ALA at UBC
UBC School of Information, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Suite 470- 1961 East Mall V6T 1Z1 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Free webinar from the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of ALA. Great for anyone thinking of pursuing academic librarianship. 30 October, 11am PT, follow link to register. An Introduction to Academic Librarianship https://t.co/LRpX0X2P3m

It's National Library Week!

Happening tomorrow! 21 Feb 2019, 9-10am (Pacific) Free webcast: So you want to be an academic librarian?: Academic Librarianship and the Hiring Process "The ACRL Membership Committee is sponsoring a one-hour interactive webcast for students who are interested in learning more about what academic librarianship is, the types of academic libraries and librarians, how to decode a job ad, the application, interview, and negotiation processes."... Info here, click through to find registration: https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/17232

Free webinar from ALA's Public Library Association: "Just One Thing": Training Staff for Community Engagement (outreach and engagement case study from Plano Public Library) 11am - 12pm (PT), Tuesday 26 February 2019... Register here: http://www.ala.org//e/onlinelearning/webinars/justonething "Enhance the customer experience by increasing staff engagement! Learn how the Plano Public Library created a cohesive customer service experience by training staff to share just one thing about the library. Staff became more comfortable with patron interactions and engaged with more people during outreach. This concept became a cornerstone to the Outreach & Engagement team’s training and communications. With this concept in place, specific staff were identified for different types of outreach events to address the needs of different communities in their city. The presenters will share information about lessons learned, implementation strategies, internal marketing tips and tricks, and expanding programming outside of library walls."

Awesome turnout for our first 'Behind the Scenes at the Library' event! Thanks to everyone who came and to our wonderful host, Erie Maestro at Kensington Branch VPL.

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