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11/7/13

Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) Network Mentoring Program: Call for Mentors and Mentees

Are you an experienced visible minority librarian willing to provide advice and support to another visible minority librarian? Did you have a great mentoring experience and would like to “pay it forward”?  ViMLoC needs you!

Are you a visible minority librarian in need of guidance? Do you want to connect with an experienced visible minority librarian for professional advice and support?   ViMLoC wants you!

The Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) Network (a CLA Network) recognizes the need :

  1. to help visible minority librarians, especially new librarians and new immigrant librarians, develop their professional careers
  2. to encourage and guide visible minority library students with career planning

To assist in this initiative the ViMLoC mentoring program will recruit and provide a pool of experienced visible minority librarians as potential mentors as well as facilitate the matching of potential mentors to mentees.

The ViMLoC mentoring program is open to visible minority librarians at all stages of their career, and visible minority library students. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as “persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour“. The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: Chinese, South Asian, Black, Arab, West Asian, Filipino, Southeast Asian, Latin American, Japanese and Korean. The program is open to both CLA members and non-CLA members.

If you would like to participate in the ViMLoC mentoring program as a mentee please complete the ViMLoC Mentee Application form. Mentee applicants will receive a confirmation email acknowledging receipt of their application and will be contacted once a match is found. Please note that the length of time for mentor matching could take up to several weeks depending on mentor availability.

If you would like to participate in the ViMLoC mentoring program as a mentor please complete the ViMLoC Mentor Application form. Mentors are required to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a librarian. Mentoring is an on-going relationship between the mentor and mentee. ViMLoC seeks mentors who are committed to the personal and professional development of mentees.

Completed applications should be sent to ViMLoC (vimloc@gmail.com). Visit the ViMLoC website for more information.

11/2/13

Alcuin Society SLAIS Used Book Crawl

Please accept our cordial invitation to join fellow SLAIS old book enthusiasts for an afternoon of dusty shelves in downtown Vancouver.

We’ll drop by some of the best book shops in the city and hear a few words from two knowledgeable Alcuin-ists: Dr. Shelley Gruendler (mega awesome typographer, designer and founding director of TypeCamp) and Dr. Richard Hopkins (esteemed SLAIS Professor Emeritus and bookseller with Hourglass Books).

They’ll give informal notes on the underworld of books, bookselling and design, you’ll have a chance to scoop up some trusty tomes, and we’ll all retire to either the Irish Heather or Shebeen for a pint or a glass of whisky and compare our finds. Sound good?

We’ll make three stops in the following order:
MacLeod’s Books (455 W Pender St)
Criterion Books (434 W Pender St)
The Paper Hound (344 W Pender St)

When: Sunday November 17, 2014, 3:00-6:00pm(ish)

We’ll meet first at 3:00 outside of MacLeod’s.

Please give a quick email to Grant at gehurley@mta.ca to RSVP so we can let the booksellers know how many are coming! If you want some more e-mails regarding the Alcuin Society and book and book design-related events in the city, let Grant know.

10/31/13

November Meeting

The next meeting of the BCLA/CLA Student Chapter will be
Tuesday November 5th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Trail Room.

Please note that the time has changed so as to accommodate everyone’s schedules.

We will be approving the budget at this meeting so if your group has not yet submitted your budget proposal, please email our treasurer as soon as possible.

10/31/13

Langara College Library Tour!

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!

10/10/13

Charles van Sandwyk & the Children’s Literary Tradition

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.

10/10/13

Readers’ Advisory for Youth: A UBC YAACS Event

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.

10/9/13

Surrey Public Library Tour!

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.

10/8/13

RA in a Half Day: Readers’ Advisory Thrills and Chills!

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.

10/2/13

October Meeting

The next meeting of the BCLA/CLA Student Chapter will be
Tuesday October 8th at 1:00pm.

Please note that we will be meeting in IKBLC 461 this month!

We’ll be talking about some of the events & panels coming up, and as always, everyone is welcome!

09/30/13

Getting Hired in Higher Education Panel!

Interested in a career in academic libraries? Want to learn more about navigating the hiring process and securing your first professional position?  The Academic Librarians in Public Service (ALPS) section of the BCLA/CLA Student Chapter is thrilled to announce the annual Getting Hired in Higher Education Panel!

Join us on Tuesday, October 29 2013 from 12:00-1:30pm in the Dodson Room (within the Chapman Learning Commons in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) to hear from recent graduates as they share their experiences transitioning from student to professional in the world of academic librarianship!

Panelists from college and university libraries will discuss their paths from graduation to employment, and the tips, tricks, and strategies they have found useful as new librarians and information specialists. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask our speakers your questions on how best to prepare yourself for success as an academic librarian!

Our panelists:

  • Leah Hopton (Project Coordinator, BC Electronic Library Network)
  • Elyse Neufeld (Information and Instruction Liaison Librarian, SFU)
  • Franklin Sayre (Pharmacy & Dentistry Liaison Librarian, UBC)
  • Mari Paz Vera (Assistant Department Head & Librarian, Public Services, VCC)
  • Jenna Walsh (Indigenous Initiatives Librarian & Liaison for Archaeology, First Nations Studies and Political Science, SFU)
  • Hillary Webb (Systems & Technical Services Librarian, Emily Carr)

Light refreshments will be provided.  Please RSVP via the Eventbrite link below, to ensure appropriate seating & refreshment preparation.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8501786071 

Hope to see you there! :)