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Executive Director’s report By Annette DeFaveri.

Volunteer vs. member-driven

Recently I’ve been involved in discussions about the

overarching goals of BCLA and BCLA’s role in the

library community. One aspect of this discussion is

whether BCLA is a volunteer association or a

member-driven, common interest association. Like

many of you I automatically refer to BCLA as a

“volunteer organization” but am no longer so sure this

is the case.

Does describing BCLA as a volunteer organization

adequately capture the passion for and commitment

to libraries and library issues that are the foundation

of the Association? Describing BCLA as a “volunteer

association” could be interpreted to mean that BCLA

provides volunteer opportunities, much like the

Friends of the Library. My own thought is that BCLA

does not provide opportunities to do volunteer work,

but instead provides opportunities to engage in issues

that members are passionate about and that evolve

the role and relevancy of libraries in our communities.

Being involved in BCLA is what we do because we

care about libraries, because we are interested in the

intellectual debates that shape libraries, and

because we are interested in the future of libraries.

At a basic level I would describe BCLA as a group of

individuals and institutions who share a similar interest

and commitment to libraries, who come together to

share information, and who choose to work

cooperatively around unifying issues. I’d be

interested to hear if any of you have strong thoughts

about this discussion.

Virtual connections

I recently attended a Continuing Education

committee meeting and have asked for help with an

evolving and near critical challenge facing BCLA. As

a provincial association we want to support our

members regardless of where they live and work. We

want to provide remote access to the training and

professional development opportunities that BCLA

members create. I have asked the CE Committee if

they can support the membership by assessing

existing tools needed to provide remote access, and

if they can investigate partnerships for this service.

The hope is that the CE Committee will prepare

recommendations for the Board around policy and

procedures for providing remote access to programs,

training opportunities and even conference sessions.

Thank you to Sylvia Nurse and all the members of the

CE Committee for considering this request and for

being so enthusiastic about providing support to

members.

Conference update

The BC Library Conference

(http://bclaconnect.ca/2014-conference/) is early

this year, March 31st to April 2nd, and so we are well

in to the conference planning schedule. Holding the

conference downtown is adding a lot of vibrancy to

social and event planning. Kate Sloan from

Richmond Public Library and Erin Watkins the Co-op

Coordinator for SLAIS, the iSchool at UBC are looking

at new and unique things for conference delegates

to do when they want to eat out, shop, go on tours,

or just meet with each other downtown . There are

many great things to do in the vicinity of the

conference site, the Renaissance Harbourside Hotel

at 1133 West Hastings, and Kate and Erin will provide

delegates with exciting options for their social time.

And finally, the Conference Planning Committee

invites you to submit proposals for the 2014 BC Library

Conference by November 15th. Details are available

here: http://bclaconnect.ca/2014-

conference/?page_id=51

Our conference theme is >Hello, World! and we hope

the theme captures our sense of optimism, creativity,

exploration, and engagement with the world. The

conference is a great opportunity to present and

discuss new and ongoing library services that interest

you, and interest our library community. Presenting a

session at the conference is an opportunity to share

what you have learned with colleagues across the

province, and in doing so help us all better

understand what the future holds for libraries.

Acknowledging and identifying the best things that

are happening in libraries right now, helps us discern

a possible future for our institutions. Contribute to the

discussion! Lead the discussion! Submit a proposal for

the BC Library Conference.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the BC Library

Conference in 2014!

Annette DeFaveri is BCLA’s Executive Director.

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How I hacked myself at Code4Lib 2013 By May Chan.

This year I had the privilege of attending my first ever Code4Lib conference, held February 11-14, 2013 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Most of the 380 attendees were from the U.S. and Canada, with a few from Japan and Europe. The schedule included a day of preconference sessions, and two and half days of conference programming that packed in opening and closing keynotes, 23 presentations, and a daily slate of lightning talks and breakout sessions. Dinners and social activities were also organized to facilitate connections. Overall, the conference was well organized and thoughtfully planned to accommodate a wide variety of needs and backgrounds. Attending Code4Lib 2013 was a profound and life changing experience, impacting me personally and professionally. The conference significantly altered my philosophy and approach to learning. I came away from Code4Lib encouraged and inspired. Unexpectedly, I came away feeling like I found my own kind. And most importantly, I came away enlightened, with some false perceptions about myself and stereotyping tendencies exposed. In short, the Code4Lib conference offered an environment where I got to hack myself. Hacking myself at Code4Lib was a continually formative process, involving a series of events, encounters, and realizations that built on each other throughout the conference. Here are three of the most noteworthy self-hacks: “It’s what I make out of it.”

My first hackfest ever was a preconference session that began negatively for me. The group leader talked too much at length in technical jargon, which I found frustratingly exclusive. Feeling inadequate and discouraged, I was tempted to walk out. That the other participants seemed to understand what they needed to do only added to my feelings of inadequacy. The fellow on my left, however, caught my attention because he was typing purposefully in fits and starts. I glanced over his shoulder, and to my surprise, I saw that he was simply looking up tutorials and reading documentation. It then dawned on me that the least I could do was read. Since observing this person gave me ideas on how to move forward, I continued to shadow him. Before long, I found the bits of code I needed to get started and eventually

carved my own path. My first hackfest taught me that I am entirely responsible for my own learning. I also realized that when things get tough, I default to blaming or making assumptions about others rather than taking responsibility for myself. “Collaborative learning is contagious.”

Making the most of the hackfest required me to put aside initial distrust of the group leader and accept him for what he could offer. And though I had to persist with getting his attention, he eventually came around and wrote a helpful line of code for me. With some ability to recognize logical patterns, I started to see how the structure of the code worked. I was so excited about connecting the dots that the woman next to me expressed curiosity, giving me an opportunity to practice explaining newfound knowledge. Then another participant across the table said to me, “You look like you know what you’re doing. Can you show me what you’ve got?” The irony was not lost on me. Clarifying that I was in fact a novice, I was only too happy to pass on that line of code. She used it differently than I did, which gave me additional insights about it. The process and outcome of our interaction astonished me. I had arrived at the hackfest knowing nothing, but ended up being part of someone else’s learning, which in turn fed back into mine. “Cataloguers ≠ MARC format.”

It was not a little a daunting for me as a cataloguer to attend a library technology conference that actively showcases cutting edge projects and solutions. The fear was that everything would be over my head, that as a “traditional” cataloguer, I had no business in attending Code4Lib. But this was not the case, and in fact quite the opposite. There were a fair number of sessions I was able to engage meaningfully in. I was especially encouraged by the choice of Gordon Dunsire to give the closing keynote. The theoretical grounding I’ve received and experience gained as a cataloguer proved to be invaluable and highly relevant. While there is a definite need to develop new competencies, skills and aptitudes, I also saw how existing ones were readily transferable to metadata creation and management. Cataloguers are not synonymous with the MARC format.

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Code4Lib BC

A Code4Lib regional group for BC library folks formed this past summer, with the view to plan an “unconference” event with lightning talks and breakout sessions. This event will be taking place at SFU Harbour Centre on November 28-29, 2013. I was thrilled to be included in the planning. Because my experience with Code4Lib was so positive, I am motivated to “pay it forward” and serve as a bridge to the BC cataloguing community. Given my background, I am invested in seeing more cataloguers recognize that their skills and aptitudes cultivated from applying traditional standards are highly transferrable as we move towards a linked data environment. I would also love to see more cataloguers learn to apply “computational thinking” to their work, acquire basic coding skills, and gain

familiarity with web standards. These competencies would enable cataloguers to collaborate with their colleagues in IT departments more effectively. With these hopes in mind, I am pleased to see that BCCATS is a sponsor to the upcoming event. This support comes from a sizeable group of BCLA members and signals a timely openness from the BC technical services community to build on and reach beyond our current expertise.

May Chan is the Cataloguing Manager for Burnaby Public Library and serves on the Continuing

Education Committee as the BCCATS representative. She was one of the recipients of the Code4Lib

Diversity Scholarships to attend the 2013 conference. She is currently on the planning committee of the

newly formed Code4Lib BC regional group.

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IPC Salon: Open Access week By Allison Trumble.

To celebrate Open Access week this year, BCLA’s

Information Policy Committee hosted a salon with

Brian Owen. Owen is the Managing Director for the

Public Knowledge Project, which developed Open

Journal Systems, an open source publishing platform

for scholarly journals. He is also the Associate

University Librarian for Technology Services and

Special Collections at Simon Fraser University Library

and in 2012 he chaired the joint CARL/CRKN Open

Access Working Group.

The salon

About a dozen people met on the evening of

October 23rd at the Heartwood Community Café in

Vancouver (formerly Rhizome, where previous salons

had been held) to hear Owen speak about the

challenges of funding and sustaining open access

initiatives, and to participate in the discussion.

Open Access in scholarly publishing

The conversation was quite lively and jumped around

to various issues and challenges that the Open

Access movement faces. Partly because of the

background of the guest speaker, but also because

of where the movement has been most active, much

of the discussion about Open Access focused on the

world of scholarly publishing. Owen had brought

along several of his colleagues from the Public

Knowledge Project, who were able to weigh in about

technical and administrative aspects of PKP.

Open Access & Open Source Software

One of the main points that Owen touched on was

the connection between the Open Source Software

movement and the Open Access movement. Many

of the Open Access projects that are currently

moving forward are built upon open source software,

and would likely not be possible without it. Open

source software has in many cases been quite

successful in sustaining projects over the long term,

but often funding remains quite fragile and

precarious.

Funding Open Access

Owen was clear to point out that there is still no

surefire model of funding OA projects. If there is such

a thing, it has yet to be tried, so he emphasized that

experimentation with different funding models should

be encouraged at this juncture – it’s still not evident

what will or won’t work over the long term.

The future of Open Access

This was a big takeaway from the evening: that the

future of OA is very much up in the air. The forms we

are still trying to define and understand now – things

like electronic journals, mega-journals and

repositories – are ever changing and may in the

future become even more difficult to distinguish from

one another. New forms and funding models will

continue to emerge, and by encouraging creativity

within library systems hopefully we librarians can

contribute to some of those innovations.

Future salons

The Information Policy Committee plans to hold more

salons in the new year, so keep your eye on the IPC

listserv for announcements.

Allison Trumble is the Salon coordinator for BCLA's

Information Policy Committee. She is also an MLIS

candidate at the iSchool at UBC and is currently on a

co-op placement at UBC’s Koerner Library.

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LTAS Announces 2013-14 Executive By Tamarack Hockin.

The Library Technicians’ & Assistants’ Section (LTAS)

held its Annual General Meeting on Friday, October

18 in conjunction with the 2013 Canadian Library

Support Staff Day (CLA). Elections were held to

determine the 2013-14 LTAS Executive.

Canadian Library Support Staff Day

Annually on the third Friday of October, the

Canadian Library Association recognises the critical

and varied work of non-MLIS staff in library and

information centres in Canada.

"This day is an opportunity to demonstrate our

appreciation for the efforts of library technicians,

library assistants, library clerks, shelvers, and all other

support staff who help ensure libraries remain integral

to communities served through our public, private,

school, government, academic, and corporate

libraries. Canadian Library Support Staff Day is

recognized during Canadian Library Month, an

annual celebration of libraries, library workers, and

the services they provide to their communities,” Pilar

Martinex, CLA President, said in a recent press

release.

Prince George location, at UHNBC.

LTAS’ 2013 AGM

Our second AGM as a section was held in Prince

George and Burnaby (for the Fraser Valley &

Vancouver Chapters), with individuals from across

the province joining us by online conference. Thirty

five members were in attendance for the occasion.

A message of thanks was shared from the Chair,

commending the 2012-13 LTAS Executive for the

dedication, and thanking all membership for their

involvement with the association. Through the many

efforts and actions of this large and diverse group,

we are building the profile of library technicians,

library assistants, and of LTAS as a section.

Burnaby location, at Tommy Douglas Library.

The 2013-14 LTAS Executive

LTAS Chair: Tamarack Hockin

LTAS Chair-Elect: Ashley Van Dijk

Fraser Valley Chapter Co-Chairs:

Quinn Perry & Anita Thompson

Prince George Chapter Chair: Vaunda Dumont

Vancouver Chapter Co-Chairs:

Ashley Van Dijk & Tamarack Hockin

Recording Secretary: Sandra Cole

Blog Coordinator: Heather Duff

Social Media Coordinators:

Satinder Khalon, Alison Klein

Marketing & Design Coordinator: Liza Capdecoume

Careers Coordinator: Heather Duff

YAACS Liaison: Liza Capdecoume

Student Liaisons:

Jessica Tivy (Langara) & Angela Fleming (UFV)

Members-At-Large:

Norm Barry, Stephen Karr, Bradley Gordon, Jessica

Tivy, Tracy Bergey

Tamarack Hockin is LTAS Chair, and co-cordinator for

the BCLA Mentorship Program. Tamarack works with

teens at the City Centre Library in Surrey.

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Browser Briefs Compiled by: Leanna Jantzi.

BC Library Conference keynotes announced

Marian Bantjes and Ivan Coyote will be joining the

2014 BC Library Conference as keynote speakers.

Bantjes (http://www.bantjes.com) is a designer,

typographer, writer and illustrator working

internationally from her base on a small island off the

west coast of Canada, near Vancouver. She is a

member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI),

and regularly speaks about her work and thoughts at

conferences and events worldwide.

Coyote (http://www.ivanecoyote.com) is an award-

winning author of six collections of short stories, one

novel, three CD’s, four short films and a renowned

performer. Ivan’s first love is live storytelling, and over

the past 13 years she has become an audience

favourite at music, poetry, spoken word and writers’

festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam.

For full keynote speaker biographies, visit the

conference website http://bclaconnect.ca/2014-

conference/?page_id=54.

RA in a Half Day

On Oct. 30 at VPL Central, RA in a Half Day once

again inspired library staff from all over the lower

mainland with new readers’ advisory tips, tools and

strategies.

The second annual event sponsored by the BCLA

Readers Advisory Interest Group featured keynote

speeches from David Wright, a Readers’ Services

Librarian at the Seattle Public Library (SPL), and Max

Wyman, a Canadian arts critic and author. The event

also featured a workshop on Challenging Readers

Advisory (RA) Questions, and a segment called

Speed Dating Through the Genres, with lightning

presentations on six different book genres.

Wright started off the day with an address about RA

innovation, inspiration and collaboration. He focused

specifically on SPL’s form-based Readers’ Advisory

service, as well as innovative uses of social media.

During the Speed Dating Through the Genres section,

audience members learned about Noir, Chick Lit,

New Adult, Self Help, Graphic Novels and Horror

genres. Afterward, audience members participated

in an activity to create strategies for solving difficult

RA questions. Wyman ended the workshop with a talk

on the power of reading for pleasure.

The BCLA RA Interest Group has posted summaries

and videos from the event on its website,

whatareyoureadingblog.com. For more information

about the BCLA RA Interest Group, visit the BCLA

website or contact co-chair Jenny Fry at

JJFry@surrey.ca.

Contributed by Heidi Schiller, Readers’ Services and

Customer Engagement Librarian at

North Vancouver City Library

Listen up! VPL expands its audio book collection

Vancouver Public Library has dramatically expanded

its downloadable audio book offerings to bring

listeners more than 500 new titles – including many

choices that are always available for download.

VPL’s new downloadable audio book collection,

which is now live, offers almost double the previous

number of titles – 900 in all – and with all of the new

titles available in MP3 format, they’re playable on a

wide variety of devices such as tablets, smartphones,

MP3 players and computers.

"There will always be something to listen to," said

digital collections librarian Sara Amon, noting that

having to wait for an available title sometimes

prompted patrons to bypass downloadable audio

books. "We have a solid selection of always-available

titles, as well a good list of fiction and nonfiction titles

in genres such as mystery, classics, biography,

romance, thriller and more."

VPL card-holders must be Vancouver residents to

download audio books from the library, owing to

licensing requirements.

Among VPL's tips for getting the most out of the

downloadable audio books: pay special attention to

the introductory information on the VPL website

(http://www.vpl.ca), said Amon, to cover set-up and

download details for various devices.

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New Cache Creek library opens

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System

hosted the grand opening of the new Cache Creek

Library on June 26th, 2013. The event was the largest

public event at the Cache Creek Library in recent

memory, welcoming more than 120 visitors. School

children, non-profit clubs, and businesses all

contributed to a 50-year time capsule to be set in the

foyer. The new library offers additional computers,

wireless access for library users and holiday travelers,

as well as an iPad for our young patrons. An outdoor

reading area has been designed for children's

programming to enjoy the sunny days Cache Creek

offers. All visitors are welcome!

Contributed by Melissa Lowenberg, Supervisor of

Support Services at the TNRD Library.

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BCLA joins national pro-privacy

coalition: Members called to action By Leanna Jantzi.

In September, BCLA became the first library

association to join the Protect Our Privacy Coalition

http://OurPrivacy.ca the largest pro-privacy

coalition ever formed in Canada.

The Protect Our Privacy Coalition consists of more

than 35 public interest organizations, businesses,

experts, privacy advocates, and concerned citizens.

“We are a very diverse and broad-based coalition

that unites Canadians from all parts of the political

spectrum - privacy is not a partisan issue,” said David

Christopher of OpenMedia.ca.

Unlawful government spying on Canadians strikes at

the heart of our Charter rights to privacy and

freedom of expression, Christopher said.

“No matter where you stand on the political

spectrum, nobody wants government bureaucrats

staring over their shoulder, reading their emails, or

analyzing who they talk to or where they visit on the

Internet.

“We're at a tipping point right now where either we

stand up and protect our fundamental freedoms or

we could easily end up in a situation where blanket

government surveillance becomes part of the

Canadian reality. That's why it's so important for

Canadians to speak up right now and tell decision-

makers to implement strong, legally enforceable

safeguards to protect our privacy.”

Privacy protection a “core issue” for libraries

The decision to join the coalition was “obvious,” said

BCLA President Gwen Bird: “The issues involved are so

clearly in line with BCLA's values and what the

Association stands for.”

Protection of individual privacy is a core issue for

libraries and for BCLA, Bird said, pointing out that

libraries have a long and proud history of protecting

the privacy of patron records.

“In the digital era this is more important, and more

complex, than ever,” Bird said, “With so many library

resources and services now delivered over the

network, we need to know there's private space for

ideas to be explored and expressed.”

BCLA Information Policy Committee Chair Myron

Groover echoed Bird: “We don‟t permit the

government to snoop into the borrowing records of

our patrons, so how can we possibly accept intrusive,

non-consensual scrutiny into what our patrons are

doing online using our computers?”

The coalition is reaching out to other library

associations to encourage them to join.

“Libraries play a hugely important role at the heart of

local communities across British Columbia and

Canada” Christopher said. “We also appreciate how

privacy is a core value dear to librarians and library

patrons. Librarians have a particularly strong

understanding of how privacy is essential for

intellectual freedom and freedom of expression.”

Raising awareness, instigating action

The coalition aims to place privacy squarely on the

national agenda, Christopher explained. “Whether

it's speaking out against unlawful government

surveillance on law-abiding Canadians, or against

the threat that the government will resurrect aspects

of its failed online spying Bill C-30, we're determined

to ensure that decision-makers respect the privacy

rights of every resident of Canada.”

Christopher said that the impetus for the coalition

arose because Canada has recently seen several

large data breaches by the federal government,

along with legislative initiatives that threaten the

personal privacy of Canadians and come with a

steep economic cost to taxpayers. Additionally,

concerns over privacy have been compounded by

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recent revelations

that the private

data of law-

abiding

Canadians is

being collected

by our federal spy

agency, the

Communications

Security

Establishment

Canada (CSEC).

The CSEC, he

said, is about to

receive a new

taxpayer supported one billion dollar, 72,000-square-

metre compound in Ottawa.

Moving forward, BCLA will stay informed, distribute

information to members, and advocate as necessary

to bring attention to the issues, and pressure on

government and regulators as appropriate, Bird said:

“Our voice will be more effective in all of this as part

of such a broad-based coalition.”

The IPC is striking a working group around surveillance

and privacy that will continue to monitor

developments and co-ordinate advocacy efforts,

Groover added.

Both Bird and Groover emphasize the importance of

individual BCLA member involvement and

engagement in the issue.

“As individual members and library workers, talk

about online privacy with your friends, family, co-

workers,” Bird said. “People have a greater

awareness of the issue than ever right now, especially

since the NSA revelations in the US earlier this

year. We can all help our friends and neighbors

make the connection with what's going on in

Canada.”

The most important action members can do to

support the coalition‟s campaign is “to get educated

about what precisely is happening with surveillance

both in Canada and abroad,” Groover said.

“Library workers can and should make good use of

that information at the level of our day-to-day

interactions with users,” he said. “Take the time to

explain surveillance and its implications to patrons

when opportunities to do so present themselves; I

have found that such „teachable moments‟ abound

and that library users are generally very receptive to

these ideas.”

Groover added that members can also sign on as

individuals to support the coalition and that they can

support the BCCLA lawsuit against CSEC.

Bird also suggested that there are opportunities for

engagement and participation within institutions.

“This is a prime time to organize events, invite

speakers and initiate discussion about online

privacy,” she said. “For those working in academic

libraries, it presents an excellent opportunity to

connect professionally with faculty and researchers

working on these issues they may be in

Communications, Journalism, Public Policy, or

elsewhere. We can seek them out and share the

library's role and expertise.”

Learn more

There are numerous places for BCLA members to get

more information on this issue, including:

Electronic Frontier Foundation:

https://www.eff.org/

Canadian International Council‟s

OpenCanada.org:

http://opencanada.org/indepth/the-end-of-

privacy/

OpenMedia.ca: https://openmedia.ca/

BC Civil Liberties Assoication: http://bccla.org/

BC Freedom of Information and Privacy

Association: http://fipa.bc.ca/home/

Michael Geist: http://www.michaelgeist.ca

IPC blog:

http://bclainfopolicycommittee.wordpress.com

IPC listserv:

http://www.bclibraries.ca/listservs/bcla/

Myron Groover‟s blog: http://bibliocracy-

now.tumblr.com/

Leanna Jantzi is editor of the BLCA Browser and a

librarian at Capilano University.

Protect Our Privacy Coalition

statement

"More than ever, Canadians

need strong, genuinely

transparent, and properly

enforced safeguards to secure

privacy rights. We call on

Government to put in place

effective legal measures to

protect the privacy of every

resident of Canada against

intrusion by government entities."

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Summer Reading Club: Inviting accessibility By Cynthia Ford.

This summer a library Outreach Services worker asked whether the BC Summer Reading Club was “accessible”? It was an interesting question. Experientially, and anecdotally, I know library staff throughout the province welcome all children to the SRC. They remind kids, and parents of pre-readers, that listening to a story “counts”, whether it’s an audio book or a real live human doing the reading. So, I answered with a cautious ‘yes’. But then I wondered: what exactly is accessibility in an SRC context? What barriers might exist? How can we, as library workers, as a summer reading program, be more explicit about accessibility? To explore these questions, I met with Tess Prendergast. Smart, engaging, and passionate about bringing kids and libraries together, Prendergast brings both theoretical knowledge and real-world experience to the conversation. She is a children’s librarian with the Vancouver Public Library who’s registered probably thousands of summer readers, and she just happens to be a doctoral student in UBC’s Department of Language & Literacy Education. Prendergast’s research focuses on early literacy in the lives of children labeled with disabilities. She is also the parent of a child labeled with disabilities. Identify Barriers

CF: When we talk about reading and “accessibility”, it’s often around print-impairment or vision disabilities— TP: Disability is an umbrella term. Just because you have a disability, doesn’t mean you are going to have problems with print or reading or cognition or anything. There are so many more barriers than just print! CF: So let’s talk about some of those. TP: Why embarrass themselves? It’s not easy for people say to total strangers “my son is in grade 4, he has dyslexia, he’s now reading at a grade 1 level.”

These kids are not going to voluntarily come to SRC. Their parents are probably not going to put them in if it’s a real struggle. CF: If they do come in, how do we help? TP: We need to say: “We’re going to help you find something that works for you.” And not make it an interaction where they have to keep divulging about their challenges at school. They need to be celebrated for what they’re reading. I had a 10-year-old come to the library. He’d heard he had to read 50 books over the summer and he was absolutely petrified. And I said, “no, no, you don’t have to read 50 books, you can read one book all summer!” And the relief! CF: So the potential for misunderstanding how a program like the Summer Reading Club works is a barrier. TP: There are some very antiquated notions around reading: “SRC reading needs to be print-based, needs to be sustained over a period of time, needs to be for pleasure, needs to be fiction”...as opposed to whatever they want to read, like WWII history! We have to be careful of not messaging that the only way you’re going to succeed in SRC is by reading Secret Garden! CF: It’s ok to read non-fiction!

The BC Summer Reading Club (http://kidssrc.bclibrary.ca/) encourages

children to read books throughout the summer vacation. In operation since

1991, the BC SRC now reaches more than 85,000 children in over 200 communities

and neighbourhoods. The club is sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association, with funding assistance from

Libraries and Literacy, Ministry of Education, the RBC, and BC libraries.

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TP: Fiction vs. non-fiction can be a cultural issue and we need to be very careful. If you say, “Oh, this Dad would just not let his kid take this book out”, it may be because he was not schooled with fiction as a way of learning. It’s completely unfamiliar to him and he feels like he can’t participate. So let’s give the family something that will fit, instead of getting offended that this family doesn't read fiction or picture books. No child in the world died because they never got to read picture books. It really is important that families find respect for the ways that they choose to raise their kids. CF: How would you address oral storytelling? Say a grandparent is telling a story, as opposed to reading one...would that count? TP: I would count it. That’s the thing. Look at the name: it’s the summer reading club. We have very narrow notions of what that is. With all the new media and ways of being able to express ourselves, I think we need to agree that the old definition of reading is not enough. We can still call it the SRC, but we need to be OK with what reading involves. Reading is a sharing of language, the exchange of ideas. It’s a huge deal...people are doing their PhDs on this! CF: In the SRC “all reading counts, all formats count”! As a program message, how do we articulate that more explicitly? TP: Don’t have it as a “little dot” at the bottom of your messaging. Have it way up above! I can tell you that messaging around early learning is extraordinarily geared to mainstream “typical” kids. And it needs to be interrupted. Parents of kids who are not “typical” start to ignore those messages. Why wouldn’t they? Create Opportunities For Accommodation

CF: How do we define opportunity? TP: Opportunity is a way to participate. It’s access to an activity that everyone else gets to do. Let’s say you have a kid who for whatever reason struggles with reading. You want an activity that has an opportunity for some kind of accommodation around whatever the difficulty is. For example, let’s say a child with extreme ADHD cannot read for 20 minutes, non-stop, a day. It’s got nothing to do with their willingness to do that, their neurology will not allow them to do that. So you accommodate that by saying “Set yourself a goal that is a hard for you, but achievable, and do it

in these pieces.” You have made it so they’ve got an achievable goal that works with their abilities, not their disabilities. I like that the SRC means you don’t have to read every single day over the summer and 15-20 minutes seems achievable across a wide population, as long as it’s explained that it can be accommodated around the individual child. Explicitly Invite Inclusion

CF: It can be challenging for staff to get through the SRC spiel as it is. Given the realities, how do we clearly communicate the program is inclusive, accessible? TP: Well, I think if they show up at your desk and their ready to sign up, they’re already made it through certain barriers. I think we are doing an exceptional job of serving and meeting the needs of the kids that we’re seeing. We need to think hard about who we’re not seeing. CF: What do we say to those kids? TP: We want to communicate that participation in the SRC is positive, that no one’s testing them. At all! We don’t do reading levels. I like that we do [SRC] activities that are fun, that are hands-on, that they can succeed at. Starts to sound clichéd that we keep going on about fun, but if you think about how human beings do things, fun is what drives our behaviour. We talk about engagement. Kids don’t come home from kindergarten and say, “I was really engaged today.“ They say, I came home and I had fun!” Even though we get sick of saying the actual word “fun”, we really need to be OK with that as the be-all-and-end-all. Because that does all the cognitive and learning things we want. CF: Because ultimately it triggers that intrinsic piece... TP: Exactly! We don’t need to be blathering on to the kids about how reading in the summer is going to help them with school...they don’t want to think about school. They’re done! They need a break. They will advance their reading because more experience with reading will help them become better readers. That’s common sense! If kids spend time reading in the summer, they’re less likely to

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“slide”. No teacher wants a kid to ‘skill and drill’ all summer. CF: So where do we find the kids who aren’t looking for us? TP: Partnerships with whoever is helping them, that’s where. We need to be able to say to a learning disabilities association, “We want everyone to participate. Can we work together to make this happen? What would work for you guys?” CF: So going into the communities and getting it first hand. TP: Talk to people who actually have a learning disability, “What would’ve worked for you?” Find an insider. You need informants! Find someone who has say, Down syndrome, who is a self-advocate. Ask, “Did you ever participate in something like that in your community?” And they’ll say, “No way, are you kidding me?” “What would have made it work?” “Well, an invitation would have helped.” CF: Perhaps we assume that invitation is there… TP: We need to stop assuming that because we have an attitude of inclusion we are actually being inclusive in our practices. Being inclusive should be thought of as an active verb. CF: We have good intentions… TP: Of course we do. But we don’t actually know how to do it because we haven’t learned how. And what happens is that people do nothing because they don’t want to make a mistake. I don’t blame them! If we really mean, “everyone is welcome”, then we admit: “I actually don't know how to make everyone feel included so I’m going to ask”. Sometimes it can be very hard to get in. We just keep trying different ways. Saying “oh, they don’t want us there anyways isn’t good enough.” CF: Can one program be accessible to everyone? TP: Yes, I think so. But it has to be engineered from the start. You can’t just go “I think we’re going to be inclusive today!” And we need to accept that the ways people participate may not be the ways we thought they would or should. Maybe they’re not motived by a reading book and sticker, but can they still come to the LEGO party? Yes!

Currently, the same kids who are well-resourced in their families and their development are the ones who are most benefiting from SRC. They don’t have developmental problems. They’re typical-- most kids are typical -- which is great! CF: But we want to respond to greater diversity: cultural, linguistic, neuro. TP: That’s what I mean. When we’re talking diversity, we’re literally talking everything. For example, we don’t necessarily think of First Nations in terms of linguistic diversity, although many First Nations are working hard to revive their language. We need to be responsive to that. If a child were to say, “This is how we’re doing our SRC: our elder is telling a story every night,” that would be fantastic. “Of course you’re getting a medal!” But I’d also be completely surprised if you even got them to sign up. That’s the important piece, that relationship. You must have had a very trusting relationship with that community CF: The kind of inclusion you’ve been describing. I think most library workers readily bring that sort of inclusive attitude. TP: We’re not going to find a librarian who says, “I’m sorry, a kid with dyslexia still needs to read print and a kid with ADHD still needs to sit for 20 minutes.” I think you’d find someone who says, “I need to know what I need to do to make this work.” CF: How do we know if we are getting it right? TP: People get excited about numbers. It’s just counting, it’s not research. You want narrative, qualitative research. Hear everything there is to hear and pull out the strongest themes. And no tests! CF: If we set aside the idea of “summer slide”, what value does the SRC offer to all these children? TP: I get the education piece – we want to give kids the opportunity to maintain the level of reading – I do understand that. But what I guess I think is even more valuable is that they are participating in something that is meaningful. This comes down to what our core values are: That you’re part of a community. You should be attached to all of these resources and the library can do that for you. Scholars call it literate citizenship.

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Because you are, you have a place. That’s why. THE BC SRC seeks to be a “place” that is accessible and welcoming to all children and their families. Help us learn to make that invitation more explicit and the

opportunities more accommodating. We welcome your thoughts at bcsrc@bclibrary.ca

Cynthia Ford is the BC Summer Reading Club Coordinator.

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Training for library staff on services to people with disabilities By Deb Thomas.

Margarete Wiedemann, Chair of the Special Needs Interest Group (SNIG); Shelley Hourston with the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD); and Deb Thomas, Co-chair, Services to People with Print Disabilities Working Group (SPPD) have recently applied for a Vancouver Foundation Grant to create a toolkit that will provide the resources needed to present in-person and online courses on services to people with disabilities for library staff. Other partners in the project are Citizens for Accessible Neighbourhoods (CAN BC), the Virtual Learning Community (VLC), and the Education Institute (A project of The Partnership). The toolkit would include a list of topics of interest (based on the 2012 survey of library staff), a list of presenters, a list of training partners and what they can contribute to the training, and step by step instructions for organizing in-person workshops and for creating webinars and MOOCs. The developer will also produce one in-person workshop (in collaboration BCLA, BCCPD and CAN BC) and one webinar (in collaboration with the Education Institute and VLC) as proof of concept. The background to this initiative is that, in 2010/2011, SPPD surveyed people with print disabilities in BC to

help us better understand the needs of people with print disabilities in regard to library services. Their strongest desire, stated many times in a variety of ways, was “to have access to the same selection of books offered to all Canadians in their local library.” In addition, they wanted knowledgeable library staff that understand their particular challenges, know how to use assistive technology, and know about accessible formats. Then, in the spring of 2012, SPPD surveyed library staff in British Columbia to better understand what kind of information or training they need to better support and serve people with disabilities. Of the 117 respondents, over half had not taken accessibility/disability-related workshops or training. The proposed toolkit and the training it would facilitate will help close that gap in available training on this topic, particularly for front line library staff. The Vancouver Foundation will notify us as to whether we have been successful in receiving a grant in mid-December.

Deb Thomas is Deputy Chief Librarian of Burnaby Public Library and has been working with the Services

to People with Print Disabilities Working Group of BCLA for the past 3 years.

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Intellectual freedom takes the bus: What do pro-Palestine ads on TransLink have to do with BC librarians? By Justin Unrau and David C. Waddell.

In October 2013, BCLA wrote a letter to TransLink in support of the Metro Vancouver transit company's decision to run controversial political advertisements on its buses and in a Vancouver SkyTrain station. In this brief article we look at why this was an important intellectual freedom issue for librarians. Though it was not about book banning or other things we traditionally guard against happening within library walls, it is still at the heart of what libraries stand for in our communities. Background

This past August, ads with four maps showing progressively dwindling amounts of green appeared on Translink buses (and one train station). The maps, created by the Palestine Awareness Coalition, show diminishing territory with a headline that reads "Disappearing Palestine." They became an intellectual freedom issue because they were depicting Israel/Palestine, and specific members of the community felt they were framing the political debate regarding that part of the world. Groups also publicly challenged the ads as unsafe speech for our public spaces (JTA, 2013). Challengers of the ads suggested the ads must be taken down because they are dangerous and analogous to homophobic or sexist messages that would also need to be taken down for singling out a group of people to feel unsafe. BCLA's Letter:

After seeing a number of challenges to the ads in local media, BCLA sent an official letter to Translink, supporting them while they were being criticized. The letter, signed by our president Gwen Bird, included a citation of our intellectual freedom principles and a preamble detailing what BCLA is about. Below is an excerpt from the letter: "We understand that TransLink has recently been criticized for displaying the "Disappearing Palestine" informational advertisements put together by a

political advocacy group. In accordance with the

BCLA statement on Intellectual Freedom we would like to acknowledge and support Translink’s decision to retain the advertisements. We thank TransLink for not bowing to criticism or pressures to remove the ‘Disappearing Palestine’ ads and for standing up for the principles of intellectual freedom. Libraries support intellectual freedom, and positions such as the one that Translink has taken because it encourages dialogue on important and often controversial issues. Intellectual freedom, we believe, is fundamental to a democratic society and we urge all groups selling advertising space to continue to allow space for a wide diversity of views." Relevance to BCLA

This issue of advertising around controversial political issues is something librarians need to be aware of if we take BCLA's statements on Intellectual Freedom seriously, especially the section stating that "[i]t is in the interest for libraries and librarians to make available the widest diversity of views and expression, including those which are unorthodox or unpopular with the majority" seriously. Marty Roth and the coalition behind the Disappearing Palestine ads has

This ad, created by the Palestine Awareness Coalition, appeared on Translink buses and in one Skytrain station. Image by Palestine Awareness Coalition (published with permission).

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said this is an awareness-raising campaign, so it probably behooves us to be aware of the issues, especially since the ads are going to be going to other cities in the future (Nursall, 2013). BC librarians do not have to be interested in discussing the political debate itself, but the question of whether these ads represent unorthodox vs. dangerous views is important. The posters are showing maps and stats. There is very little text in the ad, no direct exhortations, nor is there a lot of context. The images provide a certain perspective on territorial boundaries within Palestine. While these maps and stats are cherry-picking numbers and definitions, that’s exactly what all advertising does. There have been many interpretations by journalists about the potentially hostile meaning of the ad’s message and the responses to the various perspectives are an equally important part of the debate (Cooper & Ip, 2013; Kay 2013). If a court decides that something is hateful, then due process has been observed and repercussions will follow. However, neither journalists, librarians, nor single members of the community have the legal right to make that call. The mural version of the advertisement on display at the Vancouver City Centre SkyTrain station has reportedly been stolen three times, which Marty Roth says is evidence of a desire to "silence Palestinian history and present reality" (Palestine Awareness Coalition, 2013). What We Can Do

The message in these ads is obviously political. As librarians we must ensure that we defend the right to free speech when necessary, especially when it is political. That said, the broad array of people the BCLA represents within the communities we work prevents partisanship from being appropriate. However, whenever someone silences debate, this reduces the variety of opinions available to the broader community. Not speaking up about a censorship issue is actually like weighing in on a debate. By allowing one voice to tacitly fall off the radar, you are agreeing with the other side when you must allow both sides a chance to speak. People are not going to find unbiased information while riding the bus. This is obvious, but is also a clear

opportunity for librarians to step in. In order to remain vigorous defenders of free expression, we must be prepared to speak up. BCLA has issued its letter to TransLink encouraging dialogue on important and controversial issues. As individual librarians and organizations we can also help. Let us be prepared to provide the context that does not fit on a poster. Wading into politics can make us nervous at times, but this must never hobble our willingness to respond. References

Cooper, S., & Ip, S. (2013, August 27). 'Grave concern' over transit ads. The Province. Retrieved from http://www.theprovince.com/life/Grave+concern+over+transit/8840948/story.html JTA. (2013, August 28). Vancouver Jewish community mulling options to stop anti-Israel campaign on buses. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved from http://www.jta.org/2013/08/28/news-opinion/world/anti-israel-campaign-on-vancouver-buses-disturbs-jewish-community Kay, J. (2013, August 30). Jonathan Kay: Bashing Israel on Vancouver buses isn’t a form of hate speech. The National Post. Retrieved from http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/08/30/jonathan-kay-bashing-israel-on-vancouver-buses-isnt-a-form-of-hate-speech/ Nursall, K. (2013, August 28). Vancouver's controversial pro-Palestine ads planned for other cities. The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved from http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Vancouver+controversial+Palestine+planned+other+Canadian/8844897/story.html Palestine Awareness Coalition. (2013, October 10). Targeted for a third time: "Disappearing Palestine" ad disappears again [press advisory]. Retrieved from http://palestineawarenesscoalition.wordpress.com/media/

David C. Waddell is a children’s librarian working at Vancouver Public Library. Justin Unrau is a children's

librarian on Vancouver Island. Together they are co-chairs of BCLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee.

The IFC's blog is https://bclaifc.wordpress.com.

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UBC Library: Fall update By Glenn Drexhage.

IFLA Presidency concludes for UBC’s University

Librarian

For the past two years, Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University

Librarian, has also served as the President of IFLA –

the International Federation of Library Associations

and Institutions, which serves as the global voice of

the library and information profession.

Parent’s theme during her presidency was Libraries: a

force for change. This theme consisted of four key

principles: inclusion, transformation, innovation and

convergence.

Parent’s presidency formally concluded at the IFLA

World Library and Information Congress, held in

Singapore in August. Parent also introduced IFLA’s

new Trend Report at the Congress – a publication

that highlights five key trends emerging in today’s

information environment.

Okanagan history goes digital

Okanagan

communities had a

special reason to

celebrate B.C. Day in

August, thanks to a

digitization project

initiated by UBC’s

Okanagan Library

that makes the

region’s history

accessible to the

world.

Nearly 70 volumes of

the Okanagan

Historical Society’s

(OHS) annual reports

were recently digitized. This publication is one of the

longest, continually published historical periodicals in

British Columbia, and includes contributions from

branch members including Armstrong-Enderby,

Kelowna, Oliver-Osoyoos, Penticton, Salmon Arm,

Summerland, the Similkameen and Vernon.

The reports have been used for teaching and

learning for decades, with topics ranging from

physical geography to cultural studies. The digital

collection features more than 15,000 pages, dating

from 1926 to modern day, though the most recent

years have not been widely published.

UBC’s Okanagan Library proposed the project, and

UBC Library’s Digital Initiatives Unit in Vancouver

digitized and created the online collection. For more,

please view the press release.

Manuscript’s impact spans centuries

Postdoctoral fellow Richard Pollard uses the 14th

century book as a teaching tool in his courses. Photo:

Martin Dee

Aided by the expertise of a UBC instructor who

specializes in early European medieval history, UBC

Library recently acquired a manuscript whose

scholarly impact stretches across the centuries.

The main piece in the gorgeous bound text – which

originates in France and was copied sometime in the

14th century, possibly during the time of the Black

Death pandemic – is called the Compendium

Theologicae Veritatis (or Compendium of Theological

Truth). This work, an introduction of sorts to theology

and the oldest book in UBC Library’s collections, was

a highly popular tome for university students more

than 700 years ago.

In 2013, it’s set to be a vital classroom text once

again – this time for UBC history students enrolled in

Richard Pollard’s undergraduate classes spanning

the early, central and late Middle Ages. That’s

because Pollard, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in UBC’s

Department of History, plans to use the text as a

valuable teaching tool in those courses. “There’s all

kinds of things that students can learn just by looking

at this book,” says Pollard, who advised the Library on

the purchase of the medieval manuscript. “It brings

students into the period in a way that lecturing in a

classroom doesn’t. It allows an entry to somebody’s

mind from the past.”

Okanagan Historical Society

annual report cover

illustration. Photo: Okanagan

Historical Society/UBC Library

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UBC Library acquired the manuscript earlier this year

from an antiquarian bookseller in London, England;

it’s housed at Rare Books and Special Collections

(RBSC), located on level one of the Irving K. Barber

Learning Centre. While it’s the first of its kind in the

Library’s collection, it’s likely not the last. “In the

coming years, we hope to build a teaching

collection of medieval manuscripts,” aided by the

input of faculty members from UBC’s English and

History departments, says Katherine Kalsbeek, RBSC

Literature Librarian.

UBC Launches first LOOC

A pioneering offering from the Faculty of Education

and UBC Library is enabling UBC students, staff and

faculty to hone their digital literacy skills. The two units

have introduced the University’s first LOOC, or local

open online course, as part of UBC’s Master of

Educational Technology program. This course, called

M101, helps users “acquire, maintain, refine and

promote” digital literacy skills.

The LOOC is open to all members of the UBC

community who have a campus wide login (CWL).

M101 is self-paced, and users can build their skills in

any area, and in any order, that they wish.

As the name suggests, a LOOC is a localized form of

a MOOC – or massive open online course. MOOCs

have been a big topic in online education recently;

indeed, UBC’s first MOOC – which it launched in

January 2013 with Stanford University – attracted

more than 130,000 registrants.

Erin Fields, UBC Library’s Teaching and Learning

Librarian, organized a group of six UBC librarians to

develop LOOC content. She’s excited about the

initiative’s potential. “This is a huge benefit for UBC

Library, as it allows us to partner in a truly forward-

thinking project,” she says. “It opens a discussion that

may not have been possible before now.”

Library Tutorial Launches

UBC Library has launched its Basic Library Skills

Tutorial, which introduces users to the core

knowledge needed to complete quality research

using Library resources. The tutorial was developed as

a collaboration between UBC’s Vancouver and

Okanagan campuses.

The tutorial allows students to work through the

information they need to succeed in their

assignments. It includes five modules, and each

should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete.

The tutorial includes a self-test element that allows

students to assess their skills and highlight areas where

they may need help.

Faculty can also assign the tutorial and upload a

quiz into Connect, UBC’s learning management

system, to test their students’ knowledge about

conducting research at UBC Library.

UBC Welcomes Pacific Rim Digital Library

Alliance

Figure 3: UBC Library hosted the 2013 PRDLA

Conference in early October. Photo: UBC Library

UBC Library was honoured to host the 2013

meeting of the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance in

October. The Library welcomed visitors from 31

academic institutions on both sides of the Pacific to

the annual meeting, which provides an opportunity

to develop cooperative ventures and improve

access to scholarly research materials.

The 2013 PRDLA programme, entitled Community

and Collaboration – the Digital Pacific, proved an

excellent tie-in to the Library’s digital agenda. UBC

Library staff presented to PRDLA members on the

Indigitization: Aboriginal Audio Digitization and

Preservation Program and the Chinese Canadian

Stories Project. The programme also included a

screening of the documentary Passage of Dreams:

the Chung Collection, featuring Wallace Chung as a

special guest.

“This important meeting on our campus opens doors

to new opportunities and relationships,” said Ingrid

Parent, UBC’s University Librarian. “We’re able to

showcase UBC Library projects, spaces and

innovations – there’s a significant visual impact to

sharing our work in person.”

Event speakers included Lee Cheng Ean, Deputy

University Librarian (Resources) at the NUS Libraries,

National University of Singapore; Brian Flaherty,

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Associate University Librarian (Digital Service) at the

University of Auckland Library; Thomas C. Leonard,

University Librarian at the University of California,

Berkeley; Le Wang, Deputy Director of Fudan

University Library; Lorelei Tanji, University Librarian at

University of California, Irvine Libraries; and Nie Hua,

Deputy Library Director at Peking University Library,

among others.

Delegates toured the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

(including the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H.

Chung Collection and UBC Library’s Digitization

Centre), the Asian Library and other notable UBC

destinations such as the Wine Library, Nitobe Gardens

and the Museum of Anthropology.

All-time best ARL Rankings

UBC Library’s top-tier reputation has been underlined

by its best showing yet in an influential tally

undertaken by the U.S.-based Association of

Research Libraries (ARL).

UBC ranks 14 out of 115 ARL universities in the latest

round of Investment Index rankings from the ARL, a

non-profit organization of research libraries in

Canada and the U.S. In addition, UBC places second

among Canadian academic institutions included in

the index.

The latest results highlight a notable rise since

2008/09, when the Library finished 26th in Investment

Index rankings.

“UBC Library is honoured by its ranking in the latest

ARL Investment Index,” said Ingrid Parent, University

Librarian. “This result highlights the efforts that we’ve

taken to be a leading institution of knowledge,

research and learning for our users.”

The Investment Index reflects total library

expenditures; it includes collections expenditures,

staff expenditures and FTE (full-time equivalent) staff

figures.

Reconciliation at the Library

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of

Canada (TRC) was established to gather testimony

on survivors’ experiences of Indian Residential

Schools. From September 18-22, the Commission held

its B.C. National Events in Vancouver.

UBC suspended classes on September 18 to allow

students, faculty and other members of the UBC

community to participate in this historic event and

other events around the city.

UBC Library contributed to the campus-wide initiative

by highlighting Indian Residential Schools in different

contexts. Its online research guide on Indian

Residential Schools in Canada offers background

information on this important and sensitive part of

Canada’s history. This research guide also highlights

UBC’s Indian Residential School Initiative.

Several Library branches put up exhibits and displays

during September to highlight Indigenous issues and

history – find out more at Reconciliation at the Library.

Glenn Drexhage is the Communications Manager at

UBC Library.

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In the Media Compiled by Roën Janyk

Wanda Chow. “BPL marks World Knit-in-Public Day.”

Burnaby NewsLeader (June 4, 2013).

Jessica Peters. “Trustee and librarian head to head

over „book burning‟ claim.” Agassiz Observer (June 7,

2013).

“Summer reading program ready to fly.” The Tribune

(June 12, 2013).

Ruth Lloyd. “Fresh face for historic site.” The

Caledonia Courier (June 12, 2013).

“Books plus: Need help with your vacation?” The Tri-

City News (June 13, 2013).

“Kids summer reading takes off.” Nanaimo News

Bulletin (June 16, 2013).

“Summer Reading Club.” North Thompson Journal

(June 17, 2013).

“Summer is the time for reading at the library.”

Campbell Valley Mirror (June 18, 2013).

“Golden Library launches summer reading.” The

Golden Star (June 18, 2013).

“Library programs create super readers.” Salmon Arm

Observer (June 18, 2013).

“Books plus: Safe driving, reading clubs & everyone

loves a parade.” The Tri-City News (June 20, 2013).

“Summer Reading Club starts up.” North Island

Gazette (June 20, 2013).

Tracy Sherlock. “William New wins library's Woodcock

award.” The Vancouver Sun (June 21, 2013).

“It‟s time for summer fun at the Vernon library.”

Vernon Morning Star (June 23, 2013).

“Books plus: Plenty of library events in the Tri-Cities.”

The Tri-City News (June 27, 2013).

“Up, up and away this summer.” Parksville-Qualicum

News (June 27, 2013).

“Library serves up workshops, readings and poetry in

July.” New Westminster News Leader (June 28, 2013).

“Reading program takes off.” Salmon Arm Observer

(June 28, 2013).

Amanda Oye. “Richmond Public Library hosted

Celebrate Canada Fair.” Richmond Review (July 2,

2013).

“Summer reading club begins.” The News (July 2,

2013).

Shirley Chan. “A good read: Readers can travel back

in time with Great Wall Books.” The Tri-City News (July

2, 2013).

Britt Santowski. “BC Summer Reading Club 2013: Up,

Up and Away!” The Sooke News Mirror (July 3, 2013).

“Reading club activities planned.” Summerland

Review (July 3, 2013).

“Books plus: Puppets, stories and songs will entertain

kids at PoMo library.” The Tri-City News (July 4, 2013).

Tracy Holmes. “White Rock library levy proposed to

decrease by $60,600.” Peace Arch News (July 8,

2013).

“Libraries are community places.” Sooke News Mirror

(July 10, 2013).

Allan Wishart. “Nechako branch of P.G. library eyes

for review.” Prince George Free Press (July 10, 2013).

“Government recognizes libraries.” Comox Valley

Record (July 10, 2013).

Kyle Slavin. “Outgoing library building to become

new Saanich police station.” Victoria News (July 10,

2013).

“Books plus: Old pix, new readers & space.” The Tri-

City News (July 11, 2013).

“Sign up for Coquitlam Public Library reading club by

July 20.” The Tri-City News (July 15, 2013).

“Kitimat collecting books to send to Bella Bella.” The

Northern Sentinel (July 16, 2013).

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“Books plus: Language fun for kids plus farmers and

stories at Tri-City libraries.” The Tri-City News (July 18,

2013).

Jenna Hauck. “What‟s happening at the Chilliwack

and Yarrow libraries.” Chilliwack Progress (July 18,

2013).

“One book, one Kootenay vote deadline looms.”

Nelson Star (July 19, 2013).

Angela Treharne. “A refreshing performance at the

library.” The Free Press (July 20, 2013).

Wanda Chow. “Old Kingsway library site slated for

high-density development.” Burnaby NewsLeader

(July 23, 2013).

Arlene Jongbloets. “Summer reading program is Up,

Up and Away.” 100 Mile House Free Press (July 24,

2013).

“Books plus: Ventriloquist, audiobooks & internet

help.” The Tri-City News (July 25, 2013).

“One book, one Kootenay voting.” Rossland News

(July 26, 2013).

“Books to talk about at North Shore libraries.” North

Shore Outlook (July 31, 2013).

Katherine Mortimer. “Friends of Bella Bella.” Vernon

Morning Star (August 2, 2013).

“Okanagan history digitized in time for B.C. Day.” The

Morning Star (August 2, 2013).

“Learn more about ebooks at the library.” Campbell

River Mirror (August 6, 2013).

“Region‟s history gets more accessible.” Salmon Arm

Observer (August 7, 2013).

“Books plus: Golf for literacy, get your medal and

learn to search.” The Tri-City News (August 8, 2013).

“Library construction collects honour.” Vernon

Morning Star (August 9, 2013).

Zoe Mcknight. “Coastal town picks up the pieces

following devastating July fire.” The Vancouver Sun

(August 9, 2013).

Sheri Regnier. “Design firm chosen to map out future

Trail museum/library.” Trail Daily Times (August 14,

2013).

“New Quadra Island Library gets some rave reviews.”

Campbell River Mirror (August 15, 2013).

“Books plus: Libraries offer programs for all.” The Tri-

City News (August 15, 2013).

Anne DeGrace. “Eco-sense and sensibility at the

Nelson Library.” Nelson Star (August 15, 2013).

“Books plus: Storytimes, eReaders and more at Tri-City

libraries.” The Tri-City News (August 22, 2013).

“Library system harmonizes fine rates.” The Times

(August 25, 2013).

“MCC Quilt Show is on at the Clearbrook Library.”

Abbotsford News (August 26, 2013).

“Books plus: Get your brain ready for school.” The Tri-

City News (August 29, 2013).

Robert Mangelsdorf. “Cover story: For the love of

reading.” South Delta Leader (August 30, 2013).

“Falkland library sets fall hours.” The Morning Star

(September 1, 2013).

“Mission Library programs get underway.” Mission City

Record (September 3, 2013).

Reta Pyke. “Good read: Kinds‟ novels that adults will

like, too.” The Tri-City News (September 3, 2013).

“Books plus: Film, literacy and tweens at Tri-City

libraries.” The Tri-City News (September 9, 2013).

“Linda Price receives 2013 Creston Community

Literacy Award.” Creston Valley Advance

(September 10, 2013).

“North Van libraries host book buddy program.”

North Shore Outlook (September 11, 2013).

“CRD‟s 100 Mile House Library hosting annual book

sale.” 100 Mile House Free Press (September 11, 2013).

Anne DeGrace. “Howdy, Pahdnah.” Nelson Star

(September 12, 2013).

Jill Hayward. “Aboriginal Engagement visits the

Library Connection.” Barriere Star Journal (September

12, 2013).

Bronwyn Punch. “A good read: There‟s a bounty of

books about books in Tri-City libraries.” The Tri-City

News (September 13, 2013).

BCLA Browser: Linking the Library Landscape Volume 5, no. 4 (2013)

http://bclabrowser.ca ISSN 1918-6118

“Books plus: Workplace culture, teen volunteers, real

estate at Tri-City libraries.” The Tri-City News

(September 13, 2013).

Ashley Degraaf. “Cowichan families climbing family

trees.” Cowichan News Leader Pictorial (September

16, 2013).

“Swashbuckling fiction author at Campbell River

library.” Campbell River Mirror (September 17, 2013).

Mark Nielson. “Nechako branch safe, says library

board chair.” Prince George Citizen (September 18,

2013).

“High school, community team up against illiteracy.”

The Vancouver Sun (September 18, 2013).

“Cariboo author tours CRD libraries.” Williams Lake

Tribune (September 19, 2013).

“The Birdsong Man coming to Cranbrook.” The

Kootenay Advertiser (September 19, 2013).

Sam Vam Schie. “Sandra England wins Community

Literacy Award.” Nelson Star (September 20, 2013).

“Library bids farewell to chief librarian.” Coast

Reporter (September 20, 2013).

“Books plus: Computer help at local libraries.” The Tri-

City News (September 20, 2013).

“High school, community team up against illiteracy:

Young teacher finds many eager participants for

summer reading program.” The Vancouver Sun

(September 20, 2013).

“Whitecaps swap balls for books to support Raise-A-

Reader.” The Vancouver Sun (September 21, 2013).

Peter Critchley. “Book talk: From the ice and onto the

page.” The Morning Star (September 22, 2013).

“Your donations make a difference for the Reach-A-

Reader campaign.” The Kootenay Advertiser

(September 22, 2013).

“Customer appreciation day Oct. 2 at Mission

Library.” Mission City Record (September 23, 2013).

Shelley Fralic. “It takes a city – and a paper – to raise

a reader.” The Vancouver Sun (September 24, 2013).

Matthew Hoekstra. “Storytellers share their art at

Richmond Public Library.” Richmond Review

(September 24, 2013).

Gillian Shaw. “Vancouver Public Library launches

Touch, a fundraiser to build library‟s new digital lab”

[Blog post]. Vancouver Sun (September 25, 2013).

“Week ahead: Word Vancouver begins today.”

WestEnder (September 25, 2013).

Desneiges Profili. “Reach-A-Reader campaign soon

to start in the Columbia Valley.” The Lake

Windermere Valley Echo (September 25, 2013).

Anne DeGrace. “Connect-the-dots at the Nelson

library.” Nelson Star (September 26, 2013).

“Books plus: Members needed for TAG.” The Tr-City

News (September 26, 2013).

John Harding. “Vancouver Island Regional Library

budget up seven per cent.” Parksville Qualicum

Beach News (September 26, 2013).

Robert Mangelsdorf. “Cover story: Delta libraries – All

things to all people.” South Delta Leader (September

27, 2013).

“Kids‟ creations on display at the Nelson Library.”

Nelson Start (September 28, 2013).

Tracy Sherlock. “Literary festival waxes poetic.” The

Vancouver Sun (September 28, 2013).

Robert Barron. “Free key tags for mid-Island libraries

to be distributed.” Nanaimo Daily News (September

30, 2013).

Robert Mangelsdorf. “Delta libraries – All things to all

people.” South Delta Leader (September 30, 2013).

Carolyn Cooke. “Delta Library looks to past and

future in 30th year.” The Now (October 1, 2013).

“Library balances books as part of 10-year plan.”

Nanaimo News Bulletin (October 2, 2013).

Dave Eagles. “TNRD celebrates libraries.” Kamloops

This Week (October 2, 2013).

Kristen Douglas. “Cortes library to open in

November.” Campbell River Mirror (October 3, 2013).

“Books plus: Computers & canoes, too.” The Tri-City

News (October 3, 2013).

BCLA Browser: Linking the Library Landscape Volume 5, no. 4 (2013)

http://bclabrowser.ca ISSN 1918-6118

“Transition ideas shared at the library.” The Morning

Star (October 4, 2013).

“Patricia Donahue launches second novel.” The

Morning Star (October 4, 2013).

“CBC Vancouver joins the first annual TOUCH event”

[Blog post]. CBC (October 4, 2013).

Adam Proskiw. “BC celebrates Library Month.”

Castanet.net (October 5, 2013).

Yvonne Zacharias. “Little libraries bring sense of

community to public spaces.” The Vancouver Sun

(October 6, 2013).

“Get crafty with books at PoCo‟s Terry Fox Library.”

The Tri-City News (October 7, 2013).

Lindsay Kines. “Union drives targets University of

Victoria professors and librarians.” Times Colonist

(October 7, 2013).

John Ackermann. “Vancouver Park Board looks at

city-wide pop-up libraries.” News 1130 (October 7,

2013).

CBC. “Vancouver Public Library waives fines for one

week.” CBC News (October 8, 2013).

“Surrey libraries showcases young scribes.” Surrey

North Delta Leader (October 9, 2013).

Alix Nicoll. “Our literary tradition.” Whistler Question

(October 9, 2013).

Sheri Regnier. “Libraries celebrated in October.” Trail

Daily Times (October 10, 2013).

“Books plus: Bestsellers, babies & BOO!” The Tri-City

News (October 10, 2013).

Terri Theodore. “‟Yertle the Turtle‟ ban lifted from BC

classrooms.” The Canadian Press (October 11, 2013).

Anne DeGRace. “Co-opetition at the library.” Nelson

Star (October 12, 2013).

Malcolm Parry. “Benefit had more than a Touch of

class.” The Vancouver Sun (October 12, 2013).

Jenna Hauck. “What‟s happening at your local

Chilliwack libraries.” Chilliwack Progress (October 13,

2013).

“Vernon library hosts idea exchange.” Vernon

Morning Star (October 13, 2013).

“Campbell River library offers intro to eBooks.”

Campbell River Mirror (October 15, 2013).

“A good read: Not all vampires & bleak futures in

teen reads.” The Tri-City News (October 15, 2013).

“Please…. Scare us!” The Tri-City News (October 15,

2013).

Glenn Drexhage. “Medieval manuscript‟s impact

spans centuries.” (October 16, 2013).

Mike Youds. “Digging a hole for readers to fall into.”

The Daily News (October 16, 2013).

Wade Paterson. “New librarian excited to meet

community.” Kelowna Capital News (October 16,

2013).

Alina Konevski. “Little free library hopes to solve big

problems.” Abbotsford News (October 16, 2013).

Hilary Russell. ”Use the library buddy system.” The

Times (October 17, 2013).

Jan Degrass. “Library celebrates.” Coast Reporter

(October 18, 2013).

Jenna Hauck. “What‟s happening at your local

Chilliwack libraries.” Chilliwack Progress (October 19,

2013).

Boaz Joseph. “Borrowed time: A library‟s anniversary.”

Surrey North Delta Leader (October 21, 2013).

“Richmond Public Library offers introduction to

Mandarin.” Richmond Review (October 21, 2013).

“Drop everything and read at the Nelson library.”

Nelson Star (October 22, 2013).

Roën Janyk is the Web Services Librarian at

Okanagan College in Kelowna, B.C.