Fresh off the success of our first library tour, the BCLA/CLA student chapter is happy to announce our next tour will be at Langara College Library on Friday November 15th at 1:00pm.

Please join us as we tour the library and learn about its collections and services. This is a unique opportunity to get the inside scoop about working in a college library from the Head of Library Services herself, Patricia Cia.

Interested? If so, please RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/9039233591

We look forward to seeing you there!

Charles van Sandwyk and the Children’s Literary Tradition is currently on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC). The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday-Friday (10:00am-4:00pm) and Saturdays (12:00-5:00pm). In addition to works by Charles van Sandwyk, there will be items on display by Walter Crane, Arthur Rackham, and Beatrix Potter.

To support this exhibition, UBC Library’s RBSC Presents:
An Afternoon with Charles van Sandwyk

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
12:00-1:30 pm
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Dodson Room (Rm 302)
University of British Columbia

Free Admission. Open to the public. Refreshments served.
Book sales by Joyce Williams Gallery.

For information about the Afternoon or public tours of the exhibition, please contact RBSC (604-822-2521).

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The curator, Kristy Woodcock, will be offering informal tours of the exhibition for students and faculty at SLAIS.  Kristy would also be happy to give a quick overview of how to do research at RBSC.

Tour dates:
Monday, October 21 (1:00-1:50pm)
Thursday, October 24 (12:00-12:50pm)

Tours will end with enough time for students to get to their afternoon classes.  To sign up for either date, please RSVP to kawoodco@gmail.com.

Are you interested in readers’ advisory? Do you want to learn about keeping up with trends through social media? Are you curious about what children’s and teen books are flying off the shelves at libraries these days? If yes, this event is for you!

Don’t get caught staring blankly and wishing for a magical crystal ball when you get asked to recommend a children’s book– come to our event instead!

UBC YAACS presents an evening of…

Readers’ Advisory for Youth
When: Thursday, November 14th 6:00-7:30pm
Where: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 461

With special librarian guests:
Karen Sharkey (Port Moody Public Library)
Shannon Ozirny (West Vancouver Memorial Library)
Kate Longley (North Vancouver City Library)

**FREE**

Contact Kristy & Danielle at ubcyaacs@gmail.com with any questions.

We will be visiting Surrey City Centre Library (10350 University Drive, Surrey) on Friday October 25 at 1:00pm.

The tour will be approximately 1-2 hours long. This is an excellent opportunity to get an insider’s look at how the Surrey library system functions. We strongly encourage you to try to make it out!

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8615666691
Note: registration will be capped at 15 students, so please do not register unless you plan on attending.

Our lovely tour guide, April Cox (Manager, City Centre Library) has included the following directions for getting to the library:
“Unless you need to make a change, I will expect you on L1 at our Café tables, just inside the entrance doors on University Drive. Any staff can call on me if I am not already there waiting for you.

• If you come by Skytrain, simply walk past the front of the North Surrey Rec. Centre and turn right on University Drive, walking along the west side of that building. We are presently surrounded by road construction and a Parkade Ramp build almost beside our entrance, so take care and follow our other customers making their way through the cones!
• Our surface parking lot off University Drive and 103rd Ave. is free for up to 3 hours, with a new registration process for your license plates in the branch. This is all in a state of flux, so I can’t describe more at this time.”

Please feel free to contact Ariel (ariel.deardorff@gmail.com) or Rebekah (rebekah.af.adams@gmail.com) with any questions.

Are you spooked by self-help and psyched about horror? Are you clueless about adult graphic novels and curious about noir? How much do you know about chick lit? What the heck is “New Adult”? The BCLA Readers’ Advisory Interest Group invites you to a workshop to help you improve and share your knowledge across the genres by learning about key authors, sub-genres, classic titles and interesting new trends.

More information here!

RA in a Half Day: Readers’ Advisory Thrills and Chills!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
Central Library, Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Vancouver BC
Alice Mackay room on Lower Level

The workshop will kick off with keynote speaker David Wright from Seattle Public Library, who will talk about innovation, inspiration, and collaboration in readers’ advisory services.

Our closing keynote is Max Wyman, who will talk about the impact of libraries and reading for pleasure.

Register here! 
Cost for students: $20
If you’re interested in signing up for this event the registration deadline is Tuesday, October 15th at 9:00 am. 

*Light refreshments will be provided.