Olivia Radbill has extensive experience in public speaking, delivering workshops, and teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels on topics related to librarianship and archiving, with an emphasis on library history, public archives, and comics. She is available to book both in-person and virtual speaking engagements. Contact for more information.
Topics
- Comics Librarianship
- Archival Repositories in Public Libraries
- Preserving Local and/or Library History
- Community Archives
- Patron-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment (PPSH) in Libraries
- Archival Theory
Selected Presentations
Radbill, O. & Cindy Mediavilla. (October 2025). DIY Library History: Creating Your Library’s Narrative Through Historical Writing and Policy Development [conference presentation]. California Library Association (CLA) 2025 Annual Conference, Riverside, California.
Furnier, M., Hilary Swett, Olivia Radbill, & Stella Castillo.n (April 2025). Sustainable Support: The L.A. as Subject Archives At Risk Committee [conference presentation]. Society of California Archivists (SCA) 2025 Annual General Meeting, North Hollywood, California.
Radbill, O. (January 2025). Foundations of Comics Librarianship. PCI Webinars, virtual.
Radbill, O. (September 2024). Comics Librarianship 101: Three-Part Webinar Series. California Libraries Learn (CALL) Academy, virtual.
Radbill, O., Catherine Falls, & Sung Kim. (November 2022). Community Webs: Mobilizing Cultural Heritage Organizations to Redress Biases in Web Archiving. National Humanities Conference, Los Angeles, California.
Radbill, O. & Ariella Mason. (May 2021). Archiving Without An Archive: Organizing and Maintaining Your Library’s History. California Library Association (CLA) Annual Conference, virtual.
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