Traditional Knowledge in the Makerspace: Incorporating Indigenous-Led Programs for STEAM Success

Description

Are you ready to get crafty with Indigenous traditions for 21st century learning? Learn to bridge brilliant craft traditions with STEAM literacies through Indigenous-led maker programs.

 

In 2019, Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) launched their makerspace, the Creativity Commons, to the public. Dalia built alliances with local stakeholders such as Indigenous artists, makers, and community members interested in cultivating a reclamation of culture through the library makerspace.

 

Through an Indigenous-led approach to program delivery, libraries can better amplify Indigenous voices in a reconciliatory manner. This not only offers those of Indigenous ancestry the opportunity to learn about their cultural traditions that were outlawed previously in Canada, but encourages a wider audience of community members to learn about pre-colonial traditions and connect with the local Indigenous community in the hands-on process.

 

Bridging the divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities through DIY making empowers life-long learners to celebrate equity, diversity and inclusion, and decolonizes state-funded spaces that have historically excluded Indigenous knowledge-keepers and voices.

 

Come learn how library makerspaces coupled with sound, culturally appropriate, outreach practices can preserve and pass on traditional knowledge for generations to come and build lasting community partnerships. Simultaneously, we can impart hands-on STEAM-based literacies that foster 21st century learning and welcoming makerspaces for renewed success!

Author

Dalia Levy

Author E-Mail

dlevy@virl.bc.ca
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Conference Year

2021
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Dewey Divas and Dudes: Diversity and Inclusion Titles

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Members of The Dewey Divas and Dudes will present some of their favourite new books publishing between Sept. to Dec. 2021 and focusing on themes of diversity and inclusion. These books will offer mirrors and windows into many different identities and lived experiences for readers of all ages, help build empathy, and are just plain great reads. Get ready to grow your TBR pile!

 

The Dewey Divas and Dudes are a collective of publisher reps who specialize in the library market. Throughout the year, they give readers’ advisory presentations to libraries across the country highlighting their top picks and hidden gems of the latest new and upcoming releases.

Author

Laureen Cusack (she/her), Allie, Chenoweth (she/her), Janet Murie (She/her)
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2021
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Big Library Service, Small Library Budget

Description

Three library managers from small rural Alberta communities will discuss their experience with overcoming the challenges of providing big library service on a small library budget. Some topics that will be covered include:

 

Community and library overview

How does each library overcome budgetary restrictions

How each library exceeds expectations of "small library" service

Author

Dan Galway (he/him), Jean Keetch (she/her), Lesley Sackett Winfield (she/her)
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2021
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A Case Study of the Impact of Reading on Young Adult Social Justice Actions

Description

In recent years, young adult (YA) fiction has, like its Generation Z audience, turned to social justice issues and activism. At the same time, the discussion of social responsibility in librarianship has begun to include human rights and social justice, especially since public libraries provide education and information about issues of rights and justice. 

 

For Jennifer's thesis research, she conducted a participatory case study with a co-designed virtual program through the Camrose Public Library. The case study investigated how teen readers engage with the social justice themes in YA fiction, how and if they find these themes useful for understanding and engaging in activism on their own, and the influence of public library programming on these actions. 

 

This presentation provides an overview of what worked and what didn’t when it came to collaborative program design with teens and provides practical recommendations for young adult librarians who want to implement social justice programming.

Author

Jennifer McDevitt (she/her)

Author E-Mail

mcdevitt@ualberta.ca
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Conference Year

2021
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Helping High School Students Become Information Literate in the Age of Fake News

Description

Cat McIlroy (she/her)

Librarian, Sexsmith Secondary School

 

Information literacy has always been a part of librarians' vernacular, but because students are facing an increasingly endless abyss of digital information and misinformation, it is now librarians' responsibility to show them how to navigate.

 

Cat will discuss how librarians can help high school students become information and digitally literate. The session will include ways to partner with teachers, engage with students in-person and virtually, and the methods to make things relevant and fun.

Author

Cat McIlroy (she/her)

Author E-Mail

catherinemcilroy@pwpsd.ca
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Conference Year

2021
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Digital Content and Access in Canadian Public Libraries

Description

A talk by Sharon Day (she/her)

 

Director, Branch Services and Collections, Edmonton Public Library

 

 

The CULC eBook Task Force Working group works on behalf of public libraries to increase awareness of digital content issues and advocate for sustainable solutions. Key priorities of the group include sharing information on what is currently being done in Canada and the US with respect to e-books and e-audiobooks; implementing public awareness campaigns; advocating with politicians; as well as providing opportunities for collaboration across the public library community regarding issues related to digital content. In 2020 the group worked on the CULC COVID-19 Taskforce, launching a title available in English and French for the 2021 One eRead Canada campaign and collaborated with ULC to endorse and support Reader's first eLending study. Find out more about these initiatives and their impact, as well as what is coming next.

Author

Sharon Day (she/her)

Author E-Mail

sharon.day@epl.ca
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Conference Year

2021
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Trans-Inclusive Hiring Practices

Description

CW: Discussions of Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate Speech, Suicide, Violence

 

As LBTQA+ identities become more widely acknowledged and accepted, it is critical that libraries ensure that their hiring processes are kept up to date and as inclusive as possible. This presentation is designed to assist potential hiring committees in developing best practices to ensure that these identities are not only respected, but that their presence does not negatively prejudice the committee against the potential recruit. It will primarily address transgender identities, but is broadly applicable to many others in the LBTQA+ community. By the conclusion of the presentation, you will have a versatile toolkit to ensure your library’s positions are truly open to all who apply.

Author

Samantha Allen (She/her)

Author E-Mail

sallan@ualberta.ca
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Conference Year

2021
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Introduction to Intellectual Freedom

Description

This presentation was given at a staff training conference for about 75 staff from a public library system in the BC interior. The system includes 13 branches and one mobile library in cities and towns that range from the very small to a city of over 90,000.  The presentation was intended as an introduction to the concept and value of intellectual freedom as well as to issues currently being discussed around IF in the library community and the communities served by the system. Slides detailed procedures specifc to the system for handling challenges to materials or programs have been removed from this file.

Author

Deb Thomas

Author E-Mail

da.thomas@shaw.ca
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Conference Year

2022
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History of Copyright

Author

University of Alberta

Description

 Learning Objectives

  • Recall key events in the history of copyright 
  • Understand how copyright has evolved, in particular from a means of encouraging learning to an economic policy
  • Understand how copyright’s history is shaped by the interplay of domestic and international factors
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