Note to self: Schedule time for self-care
We schedule a lot to do or are scheduled to do a lot. One thing that may be missing from our agendas is self-care.
Librarians on a “Leave for Change”
Leave for Change is a programme that sends volunteers on three-week assignments to developing countries. Juliene McLaughlin tells Wayne Johnston about her first overseas assignment.
Changing times, changing spaces: Reshaping school libraries to align with organizational goals
The Grand Erie District School Board has transformed five school libraries in less than two years, with plans to complete more in the coming school year. We have focused on improving traditional libraries (most are 30 to 40 years old) by developing learning commons spaces.
For good measure: Custom-building a tool for tracking greenhouse gases
When Erin Turnbull had the chance to build a tool for measuring the daily greenhouse gas output of agricultural soil, she seized the opportunity, using one of the laser cutters at the Ottawa Public Library to do so.
Hollywood me! Hollywood you?: Communicating with a Gami
Want to catch everyone’s attention instead of writing a long email (that most people probably won’t read)? Tired of repeating yourself to each new group at a school event? Well, Tellagami is for you!
Kids’ lit folks: Join the OLA Best Bets Committee
The OLA Best Bets Committee is inviting you to apply to one of four positions currently open on the committee.
Beguiling grief: Receiving positive support for loss in the workplace
Acknowledging grief in the workplace is critical to building trust and to ensuring that staff members can respond to the loss of a colleague in a healthy and a productive way.
Librarians Without Borders: 10 years of connections in Guatemala
Neither distance nor geopolitics prevent librarians and library school students with Librarians Without Borders from making the annual trek to the Miguel Angel Asturias Academy In Guatemala.
The world according to … whom? Mapping and talking about stereotypes
I wonder if students sitting in front of a large display outside my office have noticed that the subject is potent: Stereotypes.
A wonderful time in my neighbourhood: Supporting the Bostwick Library
Libraries are public spaces where people meet, take out books and study. Libraries hold communities together.
For-credit IL courses: Do you teach one?
If you are (or have been) participating in a for-credit IL course at a Canadian university or college, we’d love to hear from you.
60 years of service: First Nation public libraries in Ontario
First Nation libraries, like the one in Moose Factory, make profound contributions to their communities.
Enriching learning through game-based pedagogy
Games can increase learner attention and retention—for learners of all ages.