One Book, One Community featuring Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

Author

Meg Gregory, Dara Hill

Description

In 2021, the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) launched a One Book, One Community (OBOC) project in collaboration with Thompson Rivers University and the Cariboo Regional District Library. The award winning title selected was "Five Little Indians" by Michelle Good. The project became a focus for our system, informing staff development as well as programming into the spring.

We're hoping to support other OBOC projects by sharing key resources, specifically staff training resources, book club kit content, and sample marketing materials.

These resources are offered as a part of an information session offered August 2022. Thank you to all who were able to attend. The presentation file is included and find the recorded session as "Web Link."

Resource Audience

2022 Adult & Teen Passive Summer Programming and Promo

Description

This summer at Chinook Arch we are doing adult and teen passive programming in the forms of Book Bingo and Bookopoly. These resource were all made on Canva and we can share those files directly with anyone who wants them so you can change and use them for your own library. We will be using these form from the start of July to mid/end of August for anyone 13+ to participate in summer reading and have a chance to win some cool prizes.

Resource Audience

Resource Type (defunct)

PDF

Keep it FUN! Engage the Youth in Your Community with Book Clubs

Description

Drayton Valley Library does not run traditional book clubs for tweens and teens. Instead of focusing on WHAT to read, our youth book club focuses on the LOVE of reading, and encourages kids to participate in whatever works best for them - whether a book talk, participation in contests or playing book related games. Drayton Valley Youth Book Clubs encourage youth to use their local public library as a resource and to think of the public library as a FUN place to be.

Author

Darlene Edwards & Verna Wicks
Conference

Conference Year

2020
Materials
Presentation Format

We All Bleed

Description

A talk by Hailey McCullough, Head of Adult Services, Grande Prairie Public Library Libraries are the hearts of their communities. Librarians are passionate about serving their communities. But how do we do that? Find out by attending this session, which focuses on the success story of Project: Full Stop at Grande Prairie Public Library, and how one librarian found her passion project. This presentation will focus on period poverty and the role libraries can play in fighting it, how you can implement a similar project in your library, and ways in which you can develop your project in a way to help it shine and fund it for years to come.

Author

Hailey McCullough
Conference

Conference Year

2020
Materials
Presentation Topic

Thinking Outside the COVID Box

Description

A talk by Rena Traxel (she/her) Community Services Librarian, Parkland County Libraries Reaching our communities during times of COVID has challenged us to push outside our normal routines, find innovative ways to continue outreach, and pull together to meet the needs of our publics. From walking book clubs to curbside concerts; come learn about what worked, what didn’t, and everything in between.

Author

Rena Traxel
Conference

Conference Year

2021
Materials

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
Materials
Presentation Format

How to Get Good Search Results

Description

A program that introduces patrons to searching the resources at the library and how to perform a search that will yield accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive sources.
Source Library

Program promotional materials

Length of program session

30-60 minutes

Number of sessions

1

Frequency

Quarterly

Presenter(s)

Lyndsay Forsythe @ Nelson Public Library
Audience

Primary Audience

Adults
Program Audience
Resources

Community partners

Community Futures Nelson BC
Evaluation
Program Format

Digital badges pilot project

Description

Thirty-seven students in a 4th year Sales Management course had the opportunity to earn two digital badges in a pilot project tied to information literacy mastery. One badge was for Critical Thinking, the other for Content Analysis. The pilot was to assess student interest and engagement in digital badging at the college level. Students completed several activities (e.g. online videos and tutorials) and assignments (e.g. annotated bibliography) before submitting a final research report. As it is critical that digital badges have an assessment component, students had to achieve 80% or higher in three individual assessments to be awarded the badges.

Author

Margie Clarke; Marina Jaffey

Author E-Mail

ClarkeM@camosun.bc.ca

Conference Year

2021
Materials
Source Library
Presentation Audience
Presentation Format

How to Run Coding Programs at Your Library

Author

Marigold Library System

Description

Join Grant Stewart of Marigold Library System for a lesson on how to teach kids coding. Grant will show you the basics of the coding program he organized and delivered to dozens of patrons throughout multiple summers working for Marigold Library System. He will go over the resources that are the most useful, fun games, and coding toys like the Sphero and Code-a-Pillar that teach kids while they play!

Content

Join Grant Stewart of Marigold Library System for a lesson on how to teach kids coding. Grant will show you the basics of the coding program he organized and delivered to dozens of patrons throughout multiple summers working for Marigold Library System. He will go over the resources that are the most useful, fun games, and coding toys like the Sphero and Code-a-Pillar that teach kids while they play!

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Resource Type (defunct)

Video
Source Library

“Generating Program Design from Your Community’s Social Development Goals”

Description

It’s not as boring as it sounds! 
 
This presentation is about developing a strategic plan for library programming that aligns with your community’s social development goals. It features some fun interviews with community stakeholders, along with thoughts and insights on the power of connection, partnership, and community engagement in creating meaningful programming.

 

Author

Lucie Bergeron

Author E-Mail

lbergeron

Conference Year

2019
Materials
Presentation Audience