Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference is coming up this week from February 2-6, 2021! Since the event is virtual this year, a lot more library staff across Canada can gain from it now and over the next six months. We’ve rounded up some notable sessions that feature speakers from Indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds or on topics that might be relevant to ViMLoCers.

• Siha Tooskin Knows His People and His Culture
• Lean on Me: Networking and Mentorship amongst Culturally Diverse Library Professionals
• Powwow: Reconciliation Through Celebration
• The Inspirational Idea of Critical Information Literacy in Times of Pandemic: My Personal Journey as a Research Librarian (en français)
• Live Chat: Beyond the Black Lives Matter’s Booklist
• Live Chat: Indigenous Voices – Bring a Book Club
• National Film Board of Canada’s Indigenous Cinema: We Will Stand Up
• Spotlight: Mutale Nkonde
• The One About Community Connections
• Diversity and Inclusion for New Librarians
• Keynote: Ashley C. Ford
• The Failure of Libraries to Hire a More Diverse Librarian Workforce: More Than Just a “lack of Diversity in the Candidate Pool”
• Approaching Middle-grade Fantasy Through an Indigenous Lens
• Spotlight: Angela Misri
• Spotlight: Dr. Ellen Choi
• Legacy Schools: Education Is the Key to Reconciliation
• Getting (The Right) Things Done: How To Beat Professional Burnout
• The Price of Inaction: Relationship Building with the Indigenous Community at Our University Library
• Canadian Blackface Culture: Uncovering Racist Material in Archives and Special Collections
• NFB Indigenous Offer: Tasha Hubbard and Alanis Obomsawin
• Educational Leadership, Anti-racism and the School Library Learning Commons: A Conversation with Dr. ABC
• The Next Wave: Diversity in Picture Book Biographies
• Diversity Audits in the Library Learning Commons – Why? How? And What’s Next?
• OLBA Boot Camp: Leaving No One Behind: Ensuring Representation and Accessibility on Your Board