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Douglas Davey is the Manager of Children’s and Youth Services at the Halton Hills Public Library, a medium-sized system in the northwest corner of the GTA. He has served as Chair the OPLA’s Child and Youth Committee, and is currently an OPLA Council Member. He is a frequent presenter on a variety of topics including …
A passionate and confident member of the Brock University Makerspace, Dylan endeavors to motivate his team to always strive towards achieving the ideal goal in an ever-changing landscape. Coming from a background in interactive media and game development he feels right at home working on and with project and learning experiences development, 3D printing, 3D …
Eamon Duffy is the liaison librarian for history, classical studies, and government information at McGill University, where he has worked for 13 years. He is interested in the use of digital methods in historical research.
Ekram Al Momani is a Settlement Worker at the County of Wellington and joined the rural Fergus team in 2017. Her role in Settlement is to assist newcomers adjust to life in rural Wellington in all daily aspects including housing, education, employment, health care and access to a vast network of social services supports. Her …
Elizabeth Glass is Director Planning, Policy and Performance Management at Toronto Public Library where her responsibilities include strategic planning, risk management and staff development. Her interest in leadership development is four-fold; building a diverse leadership team, succession management as a risk in the public library sector, engaging staff at all levels in the organization and …
Ellen Stroud is the Director of Service Design & Delivery at the Oshawa Public Libraries. She has over 35 years of library experience and has spearheaded projects resulting in recognition and awards for OPL, including library service to seniors, children and youth, and community partners. She believes in the public library’s power to level the …
Rowan earned a Master of Information (LIS) from the University of Toronto in 2015, has worked in academic, public, and special libraries, and is currently a Library Clerk with the Region of Waterloo Library. An enthusiastic jack-of-all-trades, Rowan cares deeply about inclusion and accessibility, designing really efficient processes, and keeping the office plants alive.
Emily Greenstreet is a Librarian at Toronto Public Library (TPL). A graduate of CILIP’s librarian training program at the University of Cambridge and FIMS at Western, she has worked in academic, specialist and public libraries in the UK and Canada. Recent experience working frontline with marginalised community groups in government offices across the GTA has …
Emily Sedgwick is the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Oakville Public Library. As an accredited communications professional with demonstrated public sector experience, Emily brings strategic thinking and tactical expertise to ensure communications efforts enhance organizational performance and deliver on business objectives.
Emily is a professional dietician and a trained chef with an immense passion for anything to do with food and nutrition. She also has a love for teaching these topics in community settings whenever and wherever possible.
Emma has worked for many years delivering children’s programs, first at Kitchener Public Library, and now at Idea Exchange in Cambridge. She is passionate about sustainability and zero-waste living, and loves having the opportunity to bring her interests to the families and individuals in the local community. At Idea Exchange, she has worked with her …
Emma Smith is the Recreation Services Coordinator at the Municipality of Meaford. She has worked in a variety of recreational settings, including her first job cleaning toilets a recreation facility; thankfully she pursued a post-secondary education in Recreation & Leisure Services at Conestoga College. Emma’s favourite part of her job, is of course working with …
Erica Smith has been a Research Librarian at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2015. She graduated from the MI program at the University of Toronto in 2011 and began her career at the Assembly in the same year as an Index and Reference Officer with Hansard Reporting & Interpretation. Erica last presented at the …
Eva Jurczyk is from the Collection Development Department at the University of Toronto Libraries and is involved in the acquisition, licensing, access management and analysis of the Libraries’ electronic resource collections.
As part of her overall role, Eva is the figurative voice of Brampton Library’s web and digital channels – and now literally the voice via a podcast! Eva holds a Master of Information, Knowledge Management, Library Science from the University of Toronto. Prior to joining BL, Eva was U of T Mississauga’s Social Media Librarian. …
Danica is a 2nd year PhD student in Library and Information Science. Her primary research interest is in how people relate to and understand AI, particularly the affective elements of that relation, such as trust, and how these affective stances towards AI influence their decision making and behaviour. Danica has also been involved with Indigenous …
Daniel currently works at Brock University in the position of Digital Scholarship Technical Support. He has a BA in Interactive Arts and Sciences from Brock University and is a certified Software Carpentry Instructor. He strongly believes that the best way to learn something is by making it fun and works to ensure that those who …
Daniella is an expert in accessibility, including digital technology as well as livable spaces. She is totally blind and has been a user of assistive technologies for 25 years in her different roles in academic and professional settings. As the Coordinator for Accessibility Testing with NNELS, she leads a team of testers who assess the …
Danielle is the Children’s Library Programmer at Rama First Nation Public Library. She is a proud Anishinaabe woman, mother and educator who aspires to increase education and literacy for all and in particular on First Nation territories. Danielle has worked in education for several years and has had the pleasure of working in a daycare, …
Danika Bernard is the Manager, Program Development at Oakville Public Library. She takes a community-focused approach to program development and applies a customer experience perspective to her work. Danika brings strategic expertise from her experience in library systems across Canada, including front-line services, technology and leadership. She has a passion for staff engagement and community …
As Lead of Library Services at Scarborough Health Network (SHN) Daphne Horn is often asked what she does. Her most honest answer is everything! Building on a lifetime of experience as a librarian, insurance professional, and lifelong leaner she employs a multitude of skills to ensure that the libraries at SHN are well used and …
David Carson, Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives for Vancouver Island Regional Library, is an Ottawa-born communications professional who began working in libraries in January 2014 after working in corporate communications for various BC municipalities. Since arriving at the library, David has carried on with the organization’s commitment to excellence, and has been part of …
David Sprague is a Digital Content Lead in the Preservation and Digitization Department at Toronto Public Library. His current role involves finding ways to increase online access to the library’s special collections and exhibits, as well as redesigning web pages to make them easier to use. He completed his Master of Information in 2016 and …
David is the Web Services librarian at the University of Western Ontario. His primary responsibility is researching how users interact with the library’s website and other online services, and working to ensure that they are as productive as possible.
Dayna is the CEO Librarian at the Dryden Public Library, and an instructor at the Dryden campus of Confederation College. She has an MLIS from McGill University and is an active volunteer with the Dryden Area Young Professionals’ Network, the Dryden Area Anti-Racism Network, and is a founding race director for Dryden’s We Run This …
Deborah Hicks is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information at San Jose State University. She earned her PhD at the University of Alberta, her MLIS at Dalhousie University, and her MA at York University. The core concept that informs her research agenda is identity. Studies examining identity ultimately focus on two questions: “who …
Denise Cole has been an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion IRT in the SCDSB for the past 9 years. She is passionate about supporting educators in critically examining and re-designing school practices and environments toward greater equity to support student well-being and achievement.
Desiree Baron, Dipl (GERO), MLIS is a Branch Head at the Vancouver Public Library, and has worked in libraries for over 28 years. She believes in the transformative power of stories and the library as the third space. In her spare time, she is co-administrator for a fanfiction Facebook page for over 1,500 readers, writers …
Diana’s love of libraries began with Saturday trips with her family to the Mississauga Central Library to borrow audiocassettes. She had probably listened to every classic novel by the time she majored in English at the University of Toronto at Mississauga. Libraries are a place that supports the connection between human beings and it is …
Diana is the Chair of the NNELS Funders group and represents one of the network’s founding provinces. She is the Director of the Public Library Services Branch, Municipal Affairs, in the Province of Alberta (since 2010). She is the past chair of the Provincial Territorial Public Library Council. Davidson holds a PhD in Literature and …
Dianne Oberg, PhD, Professor Emerita, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. Dianne’s research has focused on teacher-librarianship education and on the implementation and evaluation of school library programs. She continues to contribute to the work of Canadian School Libraries and the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). Dianne was the founding editor of the peer-reviewed …
Carol Rigby specializes in creating original multilingual and multiscript library catalogue records, with a focus on Inuit language. She has over two decades’ experience working in school, public and special libraries in Nunavut, both in front-line public service and in technical services. Since 2004, she has provided cataloguing services on contract for the Nunavut Legislative …
Cate Carlyle is the Curriculum Resource Centre Coordinator in the Faculty of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A special academic librarian and former elementary school teacher and TL, she has also worked in public libraries and international libraries. Cate is the VP Nova Scotia for the Atlantic Provinces Library Association.
Chris is the Online Learning Librarian at Lakehead University. Based at Lakehead’s campus in Orillia, Ontario, Chris supports students from a variety of disciplines, including Bachelor of Education students.
Christopher Carr is Special Materials Cataloguing Librarian at Concordia University and Chair of the CFLA-FCAB Cataloguing and Metadata Standards Committee.
Colette currently holds the position of Executive Officer, with York University Libraries. With over 15 years experience working in non profit organizations in senior administration levels with a focus on effective financial administration and day to day operations.
Throughout my nineteen years with the Greater Sudbury Public Library, my role as the Interlibrary Loans Technician provided me with a deeper experience of public libraries, collaboration of departments, services and programs within our library, City of Greater Sudbury departments, agencies in our community like CELA and various libraries. This opportunity allowed for all facets …
Colleen Harris attended Western University and completed a post graduate degree in Fund Development Management at Fanshawe College. With over 14 years of experience, she has worked for diverse organizations, including London Health Sciences Foundation, and the University of British Columbia with a focus on major gifts. Colleen is currently the Manager of Fund Development …
Colleen first discovered the possibility of a career in libraries when working as a Page more than 30 years ago. Colleen joined the Caledon Public Library as CEO and Chief Librarian in 2015. During her first four years withCPL, she – along with the Board and staff – has focused on developing and delivering on …
Corinne Abba (pronouns: she/her) is an academic librarian at George Brown College. An advocate for inclusive librarianship, Corinne is the Chair of the AODA Committee for College Libraries Ontario (2014-present) and currently serves as Project Manager for LEAP, the Library eResources Accessibility Project, with her colleague Siobán Linnen. Corinne can be reached at cabba@georgebrown.ca.
Corrina McGill received her MLIS from the University of Western Ontario, and has worked in public, school, and special libraries. She is currently the librarian at the Ontario Correctional Institute in Brampton, a place she definitely never thought she’d end up at in library school. Corrina has tea, cardigans, glasses, and books on the Librarian …
Cory Laverty is a research librarian with interests in inclusive teaching practices, inquiry-based learning, and professional development models for faculty and librarians. She holds a PhD in Information Science and has a background in music and teaching. She served as a Peer Mentor for the CARL Librarians’ Research Institute and was honoured with the OCUFA …
Musician and music enthusiast, Cory Crossman is a grassroots guy. His background focused on presenting live music ranging from small club shows to large festivals to community events. His current role as Music Industry Development Officer for the City of London positions him as the lead contact at City Hall for the music industry, serving …
Cristina Pietropaolo is the Operations & Project Coordinator at Ryerson University Library’s Collaboratory, a research hub for graduate students and faculty members. She holds an MA in Folkore (Memorial University), did PhD research in Canadian Studies (University of Edinburgh), and is currently pursuing an MI (University of Toronto). Her research interests include literatures,cultural production as …
Fletch is a fifth generation Torontonian who moved to the village of Codrington in 1993 with wife Dorothy to semi retire. His working career includes 24 years in the travel industry, 20 of those at Canadian Pacific Airlines , 4 at Fiesta Holidays in a variety of marketing and operational jobs leaving Fiesta as VP …
Dan Sich is the Teaching & Learning Librarian, E-Learning in Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario. He has been involved in the creation of Information Literacy instructional videos and other online library tutorials since 2003.