A guide containing several activities for around the library to function as a Summer Reading Club Launch.
Includes a book list and activity descriptions for certain areas of a library.
Reading challenges along with Summer Reading Club rules and a log sheet.
The challenges are like mini games to go along with the reading log.
There are 4 files.
A booktalk featuring great new books for public libraries, focusing on children's and teen books. Canadian authors will also be talking about their new books.
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.
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.
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.
In 2018, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education initiated a pilot project to develop a Summer Reading Program on First Nations in order to develop best practices around offering Summer Reading Clubs on First Nations Reserves in Saskatchewan.
The pilot project was conducted by Southeast Regional Library.
This Kit has been developed in response to this pilot project.
This toolkit covers How to Get Started; Creating Partnerships; Planning: Program Delivery; Project Evaluation; as well as an extensive Appendix including forms, agenda's, resources and promotional materials.
EasyReader by Dolphin Inc. is an easy-to-use, free, accessible reading app for people with print disabilities including dyslexia, low vision and blindness. This guide provides a quick overview to help you start using EasyReader with your CELA account.