New Video: Simple Steps for Supporting Students Who Speak Other Languages with Diana Maliszewski

By |2017-11-01T10:28:12-04:00November 1st, 2017|Blog Posts, Conferences, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences, QSLiN Updates, Videos|

Back at the QSLiN Library Symposium in March 2017, we had Diana Maliszewski come and talk to us about the various ways that she helps English Second Language learners in her school. While it may seem like a difficult task to reach these students and help them develop a love of reading, Diana gave us

Library Acquisition Guides from LO and QRC

By |2017-09-25T13:48:27-04:00September 22nd, 2017|Blog Posts, Books, Quebec Ministry of Education, School Libraries|

Are you looking for guides to help you with acquisitions for your school library in either English or French? A good French guide was created by the team at Livres ouverts and was adapted into English by Quebec Reading Connections. You can access them at the links below. Livres ouverts : Des achats de livres éclairés

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

National School Library Day 2016 In The News

By |2016-10-27T15:45:07-04:00October 28th, 2016|Blog Posts, School Libraries|

This past Monday was National School Library day in Canada, a day to celebrate the hub of literacy in any school. Whether it's encouraging boys to dive into reading, helping students find answers to their questions or enjoying the creative mind at work, school libraries are necessary...and awesome. Check out the following articles about school libraries published

All things Halloween

By |2016-11-07T10:57:32-05:00September 21st, 2016|Blog Posts|

That marvelous day of fright and delight is soon to be upon us. There are numerous ways of tying in libraries, reading and goblins, and I am certain you have thought of a few. I came across programs that are tied specifically to reading. Sometimes it takes just a few well-chosen lines to create a

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 Hangout: Macdonald High School Library: Working Together for a Great Library Learning Commons

By |2016-11-07T10:57:32-05:00May 26th, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries|

In this film, Maria Cavaiuolo, Documentation Technician, Macdonald High School in Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec (Lester B. Pearson School Board) talks about using student and teacher input in transforming the school library to a library learning commons.  Students particularly wanted more comfortable places to sit and more technology available to them. Teachers also echoed the need for

Principal Jad Deegan and Macdonald High School’s Library Learning Commons – New QSLiN Hangout

By |2016-11-07T10:57:32-05:00May 24th, 2016|Blog Posts, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, Videos|

Principal Jad Deegan (Macdonald High School, Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Lester B. Pearson School Board) enthusiastically points out the advantages of the newly refurbished library learning commons in supporting pedagogy at Macdonald High School. He highlights the advantages of having spaces for collaboration as well as student-friendly computer stations, and laptop or mobile device counters that facilitate

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

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