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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Conference Year

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
Conference

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
Conference

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
Conference

Conference Year

2021
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It: Creating Civic Journalism at Your Library

Description

Library staff and journalists share a similar goal: build well-informed communities. Both fields are also undergoing similar challenges, particularly in smaller centers, which have seen a steady decline in local news reporting. In the United States, however, public library staff have been finding ways of participating in civic journalism activities to keep their communities informed. We recently examined public libraries across Canada to discover if any were involved in journalistic activities during the 2019 federal election campaign. During this session, we will share our results, present the principles of civic journalism, and provide ideas for how you could use your information skills to better inform your community.

Author

Steve Lillebuen (he/him) and Lisa Shamchuk (she/her)
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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
Conference

Conference Year

2021
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Finding YOUR Voice on Social Media

Author

Catharine Richardson

Description

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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Webinar
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Indigenous Subject Headings Modifications

Description

Ms. Cameron from Red River College presented at the MCC's Microlearing session on May 4, 2020. Manitoba Archives Project  - Formed a working group (Camille Callison - U of M Indigenous Services Librarian, Christine Bone - U of M Metadata Librarian, Brett Lougheed - U of W Archivist; Terry Reilly -  Manitoba Archives, Janet La France – St. Boniface Historical Genealogist).  Mandate:  ‘to find problematic Library of Congress Subject Headings  and to replace the term “Indian” wherever possible.’  Consulted with Indigenous experts, both local and from around the world over many months.  Questioned Manitoba Bands about what names they call their own people. Results: 1093 changed or deleted headings and 120 new headings added. Lists were sent to Indigenous leaders and communities around the province.

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Video
Source Library

More Than Personal Communication: Citation templates for Elders and Knowledge Keepers

Author

Lorisia MacLeod

Description

While working at NorQuest College Libraries, Lorisia MacLeod (James Smith Cree Nation) worked with the Indigenous Student Centre to develop new citation templates to be used in APA and MLA for citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers. These citation formats are meant to promote the culturally respectful use of Indigenous knowledge and people in research and challenge the status quo of who we cite. 

 

This was hosted by the Maskwacis Cultural College microlearning: https://continuingeducationi.blogspot.com

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Video
Source Library

Mandatory Vaccination Requirements and Human Rights

Description

This presentation provides an overview of how organizations respect human rights when developing and implementing mandatory vaccination policies or proof-of-vaccine requirements. Karen Sharma, A/Executive Director of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, describes how The Human Rights Code applies to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination polices and how organizations respect human rights while balancing the safety needs of their organizations.
 

Content

1. Webinar recording
2. Presentation slide deck
3. Manitoba Human Rights Commission Guidelines on Human Rights and Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements
 
 

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Webinar