BC Teacher-Librarians' Association

I Read Canadian is coming this February 19th!

Nicola Campbell, Robert Munsch, Roch Carrier, David Bouchard, Gordon Korman, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kenneth Oppel, Dennis Lee …

Canada is home to phenomenal writers of world class stories, and February 19th is the day to celebrate them.

The first annual I Read Canadian Day will take place on February 19th. This is a great time to show our pride in our home grown talent.

Consider celebrating by:

• displaying Canadian books around your school
• hosting a Drop Everything and Read time dedicated to Canadian authors
• have students bring their favorite Canadian stuffed animal to school and read a Canadian story to it
• read a wacky Canadian poem to your school
• host an author’s visit

The ideas are endless!

Did something fantastic? Share your event with the BCTLA through Twitter, Facebook or email at psac49@bctf.ca.

For more information, please visit https://ireadcanadian.com/day/

Looking for 2019-2020 nominees for awards and grants!

Our teacher-librarians are one of our school communities greatest advocates. It is our pleasure to honour those individuals who demonstrate amazing passion for their role. Awards and Grants nominations are now open and can be accessed here: https://easysurvey.ca/index.php?s=S&v=QX83ZRK&p=0

Please consider nominating an outstanding teacher-librarian in your district. Nominations close at the end of February with confirmations sent out in late April. All award and grant recipients are acknowledged at the BCTLA annual Fall conference.

Completed forms are due by February 28th.

Our Strength Rests in Numbers

The strength of our advocacy rests upon the contributions you can make to our collection of working and learning conditions data from around the province.

We sincerely appreciate the time and effort it takes to provide your local data to us. Your contributions enable the BCTLA to provide the most accurate and compelling case for continued increases in local and site funding of library learning commons, needed Teacher-librarians allocated hours, and the impact your work as T-Ls provides the greater public education community.

Follow the link provided here to enter your site’s data – thank you!

This important survey collects information on the conditions under which teacher-librarians work in this province. The data is turned into reports which can be used in local and provincial advocacy efforts. Previous year’s reports can be found online at https://bctla.ca/member-services/working-learning-conditions/.

Congratulations to all of our award winners!

2019 Award Winners

B.C. Teacher-Librarian of the Year

Diana Poole Memorial Award

Susan Henderson

B.C. Teacher-Librarians’ Association President’s Award

Maureen McDonough

Martha Cameron

Leigh Husieff

Val Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award

Patricia Finlay

Leslie Ikeda

New Teacher-Librarian of the Year

Sharon Neumann

2019 Grant Recipients

Ken Haycock Professional Development Grant

Devika Chudy

William H. Scott Memorial BCTLA Conference Grant

Kristine Clark

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