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A Principal’s Vision for a Rural School Library – New QSLiN Hangout

By |2016-11-07T10:57:36-05:00May 17th, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, Videos|

In this new QSLiN hangout, we leave the city and go to Sawyerville, a small village in the Eastern Townships of Quebec where we meet Norma Humphrey, the principal of Sawyerville Elementary School and Pope Memorial Elementary School that are within the Eastern Townships School Board. At the time of this filming, Sawyerville Elementary School

New QSLiN Film: Quebec Principals on the Importance of School Libraries

By |2016-11-07T10:57:36-05:00April 28th, 2016|Blog Posts, School Libraries, Videos|

The QSLiN team has been filming great features of school libraries in Quebec for close to two years.  Over time, members of the team have spoken with principals who are very eloquent in expressing the importance of the libraries in their schools to students, teachers, and to all in the learning community. Some of these

Resources from the 2016 Library Symposium Sessions

By |2017-11-13T12:24:01-05:00April 19th, 2016|Blog Posts, Conferences, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, QSLiN Updates|

Hello, Are you looking for the presentations or list of resources from the various sessions at the 2016 Library Symposium? Well, here is the full list of links to help you out! Gwyneth Jones    The links for all three of the presentations by Gwyneth Jones's can be found on her site. http://thedaringlibrarianpresents.wikispaces.com/QSLiN_Montreal LEARN Makerspaces:

The School Library Symposium – Resources, Notes, and Tweets

By |2016-10-19T19:04:49-04:00April 18th, 2016|Blog Posts, Conferences, Digital Badges, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, QSLiN Updates, School Libraries|

Every year, the Quebec School Librarian's Network organizes a school library symposium for the anglophone educational community.This year, the theme was School Libraries: Empowering Ourselves, Empowering Others.Last week, excitement was in the air as rock star librarian, Gwyneth Jones, The Daring Librarian opened the symposium as the keynote speaker. Her three sessions - Choose to be a

A School Principal on the Importance of His Library Learning Commons

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00April 5th, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, Videos|

In this new QSLiN Library hangout, Roger Rampersad, principal of Riverdale High School (Lester B. Pearson School Board), talks about the advantages of having a library learning commons as opposed to a traditional library.  The film highlights a variety of ways that a school can upgrade the library's spaces using recycled materials and still have a

Handy Links and Resources For Acquisition of Library Books in the Province of Quebec

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00March 30th, 2016|Blog Posts, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, School Libraries|

The Ministère de la Culture et des Communications sets out the rules governing the acquisition of  books in the Province of Quebec, whether they be a public library or a school library. This law, in fact,  also applies to all school book purchases as well - elementary, secondary and post secondary. Under LOI SUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENTREPRISES

QSLiN Hangout at Riverdale High School: Transforming to a Library Learning Commons

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00March 22nd, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, teens, Videos|

When a school library has a set up that can be described as a rabbit warren with shelves obstructing the view, it's time to make a change.  Susan Strano, documentation technician, went to work on making that change with the help of Suzanne Nesbitt, library consultant, at the Lester B. Pearson School Board on the

Increasing Use of a Library With a Learning Centre Model

By |2016-11-07T10:57:37-05:00March 14th, 2016|Blog Posts, School Libraries, teens|

Many libraries are in the process of creating makerspaces as a way to support innovative teaching and learning. Yet, Big Walnut School in Sunbury, Ohio took a different approach as they already had a makerspace in another area of the school. They adopted a learning centre model. You can listen to a podcast describing the different road that

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