Saturday, October 8, 2022

OELMA 2022 keynote

Thank you again to the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), in particular Kris Kronik, Karen Gedeon, Lisa Barnes-Prince, and your team, for inviting me to keynote (along with my friend Donalyn Miller) your first in-person conference since 2019. It was a privilege!

photo: Donalyn Miller

Donalyn is every bit as great a speaker as you've heard.


Questions that can come up when your talk is during lunch.

I happened upon two of my Junior Library Guild books 
on a table in front of the JLG booth.

This was the sixth state library conference I've had the opportunity to keynote; the others were in Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, and (virtually) Pennsylvania.

Feedback on my keynote:

  • LOVED Marc Tyler Nobleman!
  • I went home and watched the Marc Nobleman documentary. Loved it!
  • Nobleman is an excellent speaker. His connection to research as solving a mystery would be an excellent way to introduce research to students of any age. Would definitely like to see him return to OELMA.
  • Uplifting.
  • Marc was amazing!
  • I adored them both. (Donalyn) Miller reminded me why I became a librarian; Nobleman gave me more tools as a teacher librarian assisting with research.
  • Loved MTN's connection to research and primary sources.
  • multiple responses of passionate, inspiring, informative

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