The seventh triennial European Council of International Schools (ECIS) Librarians’ conference will be held in Waterloo, Belgium, from September 25th to 28th, 2014. The conference theme is Climbing the Butte de Literacy: Librarians Supporting Language, Learning & Literacy. The conference will be hosted by St. John’s International School in Waterloo. For details, contact Committee Chair [email protected]
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International School Library Month in India
The International School Library day was celebrated in Pune, India, on the 21st October 2013 with a theme“SchoolLibraries : Doorways to Life”. The school has participated in the Book Mark Exchange Program and the book marks will be exchanged with schools in USA & Hungary.
The Bookmark Exchange Project is a simple, fun way of sharing the pleasure and delights of books and libraries and of making new friends through school libraries worldwide. Our students enjoyed making book marks and shared some messages like save the planet, save the earth, save the animals and aboutreading. What is being taught in the classroom as a unit is reflected on the book marks. A special thanks to those parents and teachers who spared time to participate in this project. Also thanks to students and teachers who accompanied and guided them to make beautiful book marks. Altogether 300 book marks were made on this day.
Sunita Malekar
Finnish Joy of Reading
One of the poster at the October 2013 European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) in Istanbul focused on the “Joy of Literacy” program in Finland (part of the Finnish “Joy of Reading” program. Helen Boelens noted the following recent publication, which is related to the poster session, may be of interest, especially in view of Finland’s excellent international reputation in reading and literacy.
Good Media Literacy – National Policy Guidelines 2013 – 2016 : Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland, 2013.
Manitoba School Library Day
The Manitoba Government Proclaims October 28, 2013 as Manitoba School Library Day:
“School libraries in Manitoba function as information-rich centres supporting inquiry and research in schools. They are active learning centres that provide instruction and access to a wide range of resources locally and globally. School libraries also foster student achievement and collaboration as well as the growth of traditional collections and electronic databases for the purpose of curriculum implementation in schools.” Hon. Nancy Allan, Manitoba Minister of Education (past)
Students from across Manitoba will be “Dropping Everything and Reading” throughout this day to celebrate their school libraries. They will be joining students from across the country as they celebrate National School Library Day on October 28, 2013.
Tweet what your students are reading on this day at: #canadadear2013
Library 2.013 Free Virtual Conference
The dates are set for the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference. The third annual global conversation about the future of libraries is scheduled for October 18-19, 2013. The conference will once again be held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. Everyone is invited to participate in this FREE forum designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.
To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join the Library 2.0 network. You do not need to join this network to attend, but doing so will also allow you to correspond with the presenters and other members, and to comment on sessions and discussions.
NEW for 2013! The Library 2.013 conference will feature two additional themed conference strands: 1) Doctoral Student Research and 2) Library and Information Center “Tours.” We encourage doctoral students to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to present their research and hone their online presentation skills. We also heard that many of you want to “see” libraries from around the globe. Presenters will take conference attendees on virtual tours of their libraries or information centers. We will post more information soon on the format of these tours.
Altogether, there will be eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as, MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, and more! Presenters may also submit presentations that cover LIS-related topics not included in the themed strands. The Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference is a great opportunity for professional development and networking. View the Conference Strands. (As a reminder, recordings of the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference presentations are still available for viewing at your convenience.)
Section Begins Revision of the IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines
| The revision of the 2002 IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines began with a workshop at the Singapore WLIC, held on August 20, 2013 at the National Library of Singapore. Dianne Oberg (Canada) and Randi Lundvall (Norway) began the workshop with a brief history of the development of the 1999 IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto and of the 2002 School Library Guidelines. Then Barbara Schultz-Jones organized five working groups, based on the content of the Guidelines: Introduction; Resources; Staff; Programs; and Promotion. The groups each gave a brief report at the end of their discussions, which were recorded on a flipchart. Dianne Oberg, incoming Secretary of the School Libraries Standing Committee, has transcribed the flipchart notes, and soon the group reports will be available as well.
Tentative Timeline for the Revision Process The process for the revision will involve a series of reviews and writing sessions as well as consultations with members of the IFLA School Libraries Standing Committee and with members of IASL. The joint committee anticipates considering feedback on the Guidelines during October and November in order to have a first draft of the revised document by December 2013. Further feedback and rewriting will continue throughout the first half of 2014. The plan is to have a final document ready for endorsement in August 2014 by the IFLA School Libraries Standing Committee and by IASL. Then the document will go for approval to the Governing Board of IFLA in December 2014, followed by approval by UNESCO. IFLA members are invited to participate in the revision of the School Library Guidelines as members of the “expert panel” to provide on-going feedback and advice to the joint committee. Interested individuals should contact Dianne Oberg [email protected]. Dianne will provide you with the information and resources that you will need to participate as a member of our “expert panel” over the next year. Dianne Oberg, |
U.S. Teen Read Week
Teen Read Week 2013 is less than two weeks away, beginning October 13th and going through October 19th. With the theme, “Seek the Unknown” be sure to register on the TRW Ning, order browse the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association of ALA) Pinterest page for programming and display ideas. With TRW-themed articles in YALS and on the YALSABlog, you will find plenty to support your teens in “Seeking the Unknown” this October!