New Video: “Why We Do the Things We Do with Pam Harland”

By |2017-09-18T12:31:08-04:00September 11th, 2017|Blog Posts, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, School Libraries, Videos|

Back at the QSLiN Library Symposium in March 2017, we had Pam Harland (https://twitter.com/pamlibrarian &  http://www.pamlibrarian.com/) as our keynote speaker. She gave a great inspiring presentation entitled "Keep it Simple". With so many great ideas, it was decided to make her presentation into a few short videos that will allow us all to remember what

New NCTE Blog Post: Leveraging Librarians

By |2017-11-10T11:51:59-05:00August 24th, 2017|Blog Posts|

Wow! Well said and grateful thanks to NCTE for this heartfelt paean to school and public librarians. It’s a great way to start the new school year on a positive note and with our intended goal in mind. Ms. McNabb has done a great job of underscoring how important librarians are in helping out students,

LGTBQ and Gender Identity

By |2017-06-20T10:52:45-04:00June 19th, 2017|Articles, Blog Posts|

The following blog post from Literacy and NCTE is a super intro to the PBS Media free resource: LGTBQ + Identity Toolkit for Educators. Link to the blog post: http://blogs.ncte.org/index.php/2017/06/lgbtq-identity-toolkit-educators/ If you can get your hands on the June 2017 edition of Education Canada, take a few minutes to read the page 42 article, Queer

New Video: Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School Comic Book Club & Option Class

By |2017-06-26T11:56:06-04:00June 12th, 2017|Blog Posts, School Libraries, Videos|

Last year, we visited Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School (in the Lester B. Pearson School Board) and learned about how their after school comic book club grew and eventually lead to the creation of a Comic Book Option class for students. It started out simple, but with collaboration between the school's library technician (Caroll-Ann Steele) and

Règles budgétaires pour l’année scolaire 2017-2018: now available

By |2017-06-01T11:08:27-04:00June 1st, 2017|Blog Posts, QSLiN Updates, Quebec Ministry of Education|

The "Règles budgétaires pour l’année scolaire 2017-2018" are now available on the MEES website. To make things more convenient for you, here is the direct link to the PDF. http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/site_web/documents/PSG/ress_financieres/rb/RB_Fonctionnement_Commissions-scolaires_17-18.pdf As a reminder, the mesures that directly affect school libraries are: REGROUPEMENT DE MESURES 15100 — SOUTIEN A LA BIBLIOTHEQUE SCOLAIRE Des bibliothécaires embauchés au

QSLiN Library Hangout: Making Space for Learning at Beechwood Elementary

By |2017-05-30T09:06:18-04:00May 25th, 2017|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries|

In April 2017, we visited Beechwood Elementary (Lester B. Pearson School Board) and met with Principal Nicholas Hayter and Library Technician Deborah Harrington. In this second video, Deborah shares with us what has happened so far in the school’s library transformation from a traditional school library into a Learning Commons. Visiting the school part way through the

13+ Answers to 13 Reasons Why – Literacy & NCTE and CSE

By |2017-05-18T09:33:52-04:00May 18th, 2017|Articles, Blog Posts, teens|

13 Reasons Why came out in 2007 and remains popular with teens to this date. In a world of “flavour of the month” cultural infatuations, the book’s continued popularity says a lot about the sensitive chord it touches in readers and the way in which it reflects the particular concerns and realities of young adults.

QSLiN Library Hangout; Principal Hayter: From Library to Learning Commons at Beechwood Elementary School

By |2017-05-18T08:58:34-04:00May 16th, 2017|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, QSLiN Updates, Videos|

In April 2017, we visited Beechwood Elementary (Lester B. Pearson School Board) and met with Principal Nicholas Hayter and Library Technician Deborah Harrington. In this first video, Principal Hayter describes how he saw opportunities to reshape the school's library from a traditional school library into a Learning Commons. Visiting the school part way through the

How Universal Design Will Make Your Library More Inclusive | School Library Journal

By |2017-05-09T13:11:40-04:00May 10th, 2017|Articles, Blog Posts|

http://www.slj.com/2017/05/diversity/how-universal-design-will-make-your-library-more-inclusive This post from SLJ does a great job of synthesizing the main aspects of Universal Design. Though a part of the article looks at facilitating access for disabled patrons, it also looks at the many faces of inclusion and making our libraries work for all users. It offers many suggestions some of which have

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