YAACS Youth Services Institute (YSI) 2021

Description

On April 20th 2021, YAACS hosted our first Virtual Youth Services insitute.

Keynote Speakers: 
Slides and other resources related to the Keynote can be found in the Materials section.
J. Elizabeth Mills, co-author of Create, Innovate, and Serve: A Radical Approach to Children’s and Youth Programming and Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide.
Dr. Michelle H. Martin,  Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington

Ask Me Anything (AMA) Human Library Volunteers:
You can find some notes for the AMA sessions in the Materials section.
Christopher Knapp - PGPL - I am an avid gamer who has advocated greatly for the importance of video gaming in the library.
Tess Prendergast - UBC - I have a lot of experience creating inclusive storytimes.
Stephanie  - SRC - I am interested in Among Us programs for teens.
Nariel Davis - VIRL - I do story walks in partnership with local businesses.
Kaley Young - NVDPL - I do a Nature Challenge program.
Vicki Donoghue - BPL - I have been working with community partners during COVID
Julia McKnight - VPL - I am supporting staff mixing virtual and in-person teen summer programs.
Kate Wood - GVPL - I am a Library Assistant in my system.  I am also a qualified Librarian.
Sarah Bagshawe - VPL -  I am a Reader's Advisory unicorn.

Schedule:
Here is the schedule for the day:
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.              Welcome and Icebreaker
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.            Knowledge, Artistry, and Reflection: Designing Thoughtful Programming for Children presented by J. Elizabeth Mills and Dr. Michelle H. Martin
11:00-11:15 a.m.             BREAK
11:15-11:50 a.m.             Breakout Rooms (human library meets AMA – ask me anything)
11:55-12:30 p.m.            Breakout Rooms (AEA – ask everybody everything!)             
12:30-1:00 p.m.              Reflection activity

Conference Year

2021
Materials
Source Library
Presentation Audience

Public Library Personnel Orientation (Webinar)

Author

Suzanne Chiupka

Description

Webinar hosted by Manitoba Public Library Services. This session is intended for new public library administrators. It will also be helpful for any library staff and board members who want to familiarize themselves with public library operations.

Supplementary document includes a list of weblinks referenced in the webinar.

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Webinar

Alberta Library Staff Mini Conference: Hiring and Preparing for Success

Description

Alberta Library Staff Conference - Mini Conference: Hiring and Preparing for success panel discussion
Featuring: 

  • Debbie Feisst, University of Alberta Libraries
  • Margare Law, University of Alberta
  • Karla Palichuk, Yellowhead Regional Library System

 

Resource Type (defunct)

mp3
Source Library

Alberta Library Staff Mini Conference - Work Life Balance Panel Discussion

Description

Alberta Library Staff - Mini Conference: Work / Life Balance Panel Discussion

Featuring: 

  • Leah Townsend, Norquest College
  • Dana Oulette, Concordia University of Edmonton
  • Kerry Vandenhengel, Strathcona County Library

Resource Type (defunct)

mp3
Source Library

Service Journey Mapping - 2018 Bilbiography

Author

Christopher Koth

Description

Assessing and planning customer/patron 'service journeys', whether that involves steps to accessing a library card, or planning for a new holds-management system, requires work to identify what happens from the point of view of the customer, as well as what is commanded of the staff and back-end systems to make that all happen. This brief, annotated bibliography is the work of UBC MLIS practicum student Corinne Shortridge (May, 2018) who as part of her practicum was asked to provide a quick scan of the literature, with a goal of identifying how tools used in service journey 'mapping' and 'blueprinting' can help libraries. 
Borrowing from other sectors (retail, airlines) service mapping and blueprinting is a methodology that is practical, tangible, with value for libraries in aid of identifying key areas for service improvement from front-of-house, back-of-house and user points of view. 

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PDF

Twenty Up: Oh, The Places the SLIS Class of 1998 Have Been and What They Can Tell You!

Description

It’s 20 years since the class of 1998 graduated! They are working in academic, public, and medical libraries, in government, in library consortia, as curriculum specialists, learning designers, information specialists, and more. For students or those early in their librart careers, this is a great opportunity to see the astonishing variety of career paths available to MLIS graduates and get some tips.
Learning Objectives:

  • Learn about the different jobs and career paths open to librarians
  • Get career advice from SLIS grads
  • Discover top skills and strategies to succeed as a librarian

Author

Debbie Feisst, Sean Barr, Michael Brundin, Joanne Rodger, Anne Carr-Wiggn, Kerry Anderson and Friends
Conference

Conference Year

2018
Materials

Presentation File

Source Library