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2025 OALT/ABO Conference Accommodations

Best Western Plus Toronto Airport 5825 Dixie Rd | Mississauga, ON | L4W 4V7 Toll Free Central Reservations : 1(800) 780-7234 Hotel Direct Number : (905) 670-8180 Website : Best Western Plus Toronto Airport GROUP NAME: OALT Meeting DATES: April 30 to May 2nd, 2025 GROUP RATE: $139.00 + fees and taxes (Total: 166.49/night) 2…

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Registration for the Annual General Meeting

The 51st Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 12:00pm remotely via Zoom. Members in good standing, who are unable to attend the meeting in person may by means of proxy appoint a proxyholder, or one or more alternative…

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2024 OALT/ABO Conference – Call for proposals

Call for proposals: We are looking for session proposals for the upcoming OALT/ABO Conference, May 2-3, 2024 in Hamilton. The theme is “Libraries as Lighthouses/Les bibliothèques comme phares.” Please send your proposal by Jan. 12, 2024 by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/3uGz1TJif8zTpQgi9 If you have any questions, please contact Janna Munkittrick-Colton, Conference Coordinator at conference@oaltabo.on.ca.

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2023 Conference – Schedule and Presentations

Contact Information Janna Munkttrick-Colton (Conference Coordinator) – conference@oaltabo.on.ca Vincent Elit (President and Technical Lead) – president@oaltabo.on.ca Residence Front Desk – 905-728-8700 Locations Wednesday – Durham College, South Village Residence, 2nd Floor Boardroom Wednesday – Oshawa Museum Thursday – Oshawa Public Library (McLaughlin Branch) – Auditorium Thursday – Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery Friday – Durham College,…

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2023 Conference Updates

Good afternoon, Please find below a few conference related updates: Conference Accommodations Are you planning to stay at the Durham College Residence during the conference? The deadline to guarantee our group rate ends on Friday April 28th. Direct Link: 2023 OALT/ABO Conference – Promo Code – Direct Booking Link Conference Registration If you are attending in…

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2021 Conference – Author Spotlights

Monday – 12:00PM – 12:45PM Monday – 12:45PM – 1:30PM   Join us on May 10th and hear from authors : David Poulson Dave Butler Susan Calder Rosemary McCracken Ann Shortell Iona Whishaw Join us on May 10th and hear from authors : Del Chatterson Shoshona Freedman Hannah McKinnon C.S. O’Cinneide  Joanna Vander Vlugt Tuesday…

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2021 OALT/ABO Conference – Call for Submissions

Virtual North – 2021 Good news – the deadline for submissions for our 48th Annual Conference has been extended to November 20th! We would like to invite everyone to our first virtual conference! The Association began planning our conference to travel to Sudbury but, due to the current pandemic and out of an abundance of…

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