From billiestewart at mts.net Mon Apr 5 15:08:30 2010 From: billiestewart at mts.net (Billie Stewart) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:08:30 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKS & BRUNCH Message-ID: <9BC99C9F353D441994BF96FF8AC6D95A@OWNER4ILK49AQS> Hello - We hope you can pass this on to your members. I'll attach other copy too. Billie Stewart 520 Sprague Street Winnipeg, MB R3G 2S1 204-775-6020 billiestewart at mts.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Books&Brunchecard2010c.jpg Type: image/jpg Size: 378474 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jagibson at pembinatrails.ca Tue Apr 6 21:24:14 2010 From: jagibson at pembinatrails.ca (jagibson at pembinatrails.ca) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 21:24:14 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Schlib] 2010 MSLA AGM Message-ID: <23422673.1270607054765.JavaMail.SYSTEM@modernserv2> The following is a dispatch email from the administrators of the following web site. http://www.manitobaschoollibraries.com/forums/ Your username: schlib Your email address: schlib at lists.merlin.mb.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ All our members are cordially invited to attend the Manitoba School Library Association's 2010 Annual General Meeting: Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Location: Aqua Books 274 Garry St. (between Portage and Graham) Time: Book Browsing 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:00 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. Jo-Anne at jagibson at pembinatrails.ca by April 30, 2010 In accordance with the MSLA's Constitution, the following changes to the Associations By-Laws will be presented at this AGM: 1) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law I - Membership be amended as follows: 1. The following shall be eligible for membership: a) Full: All active and associate members of the Manitoba Teachers' Society and any other persons actively interested in furthering the objectives of the Association. b) Honorary: Any individual so appointed by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Association. c) Student: Any individual enrolled in a course of study recognized by the Manitoba Department of Education leading to qualification as a teacher. (Current By-Law 1) 1. The following shall be eligible for membership: a) Regular: All active and associate members of the Manitoba Teachers' Society and any other persons actively interested in furthering the objectives of the Association. b) Honorary: Any individual so appointed by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Association. 2) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law I - Membership be amended as follows: 3. The membership year shall be from September 1st of one year to August 31st of the following year: a) Membership fees shall be established by resolution at each annual general meeting of the Association. Fees are set to cover costs which will enable the Association to provide quality programs and services to its members. b) Full members pay full fees. c) Student membership fees shall not exceed half of Full membership fee in any given year. (Current By-Law 1) 3. The membership year shall be from September 1st of one year to August 31st of the following year: a) Membership fees shall be established by resolution at each annual general meeting of the Association. Fees are set to cover costs which will enable the Association to provide quality programs and services to its members. b) Regular members pay full fees. 3) BE IT RESOLVED that the Membership Fee for the 2011-2012 fiscal year be set at $30.00 for Full members and $10.00 for Student members. (Current Membership Fee) Membership Fee is currently $25.00 for all members. 4) BE IT RESOLVED that By-law III - Standing Committees be amended as follows: 1. There shall be eight standing committees as follows: a) Professional Development b) Publications c) Membership d) Advocacy & Publicity/Public Relations e) Special Area Group (SAG) Conference f) Awards g) Website h) Archives By-law III - Standing Committees (Current By-Law III) 1. There shall be six standing committees as follows: a) Professional Development b) Publications c) Membership d) Advocacy & Publicity/Public Relations e) Special Area Group (SAG) Conference f) Awards 5) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law II - Board of Directors be amended as follows: 2. The Board shall consist of: a) the president b) the president-elect c) the past-president d) the secretary e) the treasurer f) the chair(s) of all standing committees g) two (2) members-at-large By-Law II - Board of Directors (Current By-Law II) 2. The Board shall consist of: a) the president b) the president-elect c) the past-president d) the secretary e) the treasurer f) the chair(s) of all standing committees 6) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law II - Board of Directors be amended as follows: 3. The table officers of the Association include the president, the president-elect, the past-president, the secretary, the treasurer and two (2) members-at-large. The duties of the officers and committees are outlined in an organizational handbook. (Current By-Law II) 3. The table officers of the Association include the president, the president-elect, the past-president, the secretary, and the treasurer. The duties of the officers and committees are outlined in an organizational handbook. 7) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law II - Board of Directors be amended as follows: 4. The president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and members-at-large shall be elected by the general membership to hold office for a one-year term. (Current By-Law II) 4. The president, president-elect, secretary, and treasurer shall be elected by the general membership to hold office for a one-year term. 8) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law VII - Nominations and Elections be amended as follows: b) The nominating committee shall canvass the membership for nomination of the members of the Association to stand for all positions on the Board. (Current By-Law VII) b) The nominating committee shall canvass the membership for nomination of the members of the Association to stand for all positions on the Board, with the exception of the Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award committee. 9) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law X - Amendments of the Constitution and By-Laws be amended as follows: 3. To be accepted, the amendments must be approved by two-thirds majority of the members voting and in attendance at the AGM. (Current By-Law X) 3. To be accepted, the amendments must be approved by two-thirds majority of the members voting. 10) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law XI - Signing Authorities be amended as follows: 1. Contracts, documents or other instruments in writing requiring a signature of the Association shall be signed by any two of the past-president, the president, the president-elect, or the treasurer, and instruments in writing so signed shall be binding upon the Association without any further authorization or formality. The Board shall have the power, from time to time, by resolution to appoint any officer or person on behalf of the Association to sign contracts, documents or instruments in writing generally or to sign specific contracts, documents or instruments in writing. (Current By-Law XI) 1. Contracts, documents or other instruments in writing requiring a signature of the Association shall be signed by any two of the president, the president-elect, or the treasurer, and instruments in writing so signed shall be binding upon the Association without any further authorization or formality. The Board shall have the power, from time to time, by resolution to appoint any officer or person on behalf of the Association to sign contracts, documents or instruments in writing generally or to sign specific contracts, documents or instruments in writing. 11) BE IT RESOLVED that By-Law XI - Signing Authorities be amended as follows: 1. All cheques, drafts or orders for the payment of money shall be signed by the treasurer and either the past-president, the president or the president-elect. The Board shall have the power to appoint, from time to time, any officer or other person to sign cheques, drafts or orders for payment of money generally, or to sign specific cheques, drafts or orders for money. (Current By-Law XI) 1. All cheques, drafts or orders for the payment of money shall be signed by the treasurer and either the president or the president-elect. The Board shall have the power to appoint, from time to time, any officer or other person to sign cheques, drafts or orders for payment of money generally, or to sign specific cheques, drafts or orders for money. From clio1 at mts.net Wed Apr 7 09:21:57 2010 From: clio1 at mts.net (David McDowell) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:21:57 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] Please put on holiday hold Message-ID: Until further notice, please remove clio1 at mts.net I will contact you when I'm available to take further notices. Thanks for the notification services. Dave McDowell From hzaidman at shaw.ca Wed Apr 7 22:14:15 2010 From: hzaidman at shaw.ca (HARRIET ZAIDMAN) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:14:15 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] Book Launch Message-ID: Hi, Everyone, Just to remind you that Vancouver author Beryl Young is visiting schools in Winnipeg next week and has a launch of her latest y/a novel, Follow the Elephant, on Thursday, April 15. See information below. Harriet Zaidman Beryl Young -- Book Launch Thursday Apr 15 2010 8:00 pm - Grant Park in the Travel Alcove, Winnipeg? Follow the Elephant (Ronsdale Press) The last thing thirteen year old Ben Leeson thought he?d be doing was visiting India with his grandmother. This unexpected trip turns into an adventure that teaches Ben that real life can be more exciting than any computer game and that by accepting the dark mysteries of India, he can come to terms with his father?s death. Beryl Young is the author of the best-selling young adult novel Wishing Star Summer and Charlie: A Home Child?s Life in Canada. She has three children and four grandchildren and lives in Vancouver. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jagibson at pembinatrails.ca Thu Apr 8 15:13:57 2010 From: jagibson at pembinatrails.ca (jagibson at pembinatrails.ca) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:13:57 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Schlib] =?utf-8?q?The_Winnipeg_Children=E2=80=99s_Literature_Ame?= =?utf-8?q?lia_Read-In_2010?= Message-ID: <4094973.1270757637828.JavaMail.SYSTEM@modernserv2> The following is a dispatch email from the administrators of the following web site. http://www.manitobaschoollibraries.com/forums/ Your username: schlib Your email address: schlib at lists.merlin.mb.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ The Winnipeg Children?s Literature Amelia Read-In 2010 With special guest Jan Thornhill Saturday, April 17, 2010 10:00 am ? 2:00 pm Louis Riel Library 1168 Dakota Street Come peruse the best new Canadian children?s picture books short-listed for the prestigious Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator?s Award WCLR $15.00 Students $15.00 All others $20.00 Lunch and refreshments included Register by mail to: Stacie Edgar 27 Meadowbrook Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2J 2S7 Cheques should accompany registration/make cheques payable to WCLR Register by e-mail to: stacieedgar at shaw.ca From jagibson at pembinatrails.ca Fri Apr 9 12:28:06 2010 From: jagibson at pembinatrails.ca (jagibson at pembinatrails.ca) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:28:06 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Schlib] National Library Symposium, Edmonton, June 3 & 4, 2010 Message-ID: <26311149.1270834086765.JavaMail.SYSTEM@modernserv2> The following is a dispatch email from the administrators of the following web site. http://www.manitobaschoollibraries.com/forums/ Your username: schlib Your email address: schlib at lists.merlin.mb.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ What do we believe about student learning? About supporting teachers? What do we believe about school library programs? RETHINKING.. REVISIONING? TRANSFORMING? A National Symposium to begin the discussion? What is TM Canada? Treasure Mountain Canada is a participatory experience designed to aggregate and highlight relevant Canadian research and scholarly discussion on the role school libraries could play in educational reforms and transformations ? and it is a think tank to define the role of the school library in elementary and secondary education in Canada. ? Research symposium ? Semi-invitational ? First Time in Canada ? Planning wiki ? Wednesday evening June 2nd, all day Thursday June 3rd ? University of Alberta, Edmonton ? Moderator: Dr. Loertscher; with Facilitation Panel to be determined ? Delegates: between 50 ? 60, invited, each contributes in some way Planning Facilitators: ? Carol Koechlin, Library Program Consultant, Speaker, Author ? Liz Kerr, School Library Advocate, Education Director, OLA ? Cindy Matthews, CASL Councillor-at-large: Advocacy Portfolio, TDSB Instructional Leader ? Ruth Hall, OSLA President, TDSB SS Teacher-Librarian ? Linda Shantz-Keresztes, CASL President, Calgary Bd of Ed SS Teacher-Librarian Historical Context: ? The Treasure Mountain Research Retreat in the USA started in Utah in 1987 ? Held every second year; this year in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 4-5 marked the 15th retreat ? Started and continued by Dr. David V. Loertscher, San Jose School of Information (largest in the world) ? Dr. Loertscher will moderate the first Treasure Mountain Canada Desired Outcomes: ? Looking for richness of ideas; reframing the school library concept within 21st century learning ? Aggregate and highlight relevant Canadian research and scholarly works in a pre-symposium publication ? used for prereading ? Address the ?transformation of school libraries?, including o 21st Century Learning Needs and Styles o Multiple Literacies o The role of reading for pleasure; embedding reading into lifestyle o Guided Inquiry o Interdisciplinary Studies o School Library to Learning Commons o School Libraries Essential to Student Success (Achievement) ? yes or no? ? Aggregate school library ?direction documents? into the publication (Ontario and Alberta have new ones) ? Chronicle the teacher-librarian preparation programs in the various provinces ? Begin to build a national vision of the school library embedded in 21st Century education reforms Outline for the Event June 2 -3 June 2 Evening 6:00 ? 7:00 pm Cash bar, dinner provided 7:00 ? 9:00 pm Welcome, introductions, ice-breaker(s) Keynote Provocateur Demo Symposium blog (or wiki) Begin contributing (wireless access very desirable) June 3 Next Day 8:00 am Breakfast 9:00 ? 9:30 First group work session ? ?the essential question? 9:30 ? 10:00 Speaker(s) 10:00 ? 10:30 Group work (new groups) Break 11:00 ? 11:30 Speaker 11:30 ? 12:15 Group work (new groups again) Lunch Gallery Walk ? add post-it thoughts, etc? 1:30 Start to narrow in on answering the inquiry/honing the vision 3:30 Warp-up and challenge to continue the work Cost: $100.00 per participant (includes symposium, meals/breaks, copy of the print papers). Register at www.accessola.com/tmc From jagibson at pembinatrails.ca Fri Apr 9 14:31:59 2010 From: jagibson at pembinatrails.ca (jagibson at pembinatrails.ca) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:31:59 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Schlib] =?utf-8?q?Shaping_Tomorrow=E2=80=99s_Metadata_with_RDA?= Message-ID: <18248125.1270841519078.JavaMail.SYSTEM@modernserv2> Join the Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) in Edmonton on June 2nd to hear our panel of experts talk about the new places where RDA is taking us. We have a stellar line-up of speakers including Tom Delsey who will outline how RDA positions us for the next generation of resource description and resource discovery, and Jennifer Bowen from Rochester who will talk about preparing library metadata for new environments and standards. The full agenda and list of speakers is on the TSIG wiki http://tsig.wikispaces.com/Pre-conference+2010 This event will not be webcast, we hope to see you there! Brian Rountree on behalf of the TSIG Executive From ejohnson at pembinatrails.ca Mon Apr 12 15:48:37 2010 From: ejohnson at pembinatrails.ca (Edna Johnson) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:48:37 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] book launch Message-ID: <82939C2FE002FD41B4F05690962BD3C91474B131E7@AO-DIV-EXMB-1.valhalla.pembinatrails.ca> Hi Everyone Just one of the many events scheduled for McNally Robinson this month is : the sequel to Withershins (one of this years MYRCA nominee's) , 'Spirit Quest' is now out and that there will be a book launch at 8 pm on April 19th at McNally Robinson Booksellers in the Prairie Ink Restaurant. check out their website Edna Johnson Library Technician / Acadia Jr. High 204-269-6210 From ejohnson at pembinatrails.ca Thu Apr 15 07:54:36 2010 From: ejohnson at pembinatrails.ca (Edna Johnson) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:54:36 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] Jan Thornhill Message-ID: <82939C2FE002FD41B4F05690962BD3C91474B13203@AO-DIV-EXMB-1.valhalla.pembinatrails.ca> Hi Everyone If you haven't registered for the Amelia Read In please send your registration in soon. 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Todd, Debra Wallace and David Warlick. Jo-Anne Gibson From jagibson at pembinatrails.ca Fri Apr 16 08:37:38 2010 From: jagibson at pembinatrails.ca (jagibson at pembinatrails.ca) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:37:38 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Schlib] Forums Password Reminder Message-ID: <29472125.1271425058796.JavaMail.SYSTEM@modernserv2> In response to your recent password request, Username: schlib Password: msla http://www.manitobaschoollibraries.com/forums/ From jagibson at pembinatrails.ca Tue Apr 20 16:03:18 2010 From: jagibson at pembinatrails.ca (jagibson at pembinatrails.ca) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:03:18 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Schlib] MLA Conference, May 17-19, 2010 Message-ID: <18763494.1271797398687.JavaMail.SYSTEM@modernserv2> The Manitoba Libraries Conference Committee is pleased to invite you to attend the 2010 Conference: The Power of Many: May 17-19, 2010 Delta Hotel, Winnipeg The program includes a number of sessions that would be of interest to those working in school libraries including: - P is for Partnership: The Tale of Two Alphabet Books (Larry Verstraete & Lisa Sykes) - Audiobooks in Schools (Chantal Fillion) - Web 2.0 Choices and Challenges: Talking About Web 2.0 Without Making Your Mother Bored (Marg and Tom Stimson) - Literacy with ICT: Engaging Students in Critical and Creative Thinking and Ethical Behaviour (Michelle Larose-Kuzenko) - Implications for the New School Tariff on Manitoba School Libraries (John Tooth) - Video-streaming in Manitoba Schools (Lynette Chartier, Sam Davoodifar & Nessa Herman) - Not Your Daddy's Jackdaw (Brian Hubner) Plus much more. Check the online program for full details and registration information: http://www.manitobalibrariesconference.ca/ Note: All sessions specifically geared toward teacher-librarians are on Wednesday, May 19th. You may sign up to go to the conference for both days or the day of your choosing. From ejohnson at pembinatrails.ca Wed Apr 21 15:23:37 2010 From: ejohnson at pembinatrails.ca (Edna Johnson) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:23:37 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] April Roundtable Message-ID: <82939C2FE002FD41B4F05690962BD3C91474B13231@AO-DIV-EXMB-1.valhalla.pembinatrails.ca> Hi Everyone Just a reminder of the last Roundtable event of the year. This is a book and idea sharing evening. Hope to see some of you there. Edna Edna Johnson Library Technician / Acadia Jr. High 204-269-6210 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From mifriesen at pembinatrails.ca Tue Apr 27 13:36:06 2010 From: mifriesen at pembinatrails.ca (Michael Friesen) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:36:06 -0500 Subject: [Schlib] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A_Foreign_Service_language_courses?= =?utf-8?b?4oCUZm9yIGZyZWU=?= Message-ID: This has the potential to be a wonderful find for language teachers. In a nutshell, US government produced foreign language courses are now in the public domain and online. http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php Mike Friesen Teacher-Librarian Shaftesbury High School Winnipeg, Manitoba 204-888-5898 ext 2020 http://shaftlibrary.pbworks.com http://thewiredlibrarian.pbworks.com Posted on: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:12 AM Author: Maggie Koerth-Baker Subject: Foreign Service language courses?for free You can use language courses developed for U.S. diplomats for free. The courses, which usually feature PDF texts and MP3 audio?plus tests?were created before 1989 and are now in the public domain. 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