A presentation from MLA in 2010 on how we nearly doubled Public use and support for the library.
The Library as a Tourism hub for the community. By building partnerships the community library can raise their profile in the community/with funders and better serve tourists,
FLL and FFLjr are STEM programming using Lego Mindstorm robots as part of an international movement.
In a time when workloads have never seemed heavier and resources more scarce, many of us feel overworked, under-appreciated, and frustrated. One approach in achieving better work-life balance is becoming empowered through knowledge about the policies, collective agreements, and processes that shape our work. In this hands-on workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the scope of their rights in their workplaces as members (or prospective members) of collective bargaining agents (unions). To gain a deeper, practical understanding of their own workplace context, participants are encouraged to bring a print or digital copy of their own union’s collective agreement. Possible topics to explore include: free speech in the workplace and beyond; code of conduct policies; workload and overtime; access to professional development; performance reviews; job descriptions; and discipline and termination.
Policies are the superstructure of library service, and this half-day workshop will introduce participants to the tools needed to build and maintain that superstructure. This will be a hands-on session with opportunities to create policies for use in your public library. Participants are encouraged to bring existing policies for collaborative review during the workshop. There will also be a lynx. Prizes will be given. This workshop will be of primary interest to CEOs/Directors and Trustees/Board Members working in a public library setting.
Find out how to serve your clients in your community with free legal information resources and services from Legal Services Society (Legal Aid BC)!
Legal Aid has free print publications, written in plain language, and translated into different languages.
Areas of law covered include family law, criminal law, welfare, abuse & family violence, child protection, and Aboriginal law. Legal Aid also has legal information websites that cover family law, Aboriginal law, foreclosure, and wills & personal planning.
Lastly, Legal Aid has in-person and phone services in communities around BC which provide legal information and referrals, do community training, can take legal aid applications, or connect you to legal aid.
http://legalaid.bc.ca/
http://familylaw.lss.bc.ca
http://mylawbc.com
http://aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca
“Access to information”. “Breaking down barriers”. “Support for learning”. These phrases are common to both librarianship and the open movement, as are emerging priorities like “marginalized communities” and “connected learning”. There is a clear strategic union between the two communities, and an opportunity for librarians to engage with this sector to better support their patrons within the current state of the educational sector. This session will explore the case for library support of open initiatives, including an overview of key research findings regarding the role of open in education. It will highlight resources to support open initiatives in teaching and research, particularly for patrons not employed in traditional academic institutional roles. Finally, it will suggest simple and time-efficient steps librarians of all stages and sectors can take to get involved in the world of open and education.
Inclusion statements: what are they and why do they matter? Learn about the Calgary Public Library’s journey in thinking about, talking about and developing an inclusion statement, and what it can mean for the library’s daily work.
Handout for Tween Alien Escape Room, as presented at the Youth Services Institute at Richmond Public Library on May 8, 2018 by Melissa Ferguson & Kate Wood.
Handout for Tween Alien Escape Room
Handout to go with Hippie Dippy Babytime Presentation
Value-added programming for new parents/caregivers. When a parent manages to get the baby packed up and into the car and then drives around looking for a parking spot and unloads the baby into the library only to be 15 minutes late and get settled just as the good bye songs begin, there is little reward for the effort. If we can layer and expand the program to offer a more fulfilling experience, while at the same time allowing families practice self-care, we just might bring a little extra joy into the community as a whole.
Whenever I talk about my job at home my teenagers would roll their eyes and say "hippie dippy babytime". I loved this and decided to use it as the title for my presentation. I like to think of libraries as holistic literacy co-ops!!