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. DIY Library History: Creating Your Library’s Narrative Through Historical Writing and Policy Development. California Library Association (CLA) Annual Conference, October 2025, Riverside, California.
Furnier, M., Hilary Swett, Olivia Radbill, & Stella Castillo. Sustainable Support: The L.A. as Subject Archives At Risk Committee. Society of California Archivists (SCA) Annual General Meeting, April 2025, North Hollywood, California.
Radbill, O. Foundations of Comics Librarianship. PCI Webinars, January 2025, virtual.
Radbill, O. Comics Librarianship 101: Three-Part Webinar Series. California Libraries Learn (CALL) Academy, September 2024, virtual.
Radbill, O., Catherine Falls, & Sung Kim. Community Webs: Mobilizing Cultural Heritage Organizations to Redress Biases in Web Archiving. National Humanities Conference, November 2022, Los Angeles, California.
Radbill, O. & Ariella Mason. Archiving Without An Archive: Organizing and Maintaining Your Library’s History. California Library Association (CLA) Annual Conference, May 2021, virtual.
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