2026 One Book One Province Wraps Up! | | |
One Book One Province (OBOP) has officially wrapped up for the year! We would like to offer an enormous thanks to author, Trevor Herriot, for sharing his time, energy, and knowledge while engaging with individuals and communities from Maple Creek in the west to Moosomin in the east. Thank you to everyone who came out to support this incredible program and to all of our gracious venue hosts and event contributors. You've made 2026 One Book One Province a huge success!
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Summer Program Grant Applications Closing Soon!
Each year, the Saskatchewan Library Association offers grants to member libraries to assist them in creating their summer programming. This year, SLA is offering 15 grants of up to $300 each for libraries to offer summer programs for children and teens between July 1 and August 31, 2026. These grants are generously sponsored by SaskTel.
The application deadline is May 21, so don't wait to apply!
Preference will be given to applicants that demonstrate commitment to a number of key areas, including literacy, diversity and inclusion, and creating community and social connections.
Please use the link below to learn more.
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The National Film Board in Libraries:
2026 TD Summer Reading Club Selections
Each year, the TD Summer Reading Club reaches out to the National Film Board for a curated list of great Canadian films that work with the year’s theme.
For 2026, the TD Summer Reading Club is pleased to present the compilation Drift & Discover. This selection of short films celebrates the wonders of water—from the depths of the sea to winding riverbeds and island shores. Playful and thoughtful, these works are crafted to engage young audiences through animation, storytelling, and imagination.
These films are available to libraries to support 2026 programming and events this year. For more information or to access these films for your library, please use the link below.
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Regional Parks Pass Lending Program Returns for Another Year!
The Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Library Association, is pleased to offer the 2026 Regional Parks Lending Program. This program is geared towards families and individuals who may otherwise not be able to access the Regional Parks without the lending program.
Starting from May 15 to September 8, 2026, anyone with a valid library card can borrow a pass from any Saskatchewan library and enjoy a seven-day loan period with free access to nearly 100 regional parks across the province!
This year, 850 passes will be distributed to all regional library branches, libraries in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, and university libraries in Saskatoon and Regina. The Saskatchewan Regional Parks Guide and maps are included with each pass to help plan your next adventure!
For more information and materials, please use the link below.
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Get Your Summer Read On 2026: Display and Decorate
Get Your Summer Read On is almost here! This is a good time to think about how you can prepare your space to build excitement for the coming months. Paired with previous outreach and promotion efforts, this can help boost registration and create the space for a successful Club.
To learn more about the program, click the button below.
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• May 15 - Regional Parks Pass Lending Program Opens!
• May 21 - Summer Grant Application Deadline
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Hello, everyone,
I hope that you've all been enjoying a very pleasant spring so far! I am… very much not, but that is largely because we haven't actually had any spring up here as yet.
Now, this has not been for lack of trying! Why, we'd even scheduled our PNLS AGM into the very last Saturday in April, all the better to enjoy some governance fun in the seasonal sun, only to discover—as I am sure you are aware from news reports by now—that the end of April turned out to be Ninth Winter for us, dumping an estimated… well, as of this writing it has not actually stopped yet, but by some estimates a potential full metre of snow by the time this finally ends.
Sometimes all you can do is laugh! I imagine that is definitely how I will react if you ask me about it. I will laugh, and laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Oh, the fun we will have!
But that's enough about spring for now, and especially enough about winter, because it's never too early to begin thinking about summer—why, I myself have been thinking about summer for a good six months now, I'd reckon—and now is the perfect time to think about summer programming ideas for your library, as the 2026 SLA Summer Children's Programming and Performer Tours grants are now accepting applications! We'll be providing fifteen grants of up to $300 each, generously presented and sponsored by our good friends at SaskTel, for children's and teen summer programming scheduled to run between July 1 and August 31, so be sure to submit your application by May 21.
(Aspirationally, I'm hoping that my back will have recovered from the shoveling by then. Fingers crossed!)
Until next time,
James Hope Howard
SLA President
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Be Part of Discovery: SFU Inviting Research Participants
Simon Fraser University (British Columbia) invites MI, MLIS, MAS, or equivalent students who have recently completed or are about to complete their degree to participate in their research study. The study has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at Simon Fraser University (REB # H25-03161).
Share your perceptions and experiences of precarious labour in library, archives, and information studies through a longitudinal study conducted by researchers at Simon Fraser University. Survey closes May 11.
If you are interested in contributing to this research, please click the button below.
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SLAte Submissions
Do you have something you’d like to see in SLAte? Send us your submission! The deadline for SLAte submissions is the 20th of each month, and submissions must be emailed to Marielle Escover at MEscover@saskla.ca. SLA reserves the right to change or edit any submission, or to refuse publication in its entirety.
SLAte is an open-access publication under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY-NC-ND copyright license, excluding all logos and other material where indicated.
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