Freedom to Read Week: February 23 – March 1 2014
This is “an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.”

The British Columbia Library Association/Canadian Library Association student chapter at UBC present:

Freedom to Read Day at UBC
Tuesday February 25th 2014 from 10:00am-3:30pm in the Lillooet Room, Chapman learning Commons, IKBLC (light refreshments provided)

Schedule for the day:
•    10:00am-12:00pm: Read-a-thon (and information table in IKBLC foyer)
•    12:00pm-1:30pm: Writer panel & mingling
•    1:30pm-3:30pm: Read-a-thon

We will be hosting a live read-a-thon of banned or challenged books & material, in which anyone can sign up for 10-minute blocks to read out-loud to whoever is present. We will have a display of banned books on-hand from which participants can read!

We will have a three speaker roundtable discussing their individual experiences with censorship and intellectual freedom.

Our speakers are:
•    Susin Nielsen: Author of “Word Nerd”
•    Kathryn Shoemaker: UBC Professor & Illustrator of “A Telling Time”
•    Judi Saltman: UBC iSchool Professor

We would love to see you there! For more information and to sign up to read please see the webpage: https://blogs.ubc.ca/bclacla/freedom-to-read-week/

We are pleased to announce that the first BCLA/CLA library tour this semester will be at St. Georges School library! Come join us as we tour the library and chat with the librarians at St. Georges School, a private K-12 boys school located right by UBC. We will tour the library in the lower school then walk over and tour the brand new library and learning commons in the upper school (which is rumored to have a 3-D printer).

The tour will be held on Thursday February 13th from 8:20-10:30am.

Interested? If so, please RSVP at
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/st-georges-school-library-tour-tickets-10337753499

If you have any questions feel free to email ariel.deardorff@gmail.com.  Look forward to seeing you there!

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.

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.

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! :)