BC Teacher-Librarians' Association

MyPita Spring Conference 2026

Looking for professional development this spring?

Join us at the 2026 Provincial Intermediate and Middle Years Teachers Association – myPITA Spring Teachers Conference on April 17, 2026, in Whistler, presented in partnership with the British Columbia Art Teachers Association – BCATA and the BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association – BCTLA.

This year’s conference features:

Leyton Schnellart

• Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years

• Project-Based Learning: Integrating Curriculum and Competency Development

Hands-on Art Workshops

• Art History in Cats: A Hands-On Painting Experience

• The Monsters in My Head – Exploring Imagination Through Sculpture and Mixed Media

English Language Arts and Inclusion Workshops:

• Board Games in the Classroom to Build Community and Support Learning

• Every Student Seen: Centering Diversity in Your Book Selections

• Engaging Young Creators with Audiobooks, Radio Ads, Podcasts, and More!

• Visual Literacy Through Graphic Novels

To learn more or to register, visit: https://www.mypita.ca/
Register by noon on March 15, 2026, for the early bird rate!

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Final Winners for the BCTLA Conference 2025

Conference registration is now closed! We hope you are as excited to meet Mychal Threets as we are. If you were unable to register this year, we look forward to you joining us in 2026.

BCTLA Award Winners and Early Bird Conference Draw Winners and T-Shirts… Oh my!

Congratulations to this year’s BCTLA Award winners, who we will be celebrating at our BCTLA Social following the Conference on Friday, October 24th in Vancouver. If you haven’t registered to attend the Social yet, click this link! Support your colleagues and their amazing contributions to teacher-librarianship.

Finally, we are offering a chance to pre-order a conference t-shirt as there will be limited sizes and amounts available at the conference. We will only be accepting cash at the conference to purchase a t-shirt. Use this opportunity to order online with your credit card. Pre-ordering will close on Sunday, September 21! You can pre-order your t-shirt on the same link as you can purchase your ticket to the BCTLA Social, click here.

BCTLA 2025 Conference

Come to Vancouver for the BCTLA 2025 Conference on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Gladstone Secondary.

Are you as excited about our next conference as we are?! Here are a few reasons to inspire you.

Our Early Bird Draws

Our Keynote, Mychal Threets

Our Amazing, Hands-on Sessions

Our Super Fun Social and Awards Night

Come celebrate the best Teacher-Librarians in BC at our Social while enjoying a tasty BBQ dinner, followed by tabletop escape room games and prizes.

Our Stylish Swag

You’re going to want to purchase at least one of these.

Go to our BCTLA Conference page to get more details and register.

Spring 2025 BCTLA Webinar Dates

Bring a Banned Book: Freedom to Read Week Prep Webinar -Feb. 19, 2025 3:30pm

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Book Repair with the Talented Ms. Chudy Webinar -Apr. 16, 2025 3:30pm

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AI with Jennifer Casa-Todd Webinar -May 6, 2025 3:30pm

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