Join Pat Cumming and Amy Ashmore for a 1 hour information session about BCLA’s highly successful Mentorship Program and how you can get involved!

The Mentorship Program is designed to link new library professionals with mentors from a variety of different libraries and career backgrounds. Application to the program opens on March 1st, so if you are interested in learning more about the library profession and connecting to professional librarians then come out to this session!

BCLA Mentorship Program Info. Session
Wednesday, February 27th 2013
11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: IKBLC Room 460

Freedom to Read Week officially starts tomorrow and runs through March 2nd!

“How can I celebrate this lovely event?” you may be asking yourself.
Well, good news! CLA/ALA is hosting a marathon reading event on
Thursday, February 28th from 8 am – 8 pm in the Lilloet Room in IKBLC.

“What’s this ‘marathon reading’ business?” you’re probably asking your computer screen.
Well, your computer screen just so happens to have a response! Folks can sign up to read their favourite banned or challenged books for ten minutes. There will be baked goods for sale and a drawing for prizes for anyone who participates.

How do I sign up?!” you’re definitely exclaiming to the universe at large.
Well, here’s a link!

Don’t know of any banned books? Not to worry! On the sign up sheet there are loads of links to help you find the perfect banned book for you!

Hope to see you all there!

Note: If you would like to be (one of) the RAIG Representative(s) for the UBC Student Chapter, please let the group know at our next meeting and we can vote and make it official.

The next meeting of the BCLA Readers Advisory Interest Group is on
Tuesday, Feb 19th from 9:00-11:00am.

Attend in person
Central branch, VPL – meet at staff entrance
Go to the north side of the building on Georgia St, look for the “Staff Entrance” sign outside, before you go inside and enter the library concourse, Barbara Edwards will let us in

Attend by teleconference
Toll free (for everyone): 1-888-289-4573
Access Code: 6652804

The agenda:

1. Interesting RA tidbits
2. BCLA conference session
3. Author Talk session proposal
4. Beyond Hope conference
5. Social Media: update on collating challenging RA questions
6. RA in a Half Day checklist/to-do timeline

If you have ever thought of joining the BCLA or want to learn more about the association and the benefits of being a member then this info. session is for you! Come hear Annette DeFaveri, Executive Director of the BCLA and former Manager of Children’s and Youth Services at VPL, talk about the BCLA, what it is, what events they host, and the benefits of membership.

Getting Involved- An information Session on Getting Involved in the BCLA
Wednesday February 13th 2013
11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: IKBLC Room 460

BCLA/CLA at UBC is having a Bake Sale Extravaganza!

This auspicious event will be Tuesday, February 12, from 11am-2pm, in the lobby at SLAIS.

If you want to bake, feel free to let us know what you’re bringing – everyone is welcome! Sign up on the Bake Sale Google Doc.

Tell your friends!