Medill Reports - Chicago, Northwestern University: 2009 April 30
"A library is something you expect at every school. But for some Chicago elementary schools libraries are on a back shelf to other priorities. That means teachers have the added duty of building specialized libraries in their classrooms."
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Book festival stays young at heart, mind
Canada.com: 2009 April 30
"The Vancouver Island Children's Festival may be in its 23rd year, but it shows no signs of growing up.
The event will be held on Saturday at Vancouver Island University."
"The Vancouver Island Children's Festival may be in its 23rd year, but it shows no signs of growing up.
The event will be held on Saturday at Vancouver Island University."
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Delta trustees consider education cuts across the board
South Delta Leader: 2009 April 29
Tish Sladden with the Delta Teacher Librarian's Association made an exuberant appeal for support for her "homegirls."
"We teach them to read well, we teach them to read widely, and we're always, always soldiers in the battle against ignorance and illiteracy."
Tish Sladden with the Delta Teacher Librarian's Association made an exuberant appeal for support for her "homegirls."
"We teach them to read well, we teach them to read widely, and we're always, always soldiers in the battle against ignorance and illiteracy."
In Circulation - BCTLA: 2009-10 BCTLA Executive Election Results
In Circulation - BCTLA: 2009 April 29
"The elections and appointments for the 2009-10 BCTLA Executive were held at the BCTLA AGM on April 18, 2009.
Your 2009-10 BCTLA Executive:
President: Heather Daly (Coquitlam)
First Vice-President, Chapter Relations: Sylvia Zubke (Vancouver)
Second Vice-President, Advocacy: Karen Lindsay (Victoria)
Past President: Bonnie McComb (Saanich)
Communications Officer: Halia Hirniak (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
Recording Secretary: Al Smith (Kelowna)
Treasurer: Chris Evans (Vancouver)
Working and Learning Conditions Chair: Amanda Hufton (Richmond)
Continuing Education Chair: Lynn Turner (Terrace) and Michele Farquharson (Vancouver)
Publications Coordinator: Al Smith (Kelowna)
Senior Editor, The Bookmark: Angie MacRitchie (Kelowna)
Conference Chair: Bonnie McComb (Saanich)
Liaison Chair: Moira Ekdahl (Vancouver)
Web Steward: Val Hamilton (Vancouver, retired)"
"The elections and appointments for the 2009-10 BCTLA Executive were held at the BCTLA AGM on April 18, 2009.
Your 2009-10 BCTLA Executive:
President: Heather Daly (Coquitlam)
First Vice-President, Chapter Relations: Sylvia Zubke (Vancouver)
Second Vice-President, Advocacy: Karen Lindsay (Victoria)
Past President: Bonnie McComb (Saanich)
Communications Officer: Halia Hirniak (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
Recording Secretary: Al Smith (Kelowna)
Treasurer: Chris Evans (Vancouver)
Working and Learning Conditions Chair: Amanda Hufton (Richmond)
Continuing Education Chair: Lynn Turner (Terrace) and Michele Farquharson (Vancouver)
Publications Coordinator: Al Smith (Kelowna)
Senior Editor, The Bookmark: Angie MacRitchie (Kelowna)
Conference Chair: Bonnie McComb (Saanich)
Liaison Chair: Moira Ekdahl (Vancouver)
Web Steward: Val Hamilton (Vancouver, retired)"
Canadian Library Association | CLA: News (04/29/2009)
CLA: News (04/29/2009)
"The Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom of the Canadian Library Association is pleased to announce that Kim Bolan, longtime reporter for the Vancouver Sun, is the winner of the Association’s 2009 Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada."
"The Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom of the Canadian Library Association is pleased to announce that Kim Bolan, longtime reporter for the Vancouver Sun, is the winner of the Association’s 2009 Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada."
WebJunction-BCLA [OCLC]
OCLC: 2009 April 29
"WebJunction, the leader in online learning for library staff, is working with the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA), British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association, and the British Columbia Library Trustees Association to launch WebJunction–British Columbia, the first WebJunction learning community created for libraries outside the United States."
"WebJunction, the leader in online learning for library staff, is working with the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA), British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association, and the British Columbia Library Trustees Association to launch WebJunction–British Columbia, the first WebJunction learning community created for libraries outside the United States."
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Why a duck? Exploring Duck Duck Go
Neverendingsearch: 2009 April 28
"A new search engine seems to have lots of people quacking."
http://duckduckgo.com/
"A new search engine seems to have lots of people quacking."
http://duckduckgo.com/
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