SLA Offering Webinar on 2SLGBTQ Inclusion | |
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In this webinar, you will be introduced to gender inclusive language in the workplace, inclusive spaces, and pronouns. There will be an opportunity to practise how to use pronouns and ask questions to the presenter. There will be resources provided on exploring the topics that are being discussed.
The webinar will be held on Sept. 26 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. via Zoom. All individual and institutional SLA members are welcome to register.
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Book Spine Poetry Contest Resources Available
SLA is running its annual Book Spine Poetry Contest in conjunction with Culture Days this year!
The contest opens Sept. 23 and closes Nov. 1. This contest is well-loved by people across the province, and is particularly popular with teens. We ask you to consider promoting the contest in your library or organization.
Printable Book Spine Poetry Contest posters and instruction sheets in both English and French are available to download on SLA's website. We also have a few social media graphics you can download and use to create your own social media posts about the contest.
Have questions about the contest? Please contact Milena by emailing mdzordeski@saskla.ca.
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Learning Opportunity for Library Leaders and Managers
The Partnership's Education Institute is back with a new webinar for library leaders and managers.
In this webinar titled Elevate Your Approach: Coaching Strategies for Transforming Challenging Conversations, you will learn how to navigate difficult conversations, like addressing conflicts or managing sensitive topics, with finesse and empathy. Discover the power and effectiveness of taking a "coach approach" to focus on empowerment of the human heart. Building upon concepts such as powerful questioning, active listening and engagement, workshop participants will have the opportunity to elevate their learning through interactive activities and practice conversations with their peers.
Susan Cleyle, a Certified Professional Coach, will be facilitating the webinar. Before gaining her Executive Coach certification, Susan acquired her Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies. She has spent more than three decades in various administrative and executive positions.
The webinar takes place on September 25 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm ET (10:30am to 12:30pm CST). The cost is $110 for members and $145 for non-members. SLA members qualify for the member rate!
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Continuing Education
Grants Available
SLA is currently offering two types of continuing education grants to its members: the Individual Member Continuing Education grant and the Organizational Continuing Education grant.
The Individual Member Continuing Education grant provides up to $500 for a person to attend a continuing education opportunity of their choice (e.g. a conference or workshop).
The Organizational Continuing Education grant provides up to $1,000 for an organization or institution to put on and promote a continuing education opportunity or event.
The deadline to apply for both grants is September 15, 2023.
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Two Bursaries Available for MLIS Students
Are you an MLIS student or do you know someone who is? SLA is pleased to offer two $5,000 bursaries for MLIS students each year: the Maureen Woods Education Bursary and the Indigenous Student MLIS Education Bursary.
These bursaries are open to anyone who, at the time of the award application, is accepted to or enrolled in an ALA accredited graduate degree program for a Master of Library and Information Science or equivalent.
The application deadline is Oct. 31, 2023.
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Regional Park Pass Program Drawing to a Close
Thank you to all our library partners, the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association, and the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association!
The program ends Sept. 15. If you haven't yet had a chance to borrow your free regional park pass, contact your local library to check pass availability.
For our library partners, please continue encouraging park pass borrowers to fill out the program evaluation survey. This really helps us highlight the importance of the program and advocate for its continuance in the future!
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Congrats to our SLW
Grant Recipients!
Thank you to everyone who applied for one of our Saskatchewan Library Week (SLW) program grants. We received many great applications and we look forward to seeing so many wonderful programs happening across the province during SLW in October!
Congratulations to our grant recipients this year:
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- Beauval Public Library
- Bengough Public Library
- Churchbridge Parkland Library
- Eastend Library
- Esterhazy Public Library
- Foam Lake Public Library
- Glenavon Public Library Branch
- LeRoy Parkland Library
- Lumsden Public Library Branch
- Naicam Public Library
- North Battleford Public Library
- Ogema Public Library Branch
- Oxbow Public Library
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- Qu'Appelle Public Library Branch
- Saltcoats Public Library
- Saskatchewan Health Authority Library
- Saskatchewan Hospital Library
- Saskatoon Public Library
- Shellbrook Public Library
- Swift Current Branch Library
- Vibank Public Library
- Wakaw Public Library
- Weyburn Public Library
- Wheatland Regional Library
- Wisewood Public Library
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Register Your
Culture Days Event
Culture Days is just around the corner, beginning on Sept. 22! Is your library running a Culture Days program or event? Consider registering your event on the Culture Days website.
Registering your event helps more people get connected with you and your event. Plus, you get access to free customizable templates and digital promotional tools. All you have to do is create a Culture Days account and log in to get started!
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Sept. 15 - Deadline to apply for SLA Continuing Education grants
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Sept. 15 - Last day of the Regional Park Pass Lending Program
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Sept. 22 - Culture Days begins
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Sept. 23 - SLA's Book Spine Poetry Contest opens
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Sept. 26 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: 2SLGBTQ Inclusion in the Library and Workplace Community webinar with Wendy Li
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Oct. 15-21 - Saskatchewan Library Week
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Oct. 31 - Application deadline for SLA's two MLIS student bursaries
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Hello everyone,
Sometimes it seems like the calendar year can really fly by on a person if they aren’t careful, and for me, the back-to-school season is absolutely one of those times. September already! Weren’t we all just at our annual Saskatchewan Libraries Conference?
Still, even if you or yours may not be heading back to school this month, there’s always a lingering excitement in the air for the beginning of the school year and a return to life’s routines.
And if the back-to-school spirit and the call of lifelong learning have you eager to pursue some professional development, we invite you to have a look at the SLA’s Continuing Education Grants, available both to individuals to attend a continuing education opportunity (a grant of up to $500) and to individuals or institutions to organize or promote a continuing education opportunity (a grant of up to $1,000). Applications for both the Individual Member and Organizational Continuing Education Grants will be accepted until September 15, so please feel free to add one or both to your homework schedule for the next couple of weeks.
As for me, if precedent holds, I expect I’ll be doing the same thing that I do every year around the back-to-school season: stocking up on drawing supplies that I very possibly may never get around to using. So if you happen to run into me in the stationary aisle, you may gently but firmly remind me that I already have many sets of pencils at home, no matter how good the deals on the Staedtlers may look this time of year.
Until next time,
James Hope Howard
SLA President
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Library Tech Students Looking to Help Solve Library Problems
Is your library looking for ways to improve services or processes? The Library and Information Technology Students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic can help!
The Library and Information Technology program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic is accepting partner applications for a Capstone Project course. This applied research course allows students and library partners to tackle practical problems by applying innovative knowledge and technology to create or improve products, services, and processes.
The application deadline is September 15, 2023.
If you have any questions about the capstone process and/or expectations, please contact Chasity Berast, Program Head/Instructor, by emailing chasity.berast@saskpolytech.ca.
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CFLA Seeking Members for
Climate Action Committee
CFLA’s new Climate Action Committee is searching for members. CFLA welcomes self nominations
from interested individuals who are members of a CFLA/FCAB member association (including SLA). Members must be a member of at least one CFLA-FCAB member organization and will serve on the committee as subject matter experts and not organization representatives.
Members will be selected with the goal of representing across the Canadian Library landscape, both geographically and across the profession with preference given to librarians with special interest or credentials in environmental conservation and climate action.
Those interested can contact the current committee chair, Lita Barrie, at barriel@bpl.on.ca noting membership status of a CLFA-FCAB member organization and nation affiliation if applicable.
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BCLA Climate Action
Week Activities
Join libraries and other GLAM organizations across British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan to focus on the climate change related challenges and emergencies facing our communities during BCLA Climate Action Week from Nov. 4-10, 2023.
The goal is to raise awareness, answer our communities’ growing needs, and articulate clearly that libraries are places to connect people and access resources on climate change.
For resource and information-sharing in Saskatchewan, please contact Shevaun Ruby at sruby@moosejawlibrary.ca.
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Stronger Together Conference Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2023 Stronger Together Conference hosted jointly by Northern Lights Library System, Parkland Regional Library System, Peace Library System, and Yellowhead Regional Library.
The conference will take place over three days — virtually on Nov. 3 and in-person on Nov. 9 and 10. Each day will offer a new variety of sessions and speakers and cover topics like leadership, board development, accessibility and diversity, library technology and more!
- Nov. 3: Virtual Stronger Together Conference
- Nov. 9: ALTA Symposium hosted by Alberta Library Trustees Association
- Nov. 10: In-person Stronger Together Conference
If you register for either in-person day you will receive complimentary access to the virtual conference on Nov. 3. We welcome anyone with a passion for libraries to register.
If you need additional information about registering, email librariesarestrongertogether@gmail.com.
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The Alberta Library Seeking Applicants for CEO Position
The Alberta Library (TAL) Board is seeking an experienced professional with proven leadership skills and experience in critical functions associated with leading a complex organization. The CEO must work effectively with and take direction from the Board of Directors. On a day-to-day basis, the CEO manages, leads, and develops TAL employees and coordinates the operations of the organization.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and implementation of an annual budget, financial reporting and oversight, and development and implementation of services aligned with TAL’s strategic directions. This position is based in Edmonton.
In 1997, libraries in Alberta created The Alberta Library – a not-for-profit corporation to address challenges and opportunities created by a changing information, economic and political environment. TAL continues to serve more than 300 libraries of all types working together to ensure the best possible service for library users.
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Historical Thinking Webinar Series Being Offered
The Virtual Historical Thinking Institute (VHTI), a series of seven online sessions, introduces historical thinking and enhances your expertise in designing history programs, courses, units, lessons, projects, or educational resources that explicitly focus on historical thinking. VHTI is put on by the Historical Thinking Project in collaboration with Canada's History and other partners.
Learn with relevant examples which introduce and illustrate key aspects of historical thinking concepts and access resources and learning activities for teaching and assessing historical thinking. Plus, hear from guest speakers including history educators, historians, museum professionals, and teachers, who will share theoretical insights, practical ideas, and new questions about each historical thinking concept being investigated.
Offered in both English and French, seven synchronous sessions will be held starting on September 20 (then every second Wednesday). The cost of participation in all seven sessions is $175 + GST.
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SLAte Submissions
Have something you want to see in SLAte? Send us a submission! The deadline for SLAte submissions is the 25th of each month, and submissions must be emailed to Lynn Penner at lpenner@saskla.ca. SLA reserves the right to change or edit any submission, or to refuse publication in its entirety.
SLAte is an open-access publication under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY-NC-ND copyright license, excluding all logos and other material where indicated.
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