Did you miss TEDxConcordiaUPortland? Here’s your chance to catch some of the inspirational and creative speakers from this very Portland event. Kelly Rodgers, Kelley Roy, and Melissa Delzio will speak about their creative process, how Portland influences them, and the role of creativity in entrepreneurship. Thursday, October 27th, 5:30-7:30 PM, George R. White Library and [...]
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“Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience,” an exciting new traveling exhibition opening at the University of Oregon’s Knight Library on Oct. 7, examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport beginning in the post-Civil War era. The exhibit will be on display in Knight Library until [...]
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Have ideas for a terrific conference program or preconference? The Program Committee would love to hear from you! Online forms for proposal submissions are now available on the Oregon Library Association website: http://bit.ly/nP8Q7A Please submit proposals by Friday, October 7th. Preconference and program ideas do not have to be completely finalized at this point. Enter [...]
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Happy fall everyone! The cloudy weather, colorful leaves and bulging candy aisles are not just an indication that Halloween is around the corner – it’s almost time for Pack Forest! Registration is now openfor this year’s combined Washington and Oregon ACRL Chapter conference. It is scheduled for October 27th and 28th at the Center for [...]
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The Aubrey R. Watzek Library at Lewis & Clark College is pleased to announce the 2011 Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture in Library Service will take place on Friday, September 23 at 3pm in Smith Hall on the campus of Lewis & Clark College. A reception will follow the lecture. Roger C. Schonfeld, Director of Research [...]
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Orbis Cascade Alliance Research Interest Group Meeting Friday, August 5 10 a.m.-12 noon University of Portland – Library Conference Room Please join us for our bi-annual in-person meeting to discuss issues of interest regarding library research. If you cannot join us in person, but would like to phone in, let Laura know (we do not [...]
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TEDxConcordiaUPortland, an independently organized TEDx event, is officially set for May 14, 2011 at Concordia University. The event theme is “think.inspire.go” and will highlight the innovative thinking that makes Portland unique. TEDxConcordiaUPortland will showcase 18 inspiring speakers of notable status within their respective fields, including sustainability, food cart culture, voluntary simplicity, peace activism and much [...]
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From Judy Anderson: Concordia University Library is hosting our first Student/Faculty Art Exhibit. Please join us for the reception on April 20, 2011 from 7pm-9pm and meet some of our artists or just stop by and wander through the exhibits during the month of May. The showing will continue until May 21st.
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Today is OLA’s Legislative Day! Please help spread the message to our state legislators that libraries are of the utmost importance. Make a phone call, write an e-mail, and encourage your colleagues and friends to do so. Use the e-mail template that was posted on Friday to write to your legislators directly. (Find your legislator) [...]
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Just a reminder that Monday is OLA Legislative day. If you’re unable to go to Salem to visit with your representatives, please visit them virtually and participate in other virtual ways. How? Use the following e-mail template to address the issues facing libraries in our state. (The e-mail template appears after the cut.) If you [...]
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