2016 OLA Annual Conference
Reflections from Kelsey Gourd
Experience as the Program Chair
Click here to view the Storify of our #ola2016. We trended for 6 hours on day 1 of the conference! Over 400 librarians of all types across the state were able to collaborate, reflect, and grow professionally as a result of attending the conference this year.
Leslie Preddy
American Association of School Librarians President
Jamie LaRue
American Library Association's Director for Office of Intellectual Freedom
Jennifer Nielsen
Intermediate Sequoyah Award Winner 2016
Attended as a Learner
- Hosting a Family Read-In Event- How to celebrate reading with reading!
- 101 Ways to Promote Reading in Your School Library- So many ideas that are easy to implement!
- Writing Traits as Easy as ABC- How to integrate writing into everything!
- Building a Reading Community- Again, so many ideas to implement!
Opening Session
Amazing Sessions
Awards
This is Kelsey Barker, teacher librarian at Eisenhower Elementary in Norman, being awarded the Outstanding Newcomer Librarian Award. She was also nominated for the OKSL Technology in Education Award.
Attended as a Leader
Kelsey Gourd, MLIS
Norman Public Schools
OLA Program Chair
OKSL Chair-Elect
Email: kgourd@norman.k12.ok.us
Website: https://thedorkylibrarian.wordpress.com/
Location: 3310 108th Avenue Northeast, Norman, OK, United States
Phone: 405-366-5899
Twitter: @KelseyGourd