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The OELMA Conference proudly welcomed the acclaimed anti-censorship advocate and author, Amanda Jones, as our Closing Keynote! Her session empowered us to:
Be inspired. Be informed. Be the change!!
Be inspired. Be informed. Be the change!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The OELMA Conference proudly welcomed the acclaimed anti-censorship advocate and author, Amanda Jones, as our Closing Keynote! Her session empowered us to:
Be inspired. Be informed. Be the change!!
Be inspired. Be informed. Be the change!!
✨ Bestselling author & fierce advocate for truth, Ellen Hopkins, is currently presenting at the #OELMA2025 Conference! Her powerful message on writing tough topics and the fight for intellectual freedom is inspiring to all.
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
✨ Bestselling author & fierce advocate for truth, Ellen Hopkins, is currently presenting at the #OELMA2025 Conference! Her powerful message on writing tough topics and the fight for intellectual freedom is inspiring to all.
Chapter Two begins: We're turning the page on new knowledge! Session 2 of our learning adventure is officially underway, featuring a wealth of inspiring options!
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Chapter Two begins: We're turning the page on new knowledge! Session 2 of our learning adventure is officially underway, featuring a wealth of inspiring options!
Bound and determined for more knowledge. Day 2, let's go!
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bound and determined for more knowledge. Day 2, let's go!
We're always leveling up! It's simple: We Read, we Learn, we Evolve. That's how we keep knowledge our superpower. "Level unlocked: Librarian Learner!
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're always leveling up! It's simple: We Read, we Learn, we Evolve. That's how we keep knowledge our superpower. "Level unlocked: Librarian Learner!
Keynote Sharee Miller is sharing the story of her journey as an author and illustrator with OELMA this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Keynote Sharee Miller is sharing the story of her journey as an author and illustrator with OELMA this morning.
Read, Learn, Evolve has begun!! OCLC is full of librarians learning and leading today and tomorrow. Check here for photos this weekend.
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Read, Learn, Evolve has begun!! OCLC is full of librarians learning and leading today and tomorrow. Check here for photos this weekend.
Grace Hammond, OELMA/ Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian. Grace has been a librarian for 27 years, with the last 8 of those at the Delaware Area Career Center. Grace has created or curated many tools and resources for her students, many of which are online for equitable access.
October 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Grace Hammond, OELMA/ Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian. Grace has been a librarian for 27 years, with the last 8 of those at the Delaware Area Career Center. Grace has created or curated many tools and resources for her students, many of which are online for equitable access.
Developing Digital Detectives:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM
In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM
In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information.
September 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Developing Digital Detectives:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM
In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM
In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information.
Register Now for How to Use AI to Build a Troll Farm: Deception and Inauthenticity on the Internet on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 3:00 PM
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September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Register Now for How to Use AI to Build a Troll Farm: Deception and Inauthenticity on the Internet on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 3:00 PM
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📢 **OELMA Members – It’s Time to Vote!**
Check your email for your ballot and **make your voice heard**.
🗓️ **Voting is open from August 4–August 22.**
Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of OELMA!
Check your email for your ballot and **make your voice heard**.
🗓️ **Voting is open from August 4–August 22.**
Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of OELMA!
August 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
📢 **OELMA Members – It’s Time to Vote!**
Check your email for your ballot and **make your voice heard**.
🗓️ **Voting is open from August 4–August 22.**
Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of OELMA!
Check your email for your ballot and **make your voice heard**.
🗓️ **Voting is open from August 4–August 22.**
Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future of OELMA!
👏 Big congrats to our Conference Chair, Tara Cooper, featured by ALA for her work on soft censorship in school libraries! We're proud of her leadership and advocacy for intellectual freedom. 🌟📚
July 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
👏 Big congrats to our Conference Chair, Tara Cooper, featured by ALA for her work on soft censorship in school libraries! We're proud of her leadership and advocacy for intellectual freedom. 🌟📚
📚🎆 Happy Fourth of July from OELMA!! 🎇📚
Today, we’re celebrating independence, community, and the freedom to read whatever lights your literary spark! 🇺🇸✨
✨ Drop your favorite independence-inspired reads in the comments — let’s build a fireworks-worthy reading list together! 💥📚
Today, we’re celebrating independence, community, and the freedom to read whatever lights your literary spark! 🇺🇸✨
✨ Drop your favorite independence-inspired reads in the comments — let’s build a fireworks-worthy reading list together! 💥📚
July 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📚🎆 Happy Fourth of July from OELMA!! 🎇📚
Today, we’re celebrating independence, community, and the freedom to read whatever lights your literary spark! 🇺🇸✨
✨ Drop your favorite independence-inspired reads in the comments — let’s build a fireworks-worthy reading list together! 💥📚
Today, we’re celebrating independence, community, and the freedom to read whatever lights your literary spark! 🇺🇸✨
✨ Drop your favorite independence-inspired reads in the comments — let’s build a fireworks-worthy reading list together! 💥📚
We need YOU!! Please consider being a part of the OELMA leadership team. See the nomination form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We need YOU!! Please consider being a part of the OELMA leadership team. See the nomination form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please share this image / pdf / Link. HB96 (budget bill) impacts all Ohioans!
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June 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Please share this image / pdf / Link. HB96 (budget bill) impacts all Ohioans!
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www.canva.com/design/DAGrd...
The Children's Literature Conference is happening August 26th at the Erlanger Branch of Kenton County Public Library — just minutes from downtown Cincinnati!
🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley
🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In
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🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley
🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In
swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...
June 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Children's Literature Conference is happening August 26th at the Erlanger Branch of Kenton County Public Library — just minutes from downtown Cincinnati!
🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley
🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In
swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...
🌟 Featuring keynote author Tadgh Bentley
🎉 Don’t miss the 30th Annual SWON Picture Book Read-In
swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event...
Frank Baker presented at the OELMA Fact Check: Educating for the Truth held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025. Thank you to all who were able to attend.
June 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Frank Baker presented at the OELMA Fact Check: Educating for the Truth held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025. Thank you to all who were able to attend.
Kelly Silwani & Christina Dorr presented 40 K-Adult Books in 40 Minutes: Dealing with Censorship, Fact Checking, Access & Intellectual Freedom as a session at the Fact Checki: Educating for the Truth Symposium held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025.
June 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kelly Silwani & Christina Dorr presented 40 K-Adult Books in 40 Minutes: Dealing with Censorship, Fact Checking, Access & Intellectual Freedom as a session at the Fact Checki: Educating for the Truth Symposium held at NEOnet on June 18, 2025.
📚 Facing questions about books? Be ready with the Book Resume section on the OELMA website! Find professional reviews, information on themes, content considerations, genres, and more — everything you need to support books in your collection. 📖✨
🔗 Check it out at www.oelma.org/Book-Resume-...
🔗 Check it out at www.oelma.org/Book-Resume-...
June 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
📚 Facing questions about books? Be ready with the Book Resume section on the OELMA website! Find professional reviews, information on themes, content considerations, genres, and more — everything you need to support books in your collection. 📖✨
🔗 Check it out at www.oelma.org/Book-Resume-...
🔗 Check it out at www.oelma.org/Book-Resume-...
May 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You spoke and we listened! Join us for a one hour webinar covering the items you asked to know more about to empower you to be an advocate for Ohio's students! You can invite colleagues who might want to know more to join too! Register today at tinyurl.com/SpeakYourStory
April 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
You spoke and we listened! Join us for a one hour webinar covering the items you asked to know more about to empower you to be an advocate for Ohio's students! You can invite colleagues who might want to know more to join too! Register today at tinyurl.com/SpeakYourStory
How are you preparing for School Library Week?
March 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How are you preparing for School Library Week?