice.

SCHOLARSHIP ENTRY FORMS DUE NO LATER THAN  WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7^TH, 12 NOON

Eligibility: Open to any support staff member (who does not have an MLS/MLIS degree). You do not have to be a member of the Southern Library Federation (SOLF) to enter but a SOLF member must nominate you or endorse your application.

Application and more information available here:

http://klamathlibrary.org/solf-2015-continuing-education-scholarships

For further information, contact:

Christy Davis

Library Director

Klamath County Library Service District

cdavis@klamathlibrary.org

541-882-8894 ext. #23

OLA SSD Presentations and Pictures

We know that you all are missing OLA SSD 2015, and sad that you have to wait almost a year for the next OLA SSD conference. We've got some good news though! You can remember your time at the 2015 conference in a number of ways:

Many of the presentations are now available on NW Central!

We also have some fun pictures from OLA SSD 2015 up on our Facebook . If you have any to share or any stories/comments to tell, please feel free to post them there as well. We had record attendance of 141 people!

It's our hope that everyone had a great time and brought lots of new and interesting ideas back to their library. Thanks to all who filled out the evaluations- the Board and 2016 conference committee are looking at your comments and they're appreciated!

It's not too late to get involved for the 2016 OLA SSD conference- if you'd like to help out, please see how you can do that here.

Great Ideas From Deschutes

Libraries are the place to go for new and exciting ideas and the Deschutes Public Library system is obviously no exception, judging by this article from The Atlantic.

Take a moment to read about their exciting library projects and innovations and then please share yours with us as well, either in the comments below or on our Facebook page. We know libraries all over Oregon (and beyond) are up to some amazing things to meet their patron's needs (often before the patrons even know what those needs are!) and we'd love to hear all about it!

OLA SSD 2015 Conference & Get Involved!

We're in beautiful Newport, OR at the 2015 OLA SSD Conference! It's off to a great start, with a ton of attendees. We hope everyone's having a great time so far!



Want to share your work experience with the OLA SSD community, but don't want to do so from the stage? Share your job and stories with us with the OLA SSD Blog's "A Day in the Life"- no microphone required!

If you're enjoying the conference, why not help to plan next year's? There are currently openings on the 2016 Conference Committee and we'd love to hear from you! To get involved or to share any feedback, please send an email to-

Shanel Parette (2015 Conference Committee Chair)
Justyne Triest  (Conference Committee, OLA SSD Social Media)

2015 Conference schedule

We're thrilled that the OLA SSD 2015 conference is less than a week away! If you're joining us Friday July 17, we want to make sure you know when and where all the excitement is happening. Here's the conference schedule.

Whether or not you use Twitter, you can follow along with photos, conversation, and live-tweeting of events using the hashtag #OLA_SSD15. You don't need an account to join the fun, but if you'd like to follow us, we're @ola_ssd. See you at the beach!

Last Chance for OLA SSD Conference Registration!

Wow! So many of you have already signed up for the OLA SSD Conference, and we’re really looking forward to seeing you next week! For those of you who haven’t registered yet, you only have a few days left to get your registration in! The last day to register is Sunday July 12 so don’t wait much longer. With such warm temperatures across Oregon over the last few weeks, what more incentive do you need to attend a conference in Newport, OR?

The OLA SSD 2015 Conference will be Friday July 17 from 8:00am-4:00pm. The conference is at the Best Western Agate Beach Inn in Newport, OR. For full details on sessions, food, and more, as well as to register, please visit the registration page. If you need a ride or can offer a ride to attendees, please check out our ride share page to coordinate.

See you all next week at the beach!