An Introduction to Courthouse Libraries BC and LawMatters

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Liz Blackburn and Nick Rowlands will give an introduction to Courthouse Libraries BC and our LawMatters program. CLBC is a non-profit library system providing access to legal information to all British Columbians. We would like to share information with our library colleagues about Courthouse Libraries BC resources and services to which they may want to refer library users. Through our LawMatters program, we work in partnership with public libraries to help ensure that legal information is accessible for British Columbians who need it in every community. This support comes in the form of training, collection development guides, and grant money for books.

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Liz Blackburn; Nick Rowlands

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lblackburn@courthouselibrary.ca; nrowlands@courthouselibrary.ca

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2019
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STEAM @ VIRL: A Story of Library Tinkering

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All aboard the STEAM train! In 2018, Vancouver Island Regional Library launched a STEAM initiative to bring more science, technology, engineering, arts, and math opportunities to customers across our geographically widespread service area. From using internal-use equipment to support STEAM programming in branches to circulating STEAM materials to support family learning at home, join VIRL staff for a glimpse into the nuts and bolts of this major undertaking. We’ll share our successes and challenges and discuss the realities, practicalities, and logistics we encountered throughout our STEAM planning journey. Learn about the origins of the project and see the end results: Programs in a Box, Tinker Totes, and a road show that took STEAM to some of our smallest rural communities.
The speakers at this presentation are librarians and information technicians at Vancouver Island Regional Library: Amy Dawley, Julie Carter, Ginger Warden, and Emma Ritchie.

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Ann Dawley; Julie Carter; Ginger Warden; Emma Ritchie

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jcarter@virl.bc.ca; gwarden@virl.bc.ca; eritchie@virl.bc.ca

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2019
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Trying and Failing and Trying Again: VR Programming in Libraries

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During the 2018 VILSC Conference we presented on the topic of participatory culture in libraries and used the Greater Victoria Public Library’s DigiLab programming as a successful example of participatory culture and community-led programming. Some of the feedback we received during that session was that what we were doing sounded great, but why was it only for teens?
We took that feedback and ran with it, creating a programming series entitled Welcome to the Future that features newer technologies than our traditional adult technology programming offered. Our VR programming for teens had been so successful that we tried to use the same model of programming for adults, and, through feedback from patrons, learned very quickly that that particular model did not work for them. We have since taken the patron feedback and recreated our VR programming for adults to better reflect how and what they want to learn about VR in programming, and we plan to share what we have learned in this session.

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Devon Tatton & Rebecca Baugniet

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dtatton@gvpl.ca; rbaugniet@gvpl.ca

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2019
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Crazytown: Why the online book market makes no sense

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An introduction to the changes in the used and rare book business from brick-and-mortar to virtual (but not always virtuous) vendors; the rise of algorithms, resellers, and megasellers; and why ordinary books cost $1K and up.

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Barbara Gordon

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bgordon@uvic.ca

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2019
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Gloves Off! Outreach Initiatives with Rare and Unique Materials

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VIU Library Special Collections has started working closely with Milner Gardens & Woodland – a property with 60 acres of woodland and 10 acres of garden surrounding a heritage house in Qualicum Beach – in order to piece together and preserve the Veronica & Ray Milner Collection. With the help of a handful of people who knew the Milners personally, we are working together to collect and preserve the history of the land, property, and owners (ca.1930s-1998) so that it can be shared and made more accessible for the 200+ volunteers who work at the Gardens, as well as visitors and researchers further afield.

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Andie Tomlinson, VIU; Iona Reid, Legislative Assembley of BC; Chelsea Shriver, UBC; Melissa Salrin, SFU; Heather Dean, UVic

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andie.tomlinson@viu.ca; iona.reid@leg.bc.ca; chelsea.shriver@ubc.ca; melissa_salrin@sfu.ca; hdean@uvic.ca

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2019
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Finding YOUR Voice on Social Media

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Marigold Library System

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How do they do it? Those libraries that always have something to say on social media – how do they find their online voice, and how can you find yours?
Small libraries without a large programming and event schedule can find it hard to develop content for their social media presence. Finding Your Voice gives enough suggestions that you can post every day of the year!
Presented by Catharine Richardson. Catharine is a board member for the Redcliff Public Library. She has developed the library’s social media program and is on the Advocacy Committee. In her day job, she runs her own company, WebGenii Consulting, which provides computer application support and computer training.

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We'll Get There Together: Launching Collections into the Future with Arca, BC's Collaborative Digital Repository

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Collaboration can be transformative and a key to future success, particularly for smaller libraries/memory organisations. Through collaboration and large-scale systemic design, Arca, BC's collaborative digital repository, creates equity across the province by putting an innovative discovery platform within reach for even the smallest organisations. Attendees of this panel session learnt about the transformative impact of Arca from BC GLAM sector participants who are using Arca to make their digital treasures searchable and accessible to their communities. They heard about the innovative collaboration models for Arca partnerships with the BC History Digitization Program and the Digitized Okanagan History Project.

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Sunni Nishimura

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sunnin@bceln.ca

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2019
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When Something Has to Give: Tools for Navigating a Mental Health Crisis

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Drawing upon my own experiences with mental illness, my presentation will focus on these key topics: • Mental health “red flags” - how to tell when you’re at risk. • Self-awareness - knowing yourself well enough to recognize warning signs.

  • Reaching out - considering your options, including removing personal stressors and seeking out help.
  • Facilitating your recovery - how to take care of yourself following a mental health low.
  • Talking about it - how to discuss mental health, and the importance of discussion for both mental illness sufferers and their supporters. In the spirit of "talking about it," questions are welcome (and encouraged)!

MOLLY HUTCHINSON is a second-year student in the Library Information Technology program at SAIT in Calgary. She is a passionate mental health awareness advocate and has been fighting the good fight against her own depression and anxiety for over a decade. When she's not focused on her studies, she can usually be found in the garden (weather permitting).

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Molly Hutchinson

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2019
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Staff Evaluations: Meaningful and Joyful Experiences

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Over the past few years, I have worked on making staff evaluations meaningful, but have fought against the tediousness of them. By incorporating competencies and moving towards a format that can be reused year after year, staff know what to expect and can use the evaluations for goal setting and self evaluation. By creating an atmosphere of joy, staff evaluation sessions have a stronger, more positive impact on staff, supervisors, and the library as a whole.
CAROLINE VANDRIEL has been the Library Director in Sylvan Lake for over five years. Born and raised in Ontario, she travelled the world teaching before getting her MLIS at Western University and moving to Alberta. She has two cats and a dog and enjoys gardening and looking at old houses.

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Caroline Vandriel

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2019
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Sensory Storytime: How We Can Help You Adapt Storytime to Meet Community Needs

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In this session, we will take you through the steps we followed to create a library program for children with autism and other persons with developmental disabilities (PDD). Learn about beneficial partnerships and resources to create your very own Sensory Storytime.
JENNY COFELL is a Children’s Librarian at Lethbridge Public Library, which is no small order! Jenny has reached new heights by developing innovative community partnerships, integrating play into the library, and being an effective library champion for families and children.
LAURIE DARVEAU-WILLMS is a Library Technician at Lethbridge Public Library. Places, parenting, pets, pinball, paddleboard – not necessarily in that order – sum up Laurie in a nutshell. She is also passionate about creating inclusive programming and spaces.

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Jenny Cofell and Laurie Darveau-Willms

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Jenny.Cofell@lethlib.ca, Laurie.Darveau-Willms@lethlib.ca

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2019
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