Adults

What happens when librarians see a hunger in their communities for something that they can’t just order and put in the catalogue? And a pandemic that shakes up adult programming as they know it?

Our VIRL librarians got busy with the creative projects they had always wanted to bring into their libraries! They made: Sea & Cedar literary magazine for emerging and established writers and artists; Meet Me in the Stacks podcast for book-ish people; and their Virtual Gardening Series in partnership with Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association. Get inspired and learn from their process to start your own creation!

UVic Libraries are currently managing around 150 terabytes of data related to our unique digital collections, in multiple storage locations and across a diversity of access platforms. However, our current practices—most of which were developed in the
gigabyte era—are showing obvious signs of strain as we approach petabyte scale. As data volumes grow, we risk losing our ability to manage our assets effectively, which impacts our ability to support our user community. We will explore three key areas for improvement, namely 1) digital workflows, 2) technology, and 3) staffing.

When the pandemic uncovered 3D Printing use and interest on SSI, and the Library was looking to reimagine use of our Library space for community benefit, the 'FabLab' concept was hatched. Now, 3 grants and 3 years later, we have a devoted and busy
guided FabLab Community Space, fully registered STEM programs for chidren 6-15, and a soon-to-belaunched TinkerTank for the 5-and-under family crowd. Learn how it came about, how it's working now, and what we hope to see in the future.

Based in the success of a long-running Bookbinding for Kids workshop, this workshop introduces and briefly explores the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy,
and shows how it can be applied in the context of a school-age bookbinding workshop. Attendees then experience how a rich literacy experience can be delivered though learning-centered activities leading to the completion of a sewn book.