BC Teacher-Librarians' Association

Join us for our next webinar with Tanya Boteju on May 30th at 3:30pm.

Register here: https://t.co/guQXAzanFE

Come join us for a fun virtual workshop with Sofia Trujillo using picture books and art on April 20, 2023! This lesson can be adapted for high school TLs. Click the following link to register.

5 book prizes of Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade for attending teacher-librarians.

You can learn more about Sofia and other great lesson ideas at her website.

Don’t forget to celebrate Love Your School Library Day in your library learning commons on February 14th. Put up some posters around your school or have students decorate your LLC with their own messages of love.

International Book Giving Day takes place on the 14th of February each year. The aim? To get books into the hands of as many children as possible.

• READ a book
• SHARE a book
• PASS ON a book

 Ways You Can Get Involved in International Book Giving Day!

1. Leave books for children to discover, or donate to a local charity.
2. Organize a book swap of gently used books in your LLC.
3. Connect with others celebrating International Book Giving Day on social media. #bookgivingday
4. Download and print an International Book Giving Day bookmark and/or bookplate to attach to a book you give, from websites like https://bookgivingday.com/ They’re free!
5. Share a photo of yourself celebrating International Book Giving Day. Use #bookgivingday and #bctla on social media so we can find you.
6. Invite your community to celebrate International Book Giving Day by creating a display, poster or newsletter item.

As teacher-librarians, we are aware that book challenges are a reality of maintaining a diverse library learning commons collection. This webinar provides tips and tools that Canadian public libraries are currently using to negotiate these challenges with the hope that teacher-librarians will join them as allies against censorship. If you or your district are concerned about these issues, we highly recommend you attend this session.

Please fill out this Google Form if you plan to attend the webinar: https://forms.gle/TMeknkegEDk86e1z7

The BCTLA will forward the Zoom link to the webinar when you sign up.