Hi everyone!
Big news! On Tues. November 18, there’s a joint BCLA/CLA/ALA meeting! It’s in room 461 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at 1pm. In it, we will be discussing – among other things – Freedom to Read Week.
See you there!
Hi everyone!
Exciting news! There’s an annual BCLA/CLA Hiring Panel coming up, this Tuesday (November 4) at 11:30am! It will be held in Ponderosa Annex E, room 117.
This event allows interested students to engage with current professionals on a number of topics related to the library profession – what skills are best to develop while here at SLAIS, how to best use one’s time while they’re at SLAIS, how to make the transition into the profession as smooth as possible, and more. It’s a great opportunity to engage with people who are already set in the profession!
Again – November 4 (this Tuesday), at 11:30am, at Ponderosa Annex E, Room 117.
See you there!
Hello everyone!
Just a notification that BCLA/CLA-UBC will be having a meeting on October 21 (Tuesday), 1pm in the Trail Room in SLAIS! Feel absolutely free to drop by if you’re at all interested in the BCLA/CLA UBC chapter, or for any other reason! All are welcome!
Hello all BCLA/CLA UBCers and anyone else interested in the BCLA/CLA organization!
There’s an upcoming event this Friday (October 17th) where students from SLAIS and the Langara Library Technician Program can meet, mingle, and share ideas!
More information (in addition to the ability to get tickets (which are free!)) is located here. The meet and greet is at Cafe Crepe at 874 Granville Street (Vancouver) between 2 and 4pm.
Hope to see you there!
Just thought this might be of interest to some who follow BCLA/CLA business and affairs!
There’s an event coming up on the 20th of October (this month) put on by the BCLA called ‘RA in a Half Day 2014′, where a workshop will be run on providing Readers’ Advisory! Registration is only $10 for students, $30 for BCLA members and $40 for BCLA non-members – but it closes soon, at noon on the 9th (two days from now), so don’t delay in registering!
Full set of details, on what the workshop entails along with registration details, are located here.
Hope this has been helpful!
The very first meeting of the Fall 2014 semester will be held on Tuesday, September 16th at 1:00pm in the Trail Room.
If you’re interested at all in the BCLA/CLA and wish to know more about it, or even better, wish to be involved, please come by!
By popular request, please find a handout of notes by your BCLA/CLA executives, with useful takeaways from the March 13 Getting Hired in Public Libraries panel!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the event!
Are you looking for a library mentor? Come and learn how to get involved with the upcoming BCLAMentorship Program, where you can be paired with a library professional who can give you insight into the realities of the library world! Representatives from BCLA will be visiting to provide information about the program and to answer any questions students may have. The information session will take place on Tuesday March 25th, 1:00pm – 2:00pm in IKBLC room 191.
For more information about the program, visit
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/mentorship/default.aspx#.UyeP6K1dWFx
If you have questions about the information session, please contact Danielle (wingdj@gmail.com).
The next meeting of the BCLA/CLA Student Chapter will be
Tuesday March 11th from 1:00-2:00pm in the Trail Room.
We’ll be holding our elections for new executive, to fill any positions left vacant by the Spring graduates! Holding an executive position looks great on your resume & gets you connected to other professionals. Please note that any candidates must be present for the meeting in order to be elected.
The positions that will be vacant are:
Please see the Executive Roles page for a description of all position responsibilities. Also let us know if there’s a BCLA/CLA section, committee, or interest group not currently holding a student representative position, and the possibility of new position creation can be discussed.
The BCLA/CLA Student Chapter is excited to announce our next event, open to all students of SLAIS! We will be holding a Getting Hired in Public Libraries panel on Thursday, March 13th, at 6:00pm in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, room 261.
Students will have the opportunity to listen to six panelists from all facets of public library service describe their experience with the hiring process and give advice for students entering the field. Following the panel, there will be time for socializing with the panelists over refreshments. This is an excellent opportunity to meet professionals in the library field and gain valuable insights regarding the hiring process. It is also one of few events at SLAIS that specifically addresses public libraries, so don’t miss out!
Panelists include:
Not interested in public libraries? This event is still for you! Much of the discussion and advice dispensed will hold true for all kinds of library positions and fields.
Any questions? Feel free to direct them to Rebekah Adams (rebekah.af.adams@gmail.com) or Danielle Wing (wingdj@gmail.com).
We hope to see you there!
