He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Linfield College and a master's in counseling from the University of Oregon. An experienced and respected expert on workplace issues, Mr. Hanamura is a popular media interview guest and keynote speaker at regional and national conferences. Conference sessions will include Survival Spanish, conflict resolution, email privacy, and a look at the roles of paraprofessionals employed by jobbers. Following each legislative session, OLA recognizes a member of the legislature for contributing to the improvement of library services in the state. Trustees and Friends of Libraries will find certain courses to be of interest.
Instructors are library or administrative professionals, teaching in their areas of expertise.
All computer classes include hands-on practice in the computer lab. The Oregon Historical Society has a variety of traveling exhibits which can be rented by the month. Most are recommended for middle school age and up. TEEN Hoopla offers links to sites on arts and entertainment, homework help, Internet help, health, college info, teen zines, comics and more. There are also links to libraries with teen pages.