Join Us for the 2021 MLA - SLA Joint Conference!
Register Today!
Registration is available for MLA and SLA members, non-members, and library organizations. Note our reduced rates for students and library trustees! See our registration page for more information: https://pheedloop.com/mlaslaconference/site/register/ 


Keynotes and Featured Speakers
This year, we are excited to announce the following keynotes and featured speakers:

June 14
The Honourable Murray Sinclair
June 15
Chris Kutarna
This session will be followed by a group discussion space.
Schedule of Sessions Now Available
We extend a warm welcome to all speakers! View our sessions here: https://pheedloop.com/mlaslaconference/site/schedule/
This schedule is subject to change.

Missing meeting up with your colleagues? The conference will provide a number of opportunities to connect, including a networking area within the conference platform. Attendees can create groups and host private chats. We will also be holding some fun social events, including a trivia night, a Zoom pet show & tell, and more!
Are you excited for a particular session? Let us know on your favorite social platform using #MBSKLibraries. See you there!
Thank You to the 2021 Conference Sponsors

Platinum Tier:
Winnipeg Public Library
Regina Public Library

Major Tier:
TD Summer Reading Club
University of Regina

Gold Tier:
Red River College
United Library Services
SaskBooks
Encyclopedia Britannica

Recognition and Gratitude to Committee Volunteers

SLA thanks all of the volunteer Committee Members for their dedication over the past year. It was a complicated year to engage volunteers and it is important to acknowledge that much of SLA’s work is supported and advanced through a volunteer committee structure. Our gratitude is extended to the Chairs and members of internal SLA committees as well as to SLA members who serve on external committees.
Through external committee work you bring the voice of the Saskatchewan Library Association and extend our ability to contribute and influence.
Stay tuned for a call out for Committee Volunteers in 2021-22
Program News
TD Summer Reading Club
The winners of the Library Awards have been selected and notified.
The Library Awards will be presented at two events:
  • English category recipients will receive their awards on June 15, 2021, at the virtual Manitoba–Saskatchewan Libraries Conference
  • French category recipients will receive their awards on June 10, 2021, as part of the virtual Rendez-vous des bibliothèques publiques du Québec
  • The Club sponsors, The TD Bank, Library and Archives Canada and Toronto Public Library are proud sponsors of the virtual Manitoba-Saskatchewan Libraries Conference and we thank them for their contribution. 

The Children’s Storytelling and Performer Tour will be a bit different this year. As Many library regions will not be hosting in person events, SLA is creating four videos from Saskatchewan performers including Pat Roth (balloon sculptures), Danica Lorer (storytelling) Danny Kazam (Magic) and Simon Moccasin (Indigenous Storytelling). These videos will be recorded and distributed to the regional coordinators by July 1st.
Watch for more information soon. The Children’s Storytelling and Performer Tour is supported annually by SaskTel.

Culture Days, September 24 to October 24, 2021, is virtual again in 2021 and will also overlap with Saskatchewan Library Week, October 17-24.

We are thrilled to announce the theme for Saskatchewan Library Week:
Saskatchewan Libraries: Rising Above.
SLA will commission six writers and artists to create short workshops, readings and presentations on a variety of topics. Some will be hands on, while others will introduce new and engaging topics for further exploration. Libraries will be able to share the videos with their patrons in their physical space if they are open, or through their website and social media pages.

The Call for Artists is here.
Please circulate as widely as possible. The Program Committee will adjudicate the applications.

The Book Spine Poetry Contest will run from September 7 - November 1st. Your patron participation is always welcome.

One Book, One Province Saskatchewan
The OBOP Committee will announce the selected title soon. Stay tuned.
Letter of Support for Saskatoon Public School Libraries

SLA has written to the Director of Education and Board Chair of Saskatoon Public Schools Division in response to recent information that hours of service in school libraries will be reduced in the upcoming school year.  
Maureen Woods Education Bursary Recipient 2021
SLA congratulates Oksana Moshynska, recipient of the Maureen Woods Education Bursary.

Oksana describes receiving this support as career pivoting as she is changing gears to the fast- evolving library and information science field. Oksana is bringing into the field several decades of experience and education in health sciences and research administration and management. She completed her doctoral degree in biological sciences in Ukraine and is an alumni of the University of Saskatchewan where she completed her post-doctoral fellowship in molecular pathology and genetics. Oksana worked at the University of Saskatchewan first as a researcher and later as a grants specialist and research program advisor. Oksana calls Saskatoon home where she has studied and worked for more than twenty years. She also likes to spend time in the rural Saskatchewan area near Moose Jaw.

Oksana Moshynska
Photo credit: Islgor Moshynsky
Libraries all over Saskatchewan are finding innovative ways to navigate our online world, and this month we introduce you to two public libraries having great success offering both online and in-person programming. Jess Kelly, Adult Program Coordinator with the Estevan Public Library (EPL) and Faye Adam, Branch Librarian for the Bengough Public Library share some of their experiences delivering library programming during Covid. Estevan Public Library is on Instagram and both EPL and Bengough Public Library are on facebook if you would like to learn more about their services.
Estevan Public Library Programming
with Jess Kelly, Adult Program Coordinator

Are your programs all free of charge?
Yes! All of our programs are free.
 
Do you provide supplies for participants?
For our Take and Make kits, we supply unique items people may not have at home, like yarn, paint or beads. We also send an instruction list with tools participants will need to help make the project, like pencils or scissors. With our virtual cooking programs, like Kids Cooking and A-Z World Foods, we don’t provide supplies since it’s challenging to keep produce fresh for more than a few days. We do always supply a list of ingredients and substations along with the videos though. Once we are back to in-person programming, we’ll be able to provide the supplies and the tools.  
Bengough Public Library Programming
with Fay Adam, Branch Librarian
 
How do you get word out about your programming?
We use social media, calendars, poster in branch as well as posters around town.
 
Did you offer this kind of vibrant programming pre-Covid, or has programming expanded over the past year?
We have always offered programing free of charge and provided supplies. We are doing more virtual classes now than before and we are now offering take and make craft kits.
 
What are your most popular programs?
Usually, children’s programs are our most popular, but currently more teens and adults are taking part.
Building birdbaths at Bengough Public Library
Photo credit: Fay Adam
Registration Open for SaskBooks Summer Conference 
SaskBooks is pleased to offer a number of sessions at this year’s summer conference. The keynote (Diversity & Equity in the book sector, with Wendy Whitebear) kicks off the conference at 1pm on Thursday, 10 June. Publishers who are members of our affiliate provincial publishing associations qualify for a discounted registration; please contact edmyterko@saskbooks.com for the affiliate publisher code!
 
Sessions include: Diversity & Equity in the book industry (Wendy Whitebear); Working with Creators (permissions and licensing for illustrations and cover art, Marcia Lea (CARFAC)); Industry Updates (Friesens, Access Copyright; SK Arts; Creative SK); International Rights Sales (Catherine Mitchell); Metadata Management (Tom Richardson, BookNet Canada). We’re also hosting a Trivia Night social event! 
 
All sessions are under 1.5 hours and will be hosted on Zoom. 
 
The Willows Awards Gala and AGM - June Report
The announcement of the 2020 Willow Award Winners took place on May 26th with winner highlights to follow at a future date. More details of how students across the province can participate in our celebration will be posted on our website as they become available.
CFLA Copyright Committee Update
Read the May 2021 meeting update here
Indigenous Arts Funding Information Session
Calling all Indigenous artists, cultural carriers, arts/cultural professionals, collectives, groups and organizations! Do you need funding for a project or activity?
Join us for an information session about grants that support traditional, customary and contemporary practices.
Wednesday, June 2, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via Zoom
Full details here
Canadian Libraries and the Opioid Crisis: Before and During COVID-19
You are invited to take part in a survey for the research study “Canadian Libraries and the Opioid Crisis: Before and During COVID-19" ( Dalhousie University REB file # 2020-5365). This study will identify how Canadian public libraries are responding to the opioid crisis in their communities, before and during COVID-19. 
Read the full SLTA May 2021 Update here
Call from the Cataloguing Code of Ethics Steering Committee
The Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee (CESC), who recently released the final version of the Cataloguing Code of Ethics, is now accepting community-generated case studies that illustrate the practical application of the statements of ethical principles. The CESC hopes that the case studies will provide guidance to cataloging community members who face similar ethical situations and issues.
For more information about how to create and contribute a case study, please go to the following page on the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee website:
If you have any questions, please contact Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee co-chairs Karen Snow (ksnow@dom.edu) and Beth Shoemaker (elizabeth.shoemaker@emory.edu).
2021Saskatchewan Arts Awards Recipients
SK Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Saskatchewan Arts Awards. Presented by SK Arts, these awards celebrate the contributions and achievements of individuals, groups and organizations in all arts disciplines. Recipients are awarded a limited-edition sculpture by Saskatoon artist Marie Lannoo and a cash prize.
Full details here
CFLA-FCAB Calls for Immediate Reinstatement of a Clear Regulatory
Exemption of End-User Content in Bill C-10
LAC Forum with University Partners, June 21 - 23
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is hosting its third LAC Forum with University Partners on the theme of Memory Institutions as Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Places.
This virtual event will bring together LAC's university partners and a wide range of participants, including students, college and university faculty and researchers, librarians and archivists, civil servants, and information management professionals. The event will also be open to the public.
Libraries, Archives, Museums Nova Scotia (LAMNS) Call for Proposals for
Virtual Joint-Conference October 21-23, 2021 - Deadline Extended
We've extended our Proposal Deadline to Friday June 18!
We want to hear from you, and about some of the creative and innovative projects you are working on!
Please do consider submitting a proposal, we look forward to seeing your submissions….
 
This year’s theme is: Moving Forward Together: Collaboration and Innovation to Meet Changing Needs.
LAMNS last joint conference, held in Halifax in 2015, was an historic event that brought the three partners together for the first time. 
TD Summer Reading Club Update
The TD Summer Reading Club is pleased to announce that the StoryWalk® kits are ready to be shipped to libraries across the country. More than 1,100 libraries will be hosting the StoryWalk® this summer!
Latest Newsletters and Programming from Libraries & Other Cultural Organizations
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Regina, SK S4R 1C2
 
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.