Library Land Loves

Mar 05 2025 75 ep. 28 mins 96
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Library professionals are passionate about a lot of things. Be it the pop culture they consume or the databases that drive their libraries, Library Land Loves A Lot!

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2025 OLA Super Conference: The Best Bits

Mar 05 2025 39 mins  
As we put Super Conference 2025 into our rear-view mirrors, host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director, OLA) and friend-of-the-show Emily Burns (Director, Education & Impact at OLA) reflect on some favorite #OLASC moments. From standout stats to first-timer impressions, plus candid sound bites from our awesome attendees, we're reliving the energy, insights, and connections

Library Lobby: Talking to Candidates Who Want Your Vote

Feb 13 2025 29 mins  
Oh boy, the Ontario provincial election is upon us, and we know how daunting it can feel. Join host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director of the OLA) and special guest Dina Stevens, Executive Director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) for a chat about what we can do as voters to support our libraries during transitional times. Get some hot tips for talking to can

Bibliotourism

Jan 21 2025 39 mins  
As library people, we know the value of these super spaces, but how can we better share that appreciation with our communities? This week, join host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director of the OLA) as she sits down with Susan Martin, Manager of Branch Capital Planning and Implementation at Toronto Public Library to dive deep into the fascinating world of library tourism. From guid

OLA Wrapped 2024

Dec 20 2024 17 mins  
As the holiday season is well and truly upon us now, we invite you to come with us as we take a minute to celebrate some of OLA's milestones from the past year. We may not be able to tell you the unseemly amount of hours you spent listening to your guilty pleasures on repeat, but we can offer some well wishes from your favourite OLA staff members (as well as what we're all most loo

The Art of Holiday Book Buying

Dec 09 2024 41 mins  
Get ready to sleigh your holiday shopping list! 🎄 In this festive episode, our host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director of the OLA) sits down with Vikki VanSickle, celebrated author and resident book expert for CTV’s Your Morning. Whether you’re shopping for a pint-sized page-turner, a young adult dreamer, or the hardest-to-please adult reader, Vikki’s here with pro tip

Super Conference Tips & Tricks

Nov 28 2024 35 mins  
It's almost the most wonderful time of the year! That's right, it's nearly time for OLA Super Conference! Join us this week as host and Executive Director of the OLA Michelle Arbuckle sits down with OLA's Director of Education & Impact, Emily Burns as we prepare for Super Conference 2025 'Building Bridges'. Hear all the deets on spotlight and keynote sessions, learn about new a

Yes Chef! Leadership Lessons from the Kitchen

Nov 06 2024 44 mins  
What can library land learn from the chaos of the kitchen? In this episode, host & Executive Director of the OLA Michelle Arbuckle and our special guest Dr. Michael Stephens, professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University are serving up spicy takes on leadership, inspired by the high-stakes world of professional cooking as seen on the hit show The Bear. Our

Red Carpet Moments

Oct 22 2024 35 mins  
This week on Library Land Loves, our host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director of the OLA) sits down with everyone's favourite colleague, Director of Member Engagement, Melissa Macks to get all the hot goss on OLA's very own Awards season! Learn more about the awards we offer, and hear from some VIPWs (that's "Very Important Past Winners") as they offer practical advice to Library

Save Our School Libraries

Oct 08 2024 33 mins  
This week on Library Land Loves, our host Michelle Arbuckle sits down with 2024 OSLA President Wendy Burch Jones for an important discussion about why having access to a fully staffed and funded school library is so necessary for our students, and what you can do to get involved. 📚 You’re not an OLA member yet? Don’t worry about it, it’s fine, you can become one ⁠here�

Super Conference 2025: Building Bridges

Sep 23 2024 37 mins  
Welcome back to Library Land Loves, we’ve missed you! Join us in our first episode back as your host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director of the OLA), sits down for a chat with the key crew behind the 2025 OLA Super Conference: Caroline Goulding, Randy Oldham, and Amanda Robinson. Get the inside scoop on the 2025 theme’s origin story (no, we’re not pivoting to become an engi