SLA Continuing Education Grants

The deadline to submit applications for Saskatchewan Library Association Continuing Education Grants has been extended to September 11, 2021. The following grants are available:
  1. Grant to an individual for attendance to any continuing education opportunity (conference, workshop, etc.).
  2. Grant to an individual or institution for organization and promotion of a continuing education opportunity (conference, workshop, etc.).

Full details including Guidelines for Continuing Education Grants and Application Form can be found on the SLA website.
Welcome to Our New SLA Members!
The Saskatchewan Library Association is very pleased to welcome the following new individual members:

Cheryl Zankl - Regina Public Library Board Member
Sandra Masters - Regina Public Library Board Member
John Findura - Regina Public Library Board Member

Membership with SLA helps support Saskatchewan Library Association programming and offers many benefits for members.
See information on the types of membership with SLA here.
Application for individual membership.
Have you launched a new and exciting program at your library? Do you know a wonderful library worker who deserves recognition? Does your branch have an interesting history? We want to hear from you! Send your own Saskatchewan Library Story to slaadmin@sasktel.net.

This autumn, we will celebrate Library Week / Culture Days once again and SLA has grants available for both events (see Program News for more information). Last year, Saskatchewan libraries were very innovative with their SLA grant money and several used it for exciting programming in conjunction with the 2020 Video Project produced by SLA. Our Saskatchewan Library Story this month features one of the very successful programs from Library Week 2020. We hope it will inspire others in creative library programming for 2021!
Meadow Lake
Library Week Programming 2020

Name: Tawn Marshall

Position: Programming Clerk

Library Name and Location: Meadow Lake Library, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

Description of the program: Take-home packages of the supplies needed to participate in the projects included in the SLA Library Week & Culture Days 2020 videos.

Did you provide supplies for participants? The take-home kits included everything needed to undertake the projects. Each kit was designed for one (or more) of the videos.

How did you get word out about the programming? Social media (Facebook and Instagram) and word of mouth, as we didn’t have foot traffic at the time.

Was the programming offered in the library branch or was it all virtual? This program was delivered through a combination of take-home bags and online video instruction.


Promotional images for take-home kits
Photo credit: Tawn Marshall

Saskatchewan Library Association Program News

2021 Video Project and Programming Grants

Saskatchewan Library Week is October 17 – 23, 2021. Exciting things are in the works for Saskatchewan Library Week 2021! SLA is developing Saskatchewan Library Week (SLW) posters which will illustrate this year’s theme “Rising Above”. The posters will be printed in both English and Cree and will be distributed throughout the province.

Culture Days is September 24 – October 24, 2021. Due to the uncertainty of Covid-19 restrictions, the Saskatchewan Library Association is once again creating several 45-minute videos intended to create a spark of interest in a new skill or different author, or to engage with a new idea. The videos may be used for library programming or enjoyed by the general public to celebrate both Saskatchewan Library Week and Culture Days. Five artists and writers have been confirmed and the videos will be available on the SLA website and will be promoted on SLA social media.

Programming Grants Available

Need help funding your SLW Program? The Saskatchewan Library Association is offering twenty-five $250 grants to member libraries to help celebrate Saskatchewan Library Week (SLW). Deadline to apply is August 13, 2021. Details here
 
Need help funding your Culture Days Program? The Saskatchewan Library Association offers ten $200 grants to member libraries who successfully plan and execute special programming for Culture Days.
Deadline to apply is August 13, 2021. Full details here

Call for SLA Committee Members

Thank you to all 2020-21 Committee Members who indicated a willingness to serve on committees again in 2021-22. We are now inviting interest from additional SLA members to serve on internal SLA committees. Please refer to the link below for Committee descriptions and express your interest to slaexdir@sasktel.net . If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us by email or phone. 


Thank you for supporting your association .
Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan
Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan focuses on improving the public’s awareness of the stigma and social isolation experienced by people with dementia and their care partners. The project team at the University of Regina is collaborating with the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan and other provincial and local organizations to design and implement individual, community and organizational level interventions that enhance social inclusion of older adults with dementia living in small towns and rural communities in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Library Association is on the Advisory Committee of the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan project.

Read the latest newsletter here
The winners of the Saskatchewan Book Awards 2021 were announced on June 25th.
See the list of winners here
Watch the awards gala.
Read the latest update from the Saskatchewan Library Trustees' Association (SLTA) here
Using Volunteering to Re-Engage Community
Post Pandemic Workshop
Volunteering has been long recognized as an effective tool for building community. This webinar will share ideas and allow attendees to brainstorm how they might use volunteers to re-engage their communities as we move past the pandemic.
Workshop will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 10:30-11:45am
Deadline to register is August 9, 2021, at Noon.
Full details here
University of Regina Virtual Careers Day is Wednesday, September 22nd, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Full details here
The Consortium of Academic and Special Libraries of Saskatchewan (CASLS) has reason to celebrate! Read about it here
Information for hiring University of Regina fall Co-op and/or Internship positions can be found here
Registration opens this Friday, July 30th for Stronger Together, a virtual library conference hosted jointly by Parkland Regional Library System, Peace Library System, The Alberta Library, & Yellowhead Regional Library. The conference will take place September 22 - 24, 2021. Full details here
Latest Newsletters and Programming from Libraries & Other Cultural Organizations
Saskatchewan Library Association
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Phone: 306-780-9413 or 306-780-9409
Fax: 306-780-3633
Web: saskla.ca

SLA reserves the right to change or edit any submission or to refuse publication in its entirety.
The deadline for receipt of submissions for SLAte is the 25th of each month.
Everyone, Including Culture, Wins When You Buy Lottery Tickets

 The core funding that SLA receives through SaskCulture is part of the Lottery Trust where a percentage of every lottery ticket sold goes to support sport, culture and recreation groups within Saskatchewan. It appears that recent lottery sales are not meeting expectations, which will not have an immediate effect on SLA. However we encourage you to remind audiences and arts council members that buying lottery tickets benefits the entire community. Saskatchewan Lotteries has also launched an app that you can download in the App Store or Google Play. More information is available on the Saskatchewan Lotteries website.
The Saskatchewan Library Association gratefully acknowledges the support of our funding agencies.
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