ISSN 2369-4939 Volume 8 Issue 9 September 1, 2022 | |
SLA Welcomes New Executive Director | |
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The SLA Board of Directors is excited to welcome Tina Kleisinger to the position of Executive Director.
Tina has several years of experience and leadership spread across the non-profit, public, and private sectors. Her expertise in supporting board governance, advancing strategic directions, and developing innovative approaches to achieving organizational priorities will serve SLA well.
Tina has a longstanding interest in supporting literacy, life-long learning, strengthening cultural awareness in communities, and building partnerships. She is looking forward to working with the many dedicated library staff and leaders, as well as SLA’s partner organizations across the province.
Please join the Board in welcoming Tina to SLA and to the Saskatchewan library community!
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Letter from Dorothea Warren
Hello,
As you are aware, I have retired from the role of Executive Director at the Saskatchewan Library Association. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in this role and the opportunity to meet and work with the many dedicated members of the library community, partner organizations, and supporters. It has been a privilege to support the association through a period of growth and development. SLA is well positioned with strong staff and board leadership to sustain our current operation as well as look forward to future directions.
This is not a "goodbye" as I will continue to be involved in specific files in a supportive capacity over the next while. My best wishes always to the association and the library community.
Sincerely,
Dorothea Warren
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Two $5,000 SLA Bursaries Open to MLIS Students
Are you taking a graduate degree program in library and information science? Do you know someone who is?
SLA gives out two $5,000 bursaries to MLIS students each year: the Maureen Woods Education Bursary and the Indigenous Student MLIS Education Bursary!
The two awards are open to students enrolled in or accepted to an ALA-accredited graduate degree program in library and information science or equivalent at the time of the award. Students can be attending any accredited institution in Canada, but preference will be given to Saskatchewan residents.
These awards were established to promote the continued growth of professional librarianship in Saskatchewan.
The application deadline is October 31, 2022. For more information on eligibility and to apply, visit SLA's website.
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Summer Performer Tours a Success!
All across Saskatchewan this summer, libraries who received an SLA Summer Performer Tour grant put on awesome performance and program opportunities for their communities.
At the Norquay Public Library, two performers from Yorkton's Free My Muse Theatre Company brought an interactive afternoon of music, singing, dancing, and acting to children in the community. A total of 15 kids participated and had the opportunity to grow their own acting skills.
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SLA wants say a big "thank you" to SaskTel for sponsoring this year's Summer Performer Tour grants. These incredible community programs would not have been possible without SaskTel's support!
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Yorkton Public Library Increasing Accessibility for People with Dementia
The Yorkton Public Library is a participating organization of Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan, a five-year project that focuses on enhancing the social inclusion of older adults living with dementia and their care partners.
As part of this, Yorkton Public Library has taken meaningful steps towards becoming dementia friendly by making small changes to the library’s space to enhance its accessibility for people living with dementia.
These steps include:
- Providing books and keyboards with large print
- Having a quiet reading area with accessible chairs
- Having dementia resources available
- Training staff about dementia
Wondering how your library can become more accessible for people with dementia? Click here for more information and how to connect with the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan project.
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SHA Library Wins CHLA/ABSC Flower Award
The SHA Library has received the Flower Award for Innovation and Quality Improvement for its work supporting the COVID Evidence Support Team (CEST) during the pandemic.
The Flower Award is a national award from the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA/ABSC) and recognizes health information professionals who engage in innovative quality improvement. The Library conducted rigorous evidence searches, built and populated a database with reviews and related documents, and then created a repository with a status dashboard to make these evidence searches more easily accessible.
Click here to learn more about the SHA Library's work and to view the repository.
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Book Spine Poetry Contest
The annual Book Spine Poetry Contest will run from September 6 - November 1, 2022. Everyone is welcome to enter, and all contest information and the entry form is posted to our website here.
SLA will soon be mailing out Saskatchewan Library Week posters and Book Spine Poetry Contest information to all public libraries, schools, academic libraries, and other organizations. Keep your eyes open for those!
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SLA Program Calendars Now Available
SLA has developed a downloadable PDF program calendar that is publicly available. The calendar highlights grant and bursary application deadlines, program dates, and other special days that may assist libraries in developing their programming. The calendar will be released in four-month blocks, with the first block being September to December 2022.
Click here for the September to December program calendar!
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SLA Seeking 2023 Conference Chair
Do you like to have fun and have a knack for planning? If so, the SLA has a rewarding professional development opportunity for you!
The SLA is seeking interest for the position 2023 Conference Chair. This role works together with other fantastic committee volunteers and the office staff to put on our annual Saskatchewan Libraries Conference. Express your interest today by emailing the office at slaexdir@sasktel.net.
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Happy September!
This is always a time of renewal and refresh for me. We find this at the SLA too. We just had our Board orientation at the end of August and have discussed and planned the work for the upcoming year. Goals have been drafted for the committees and we are already planning for the upcoming strategic planning session.
Tina Kleisinger joined the SLA as the new Executive Director and we have already taken a road trip to Saskatoon to look at locations for the 2023 Saskatchewan Libraries Conference. Please let us know if you are interested in joining the conference planning committee.
Work is well underway for Saskatchewan Library Week, Culture Days and One Book, One Province. Keep an eye out for more information about all of these! We would also love to hear about what you and your library are planning for these programs.
Please reach out if you are interested in volunteering on any committee or the Board. We would also love to hear your great ideas and your questions.
Regards,
Amy Rankin
President, SLA
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Registration Open for Alberta's Virtual Library Conference
The theme for this completely virtual conference is "Stronger Together," with the event running October 6-7. The event is free to attend, and registration is open to anyone with a passion for libraries!
The conference features more than 40 speakers over its two days, including keynote speakers Hamza Khan, Cicely Lewis, Dr. Philip McRae, and Dr. Debbie Reese. There will also be sponsor panels, a virtual exhibit, and a virtual puzzle room.
Click here for more information or to register!
| Regina and Saskatoon Public Libraries Announce 2022-23 Writers in Residence | |
Regina Public Library announced in August that Pam Bustin will be its 2022-2023 Writer in Residence.
Pam is an editor, performer, dramaturg, and an award-winning author of the novel Mostly Happy, the stage plays Saddles in the Rain, The Passage of Georgia O’Keefe and barefoot, and the CBC Radio dramas Coffee in Lloyd, The White Car Project, and Talking with the Dead. She will begin her residency on September 12.
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Saskatoon Public Library also recently announced Kristine Scarrow as its 2022-2023 Writer in Residence.
Kristine has a special interest in writing as a healing art, and is an award-winning author of four young adult novels: Throwaway Girl, If This Is Home, The 11th Hour, and The Gamer's Guide to Getting the Girl. She has also written short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction. She will begin her residency on September 1.
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TD Summer Reading Club Sending Evaluation Forms
The TD Summer Reading Club is asking its library contacts and regional administrators to keep their eyes open for the 2022 statistics and evaluation forms! The evaluation forms will be emailed in September from the email support@marusurveys.com. Forms must be completed by September 30.
Click here for more information.
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Nominations Open for Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, Saskatchewan has created the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.
A total of 7,000 of these medals will be awarded to people who have made a contribution to Canada, Saskatchewan, or to a particular community. Know someone in the library and literary world who has made a contribution worth recognizing? You can nominate them!
Medal recipients must meet three minimum criteria:
- They are a resident of Saskatchewan or have a link to Saskatchewan (at the time of the grant of the medal);
- They have made a contribution to Canada, Saskatchewan, or to a particular region or community; and
- They were alive on February 6, 2022, the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Accession to the Throne.
Click here for more information or to access a nomination form!
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Motivational Speaker Coming to Regina Public Library
Regina Public Library is hosting an event featuring motivational speaker Chris Koch on Thursday, September 8 at 6:00pm.
Koch was raised in the small farming and ranching community of Nanton, Alberta. Despite being born without arms and legs, he grew up like any other small-town kid—playing road hockey, causing mischief at school, and helping out on his family farm. Today, Koch is a motivational speaker who inspires his audiences to continually challenge themselves and build their dream lives.
The in-person event will take place at RPL's Central Library (2311-12th Avenue, Regina). Anyone who cannot make it in person is welcome to watch a livestream online.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Saskatchewan Library Association
10-2010 7th Ave.
Regina, SK S4R 1C2
Phone: 306-780-9413
Fax: 306-780-3633
Email: slaexdir@sasktel.net; slaadmin@sasktel.net; slaprograms@sasktel.net
Web: saskla.ca
SLA reserves the right to change or edit any submission or to refuse publication in its entirety. The deadline for SLAte submissions is the 25th of each month.
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Everyone, Including Culture, Wins When You Buy Lottery Tickets
The core funding that SLA receives through SaskCulture is part of the Lottery Trust where a percentage of every lottery ticket sold goes to support sport, culture and recreation groups within Saskatchewan. It appears that recent lottery sales are not meeting expectations, which will not have an immediate effect on SLA. However we encourage you to remind audiences and arts council members that buying lottery tickets benefits the entire community. Saskatchewan Lotteries has also launched an app that you can download in the App Store or Google Play. More information is available on the Saskatchewan Lotteries website.
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The Saskatchewan Library Association gratefully acknowledges the support
of our funding agencies.
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