“When in doubt, go to the library” -Lynn Clark

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North Lanarkshire librarian Lynn Clark speak about the importance of libraries at North Lanarkshire Council's event Self Directed Support: The Bigger Picture on 8th November 2011.

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Mobile Library 3 Mobile Library vehicles, all with disabled access, make weekly visits to 180 locations in the district.

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Changing Places Adapted toilets in the community to help people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their carers, as well as many other disabled people enjoy the day to day activities many of us take for granted. North Lanarkshire Council have invested in these types of facilities

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This document summarizes the mission and programs of the organization Twice Upon a Time, which aims to support early literacy and foster a love of reading in families. Their vision is to open welcoming bookstores where children can choose their own book to keep each visit. They operate programs at various community centers and housing developments in Ottawa, distributing over 4000 books so far. Their goal is to address the high percentage of children in some Ottawa neighborhoods who begin kindergarten without adequate reading skills.

Algonquin Field Placement class - Guest Lecture Oct 31, 2014

Alexandra Yarrow

The course is designed to ready students for the library work world. Since the environment is so varied, the instructor asked people from different spheres to come in and talk about their specific experiences: eg. what are public libraries like to work in? What kind of work could LTs expect to do? What are the customers like? Working conditions? What would be a good way to prepare for an interview? What attributes/behaviours are most important? Tell some funny stories about experiences in the public library...odd questions, challenges, patrons, etc.

Best Foot Forward: Making Your First Step into Management the Right Step

Alexandra Yarrow

Are you hoping to move up within your current organization, or looking elsewhere for your leap into the manager role? This session will explore these two paths to management positions, from the perspective of two newly minted managers. We will discuss how to know if are ready to move into a management position, the pros and cons of staying/leaving your current organization as well as some best practices from our experiences navigating the transition period into management. Tara Wong, Manager, Public Services, Regina Public Library and Alexandra Yarrow, A/Manager, Alternative Services, Ottawa Public Library

Comicgong - Rosanne Travers and Tanya Leonardi

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Comic Gong is an annual comic convention event held at Wollongong City Library that has grown significantly since its inception in 2013. It was created to promote the library's graphic novel collection, foster community engagement, and provide a youth-focused free event. Over the years it has increased attendance from over 1,000 to nearly 6,000 people, required more extensive staffing and planning, and led to major growth of the library's graphic novel collections. It has also been successful in attracting new members and increasing other library programs and services, establishing the library as a center for pop culture in the community. Plans are underway to continue expanding the popular event in 2017.

McGill Public Libraries lecture November 12, 2012

Alexandra Yarrow

Alexandra Yarrow has worked in several libraries in both Montreal and Ottawa since 1998. She is currently the Coordinator of the Carlingwood Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Some key details about her career and the Carlingwood Branch include that she has held various positions at OPL since 2006, oversees a collection of 120,000 items and monthly circulation of 48,000 items, and organizes many popular programs for both children and adults. She also discussed OPL-wide initiatives like RFID implementation and her involvement in professional library organizations.

Pop up library - Cheryl Woodward

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The Willoughby City Library is holding a Pop-Up Library at the Thursday Street Markets and Victoria Ave Mall in Chatswood. Representatives from various library teams will staff the Pop-Up Library to promote the library's collection, resources, and events. The goals are to reach new patrons, sign up members, and increase awareness of e-resources and in-person activities. Success will be measured by visitors, circulation, sign-ups, and exposure. At their first Pop-Up Library, they had over 95 interactions including new members, items borrowed and returned, and inquiries about services and events. Lessons learned include having bilingual staff, weather-dependent success, eye-catching displays, and promotion of specific

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One book one region - Shiralee Franks

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The One Book One Region program delivered copies of the selected book The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion to 15 branches across the Werris Creek, Bingara, and Warialda regions. A total of 350 copies of the book were loaned out during the promotion period, along with 75 loans of the e-audio version. Promotion included media releases, radio interviews, printed materials, social media hashtags and posts, and an author talk. The program was successful in getting the selected book into the community, but recommendations were made to allocate more funding, select appealing titles, ensure branch preparation, and plan additional engagement activities.

Furrah Arshad: Furrah will introduce us to the work of her organisation Ethnic Enable and how it started up. She will also talk us through some of the major issues affecting people with learning disabilities from black and minority ethnic communities in Scotland. She will also share her thoughts on how best to support and make connections with families from black and minority ethnic communities. http://www.iriss.org.uk/conference/forgottencitizens

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