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ISSN 2369-4939
Volume 5 Issue 12
December 1, 2019
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Letter from the President
Holiday Greetings! It has been a busy and exciting year at SLA. We have been hard at work with a new Board of Directors (with only two returning to us in June). It has been a year of great learning.
The Executive Committee and Office
Staff have been drafting this year's request for funding to SaskCulture.
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This is a huge undertaking and Dorothea, Anne and Marina have been working hard to ensure that our submission is representative of everything the organization and volunteers do for Saskatchewan libraries.
The Board has received a report from the Communication planning session that we undertook at the October Board meeting. We will create a formal Communication Plan in the next few months.
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Holiday Hours
The SLA Office will be closed from December 23, 2019 to January 1, 2020. We will return to our regular hours (Tuesday to Thursday, 9AM to 4PM) on January 2, 2020.
Continuing Education Grants: Applications Due February 15, 2020
Have a great idea for a workshop for library staff? Interested in attending a conference, workshop, or other professional development opportunity? SLA offers Continuing Education (CE) grants to provide and support relevant educational opportunities for its members. Applications for CE category one, two and three grants are now being accepted.
Please submit applications to
slaexdir@sasktel.net or mail to Dorothea Warren at 10-2010 7th Ave, Regina SK S4R 1C2 by February 15, 2020.
We would like to thank SLA Individual Member and former Executive Director
Judy Nicholson
for her donation to SLA. Contributions such as hers help us better support Saskatchewan libraries.
If you would like to make a donation, please send cheques to:
Saskatchewan Library Association
10-2010 7th Avenue
Regina, SK
S4R 1C2
Did You Know?
SLA Individual Members receive exclusive benefits in addition to the benefits of an Institutional Membership.
Your individual membership entitles you to perks at GoodLifeFitness, McNally Robinson, the DoubleTree Regina, the Hilton Garden Inn Saskatoon and the Travelodge Saskatoon, as well as discounts for travel, shopping and more at Perkopolis.
The CFLA-FCAB Indigenous Matters Committee is currently in the process of membership renewal in the committee.
They
are seeking nominations to serve on the committee. Terms will begin at the end of January 2020. You will find the Terms of Reference for the committee here.
Please submit your nominations to Colette Poitras at Colette.Poitras@gov.ab.ca by January 15, 2020.
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Book Spine Poetry Contest: Congratulations to Winners
Once again, the Book Spine Poetry Contest was a success. This annual contest provides structure for school curriculum, promotes literacy, writing skills and creativity, and encourages library usage and engagement.
SLA would like to congratulate all winners for their wonderful work.
Freedom to Read Week 2020 will be held February 23-29. Once again, SLA is offering 10 grants of up to $200 for libraries planning special events or programs featuring Freedom to Read Week.
The Freedom to Read Week website has many ideas and suggestions for special events and programs. Click here to access marketing materials.
Preparations continue for One Book, One Province Saskatchewan 2020!
Visit the OBOP website to keep up
on developments. Recent additions to the site include an announcement
about a Saskatoon event (March 3, 7-8:30 pm at Frances Morrison Central
Library). More events will be listed soon. The One Book, One Province
2020 flyer is also available. Click here to download and print
the flyer, and start sharing it with your community!
Saskatchewan Libraries Conference 2020
Reminder: Call for Proposals
SLA is currently accepting submissions of proposals for conference sessions.
Click here to view the call for proposals. The deadline is December 18.
2019 TD Summer Reading Club Participant Survey Results
At the end of the summer, kids and parents/caregivers were asked to evaluate the 2019 TD Summer Reading Club.
Get your Summer Read On Day 2020
TD Summer Reading Club is asking all libraries to join in the fifth annual Get Your Summer Read On Day. Libraries are encouraged to host their events and activities on any day of their choice between June 13-27, 2020.
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Giving Tuesday
Double your donation to Creative Kids on Tuesday, December 3rd!
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce that its third application cycle for library subscription funding has begun. As part of LAC's agreement with OCLC (signed in March 2017), LAC will cover the interlibrary loan and/or copy cataloguing subscription fees for small public libraries and small libraries at postsecondary institutions (community colleges, CEGEPs and universities) that meet the eligibility criteria.
Please note that all small libraries that received funding during the first or second funded periods (February 2018-March 2019 or April 2019-March 2020) will automatically receive funding for the April 2020-March 2021 period. If you are already receiving funding, you are asked not to re-apply.
I Read Canadian Day
The inaugural I READ CANADIAN DAY is a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people. This is a day dedicated to 'reading Canadian' and will empower families, schools, libraries and organizations to host local activities and events within the week.
For example, libraries or book stores can create a local I Read Canadian display for a month, or host author and illustrator visits during the week of the I Read Canadian day. Schools or communities can create challenges to get more readers involved - see how many readers can read Canadian.
Taking stock: CFLA-FCAB at four years
The Canadian Federation of Library Associations-Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) is now entering its fourth year as an entity and so it is time to take stock of where it is as an organization and what the future holds.
MALAGINTO opens at Dunlop Art Gallery
In Filipino folklore, Asuang are supernatural shape-shifters who can sever and reattach their
own body parts. They are vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and werewolves who
terrify villages at nighttime.
In Marigold Santos's MALAGINTO, a new exhibition opening at Dunlop Art Gallery, Asuang are
the chief subject. The artist moved to Canada from the Philippines as a child. In this work, she
explores the challenges of arriving in a new culture and finding herself suddenly different from
those around her.
Newsletters from other cultural organizations
Check out the latest newsletters from the following organizations:
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Saskatchewan Library Association
15-2010 7th Ave.
Regina, SK S4R 1C2
Phone: 306-780-9413 or 306-780-9409
Fax: 306-780-9447
SLA reserves the right to change or edit any submission or to refuse publication in its entirety.
The deadline for receipt of submissions for SLAte is the 25th of each month.
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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