New Video: Collaborative Leadership with Pam Harland

By |2017-11-27T13:52:38-05:00November 27th, 2017|Blog Posts, Conferences, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences|

Back at the QSLiN Library Symposium in March 2017, in addition to Pam Harland  (http://www.pamlibrarian.com / @pamlibrarian) giving our keynote presentation, she also gave a second great presentation entitled "Leading from the Library". There was so much great information in that presentation that we have edited it into three separate videos, each focusing on a separate theme

New Video: Visionary Leadership with Pam Harland

By |2017-11-27T13:53:41-05:00November 13th, 2017|Blog Posts, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, Videos|

Back at the QSLiN Library Symposium in March 2017, in addition to Pam Harland  (http://www.pamlibrarian.com/ @pamlibrarian) giving our keynote presentation, she also gave a second great presentation entitled "Leading from the Library". There was so much great information in that presentation that we have edited it into three separate videos, each focusing on a separate theme within

Library Journal Conference October 2017

By |2019-05-28T09:01:13-04:00October 13th, 2017|Blog Posts, Conferences, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences|

*This conference is no longer available Library Journal is hosting a FREE (yay!) global virtual conference on October 18th: Tech Knowledge Virtual Conference: Creating Equity Through Technology. The program has many exciting sessions available  to checkout but of particular interest to school library professionals there is:  From the Newsroom to the News Feed: How Do

Québec Reading Connection Workshops 2017-2018

By |2017-09-21T15:08:09-04:00September 21st, 2017|Blog Posts, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, Quebec Ministry of Education, School Libraries|

Hello Quebec school librarians, As you may know, there are a group of people tirelessly working at the MEES on the Québec Reading Connection to help "to further the development of language learning, cultural awareness and the love of reading in children and young people." In the interests of achieving that goal, they are offering a

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

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

Why #LibrariesMatter series

By |2017-05-29T13:28:20-04:00January 30th, 2017|Blog Posts, Conferences, Videos|

In addition to our QSLiN Library Hangouts, and a few other videos, we are now releasing a new series of short videos about why school libraries matter. We hope that these unscripted, personal interviews can be helpful to remind everyone about the importance of school libraries and the role they, and their personnel, play in

Sawyerville Elementary School Library Moving Ahead – New QSLiN Hangout

By |2017-11-13T12:30:40-05:00June 23rd, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, Videos|

In May, we shared a hangout with Sawyerville Elementary School’s principal, Norma Humphrey in which she shared her vision for her school’s library.  In this subsequent film that was made eight months later, Principal Humphrey and library volunteer, Linda Mills talk about the progress that they have made this year in cleaning out old posters

New QSLiN Hangouts: Merging Two Libraries, Parts 1 and 2

By |2016-11-07T10:57:32-05:00June 17th, 2016|Blog Posts, Howtos, Library Hangouts, School Libraries|

In 2015, JPPS Elementary School in Montreal sold its building and began the planning process of moving into Bialik High School.  It was decided that the Bialik High School library would merge with the  JPPS Elementary School’s collection so that there would be resources and services available for all grade levels.  In the two videos

Another New QSLiN Hangout: PCHS Listening to Students and Meeting Needs for Technology

By |2017-09-26T10:58:57-04:00June 9th, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, Videos|

In this video, Caroll-Ann Steele, Documentation Technician, Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School, Lester B. Pearson School Board, describes how she approached students at every grade level to find out what services they hoped for in the school’s refurbished library learning commons.  As a result of her informal surveys, laptops, desktop computers and filming equipment were purchased

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