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Hyatt Regency and the Greater Columbus Convention Center's Battelle Hall
Columbus, Ohio
October 10-12, 2007
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Library Journal's Ohio Day of Dialog
Tuesday, October 9
11:30 - 7:00 pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Main Library) |
OLC is pleased to partner with Library Journal and the Columbus Metropolitan Library in the presentation of Library Journal's Ohio Day of Dialog. The day before the opening of the 2007 OLC Convention and Expo will be filled with informative programs and lively conversation with colleagues. Space is limited to the first 150 registrants. |
 OLC Annual Business Meeting
Wednesday, October 10
The OLC Business Meeting will be held immediately following the Opening General Session.
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Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) Stakeholders Meeting |
Wednesday, October 10
10:00 am 12:00 pm
It's been a busy year for the Ohio Public Library Information Network, with major changes to old services and the advent of new services.
The annual Stakeholders Meeting is a good place to get the latest information about everything that's going on at OPLIN. Here are some of the highlights you can expect this year:
• Report on network upgrades. Learn the current status of our efforts to improve the circuit capacity and speed of the network statewide.
• Discussion of database changes. Talk about the status of the anticipated changes to the OPLIN database collection and our efforts to make database access faster and simpler.
• Demo of the new Ohio Web Library. Preview some of the test sites OPLIN has developed to deliver Ohio Web Library content in a more efficient and attractive package.
• Catalog of new services. Get a progress report on the OPLIN 4cast, our Web-hosting service, our generic Web page templates, and our plans for the future.
Please plan to come a little early to the convention and join us for the 2007 OPLIN Stakeholders Meeting.
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Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, October 10
7:00 9:00 pm
Black Tie Optional
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Join your colleagues and business associates at a swingin' cocktail party in Battelle Hall. You're invited to slip into a little black dress, or your evening best, and be serenaded by the colorful sounds of a live jazz trio. Relax and listen to some smooth music as you reacquaint yourself with old friends or make some new ones. Don't miss this opportunity to be the first to explore the Expo and see what fresh and innovative ideas and products are available to you and your library. You can stroll the exhibits, enjoy the hors d'oeuvres and cash bar, and kick off this year's Convention & Expo on just the right note. |
OLC thanks SEBO our event sponsor! |
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 Running in Columbus
Thursday, October 11 and Friday, October 12
6:00 am
Are you a jogger or runner who likes early-morning running in a group? All levels of joggers and runners are welcome to meet in the Hyatt Regency Hotel (High Street) lobby at 6:00 am on Thursday October 11 and/or Friday October 12 for a run up High Street. We'll run between 30-60 minutes, depending on who shows up and their needs. There are several Starbucks on High Street which makes this activity even more enticing! Email Pat Carterette at pcarterette@heightslibrary.org or Molly Carver at mcarver@bellevue.lib.oh.us for more information.
 Alumni Breakfast
Thursday, October 11
8:00 9:00 am
Start your day with other alumni from the Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science, and enjoy a breakfast buffet consisting of juices, scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast potatoes, muffins, croissants, Starbucks coffee, and tea. Find out what is new and exciting at Ohio 's only ALA-accredited master's program!
Cost: $22.00 (Pre-Registration is required)
Exhibit Hall Opening Breakfast
Thursday, October 11
8:30 9:30 am
Enjoy complimentary continental breakfast. There will be ample time to visit dozens of booths to see what this year's vendors are featuring.
| OLC thanks Mr. Rapid our event sponsor! |
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Author Luncheon featuring Shelley Pearsall
Thursday, October 11
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Put on your blue suede shoes and come hear Shelley Pearsall as she regales us with stories of historical journeys, rainbow pyramids, and even a little Elvis!!!
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Join Shelley at lunch where she will feature stories from each of her books, an introduction to her new Elvis book and humorous anecdotes from her writing life. Her new Elvis-themed novel is due out in April 2008.
Shelley is an Ohio native through and through. She grew up in a Cleveland suburb and attended the College of Wooster and John Carroll University. Shelley writes historical fiction for middle grade and teen readers. Interest in writing historical fiction began when she returned to school for her Master's degree in 1993. A children's literature professor began each class by reading from Night John by Gary Paulsen. Shelley was, spellbound by the story. It was like being given the key to a reading and writing world I hadn't visited since childhood. Shelley has won many honors for her writing including, the 2003 Scott O'Dell medal for Historical Fiction for her first novel, Trouble Don't Last, the Junior Library Guild selection and an NCSS-CBC choice for Crooked River, and All of the Above is an ALA Notable book for 2007. Shelley is also the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship in Writing in 1999 and was named the 2005 Children's Writer-in-Residence for the James Thurber House.
Cost: $30.00 (Pre-registration is required) |
Author Luncheon featuring Karen Harper
Thursday, October 11
12:00 1:30 pm
In her 25-year publishing career, New York Times bestselling Ohio author Karen Harper has written in four genres using both historical and contemporary settings.
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Photo by Jeffrey A. Rycus
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| Currently published in contemporary romantic suspense, a historical mystery series, and single-title historical novels, she will talk about the "split-personality" it takes to create stories set in both the past and present. |
Depending on whether she is writing about such varied topics as the Ohio Amish or royalty in Elizabethan England, dealing with different research techniques, voice, and character traits can be challenging. She will also share some author "war stories" about how different genres dictate varied titles, covers, packaging and promotion.
Karen Harper, a former Ohio State University and high school English instructor, is The New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary suspense, historical mystery and historical novels. A lifelong Ohioan, she has been published since 1982. She won The Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2006 for Dark Angel (Mira Books), a suspense novel set in Ohio Amish Country. "Harper has a fantastic flair for creating and sustaining suspense," says Publisher's Weekly. Her most recent suspense novels are Hurricane and Inferno. Harper's historical novels are The Last Boleyn and The First Princess of Wales, from Random House. Her nine-book The Queen Elizabeth I Mystery Series (St. Martin 's Press) includes a novel which won the Top Ten Genre Fiction Award from Library Journal. Harper and her husband live in Columbus where they are on the advisory board for the rebuilding of the OSU Library. Her author collection is with the Rare Books and Author Collection at The Ohio State University. Her Web site is www.karenharperauthor.com
Cost: $30.00 (Pre-registration is required) |
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
Thursday, October 11
3:00 4:00 pm
Visit the Exhibits, OLC Connects!, the Convention Store and more in Battelle Hall. Enjoy a cold drink or a fresh cup of coffee to refresh yourself, compliments of our event sponsor. Exhibitors will be available to answer your questions about their exciting products and services.
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OLC Thanks Bricker and Eckler our Event Sponsor!
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Pre-Banquet Reception
Thursday, October 11
6:00 7:00 pm
Join your colleagues for networking and relaxation as you enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. After a vigorous day of absorbing new information we encourage you to attend the reception even if you don't plan to attend the banquet.
| OLC thanks OHIONET our event sponsor! |
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Banquet
Retracing Steinbeck's Travels with Charley
Mike Harden, The Columbus Dispatch Columnist and Author
Thursday, October 11
7:00 - 9:00 pm
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At the same time that John Steinbeck was discovering the country and documenting his expedition in his famed book, Travels with Charley , nearly 50 years ago, Mike Harden was discovering Steinbeck at his public library. Harden began his love affair with the library one summer when he broke his arm and learned that the library had much more to offer than research for school science projects. Now he has plans to circumnavigate the lower 48 states and retrace Steinbeck's journey with his own traveling companion, an old yellow lab named Molly. Harden will share his itinerary for this upcoming adventure and his plans to write a book detailing his travels.
Note: Mike Harden originally planned to discuss his trip scheduled for summer 2007. An unfortunate accident caused Mike Harden to postpone his trip until spring 2008 but he's looking forward to sharing his research on Steinbeck's journey, his plans for the trip, and anecdotes about being a columnist and author.
Harden is a nationally-syndicated columnist for The Columbus Dispatch whose column appears in 350 different newspapers. He has authored 11 books including seven collections of his columns as well as a couple of histories of Columbus.
Cost: $50.00 (Pre-registration is required) |
Draco and the Malfoys are the current musical project of two brothers from Rhode Island, Brian Ross and Bradley Mehlenbacher. They perform at libraries, educational institutions, book stores and clubs around the United States and Canada singing songs about JK Rowling's beloved Harry Potter stories from the perspective of Harry's school-aged antagonist, Draco Malfoy.
Their mission is to work (often with their friends Harry and the Potters) to celebrate reading and literature through rock and roll music. The two began playing music together when Ross turned 12 and got his first drum set. Their musical journey together has continued since then, working on projects like Providence-based Camellia, Delphine, and the Jena Campaign. Mehlenbacher has also worked as the studio and touring drummer for Gordon Gano of the pop music band, the Violent Femmes, as well as Harry and the Potters and many others.
Exhibit Hall Opening with Refreshments
Friday, October 12
8:30 9:30 am
Start your convention day with a fresh cup of coffee while you visit the dozens of vendors spotlighting the latest products and services. The exhibits close at 12:00 today so don't miss this exclusive block of convention time to see what's new and exciting!
| OLC thanks BWI our event sponsor! |
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Author Luncheon featuring Tori Carrington
American Dreamers: Authors Tony and Lori Karayianni's journey to best-sellerdom and their ever changing definition of happily ever-after...
Friday, October 12
12:00 1:30 pm
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Nationally best-selling, multi-award-winning husband-and-wife team Lori and Tony Karayianni write under the pen name Tori Carrington and count nearly three dozen published titles to date, the latest FOUL PLAY the third critically acclaimed book in their Sofie Metropolis mystery series. They've been honored with the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for their romances, and the Reviewers International Organization's Award of Excellence and two nominations for the National Readers' Choice Award for their Sofie titles. While Tony hails from Greece, it's America that inspired in him the dream to reach for more, to become more, to be more...all the while understanding that his own ancestors were the rock on which western civilization was built. And his twenty-five year romance with partner and lifelong Toledoan Lori provided him the wings with which he learned to fly.
While the couple have attended countless writing seminars and conferences over the years, zero is the number of college degrees between them, thirteen is the number of years they spent learning how to write by trial and error, twenty-seven is the number of unpublished manuscripts gathering dust in their attic, thirty-seven is the current number of published titles to their credit, and three million is the number of copies of their books in print worldwide. They've traveled the country in a trailer named The Baklava Express, shared thousands of pieces of Tony's Famous Baklava, and have survived tornadoes, a hungry gator and a meandering bear that caught wind of the honey always on hand...all while taking full advantage of every opportunity to laugh at life's adventures.
Come listen to the team explain how they got where they are, how they convince themselves to enjoy what they have now, but never at the expense of forever dreaming of something even better. And expect to be challenged and inspired to follow/revisit your own dream.
Lori and Tony call Toledo , Ohio , home base, but travel to Tony's hometown of Athens , Greece , as often as they can. Visit the authors sites at www.toricarrington.net and www.sofiemetro.com for more info.
Cost: $30.00 (Pre-registration is required) |
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OLC Awards and Honors Luncheon
Friday, October 12
12:00 1:30 PM
The OLC's Awards and Honors program recognizes the extraordinary people and organizations that work so hard to make Ohio 's libraries successful. Join us as we honor the recipients of the 2007 OLC Awards:
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- Hall of Fame Librarian: Martha Gardin, Director (Retired), Greene County Public Library
- Librarian of the Year: Nancy J. Kelley, Director, Way Public Library, Perrysburg
- Supportive Staff Member of the Year: Martha E. Hamilton, Southwest Public Libraries
- John Philip Outreach Award: Carol Ann Carmack, Stark County District Library
- Trustee Award of Achievement: Patricia T. Holter, Meigs County District Public Library
- Library Innovation Award: Training Team of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
- Ohio Friends of the Library Recognition Award: Friends of the Tuscarawas County Public Library, New Philadelphia Location
- Citizen of the Year Award: Sibongile Sithe, Cincinnati
James Cook Teen Book Award Ask Me No Questions, by Marina Budhos. Sponsored by the OLC Young Adult Services Division.
Cost: $30.00 (Pre-Registration is required) |
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