Saskatchewan Library Association
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Saskatchewan Library Week may be over, but there is still time to enter the Book Spine Poetry Contest! Enter by November 1 for a chance to win a $100 Chapters gift card: www.bookspinepoetrycontest.ca

We did it, Canada! After an incredible 4-week run, the 2020 Culture Days celebrations have officially come to an end. These last few weeks, your unshakabl...e spirits, joy, hard work, and commitment to celebrating arts and culture in our communities has been movingespecially this year when we all needed them the most. Thank you to the hundreds of amazing organizers and to everyone who participated indoors, outdoors, and online, you've helped to make this year unlike any other! --- On l’a fait, Canada ! Après quatre semaines incroyables, les célébrations de la Fête de la culture 2020 sont officiellement finies. Ces dernières semaines, votre esprit inébranlable, votre joie, votre travail acharné et votre engagement à célébrer les arts et la culture dans nos communautés a été touchant - en particulier cette année où nous en avons tous eu le plus besoin. Merci aux centaines d'organisateurs extraordinaires et à tous ceux qui ont participé en personne et en ligne, vous avez contribué à rendre cette année unique en son genre ! See more

Follow up on SLA advocacy efforts during the 2020 election: After sending a letter to party leaders asking about their position on libraries, SLA received a response from the Saskatchewan Party. The response is available at https://saskla.ca/assets/Saskatchewan-Party-response.pdf On October 21, SLA President Amy Rankin spoke with Ryan Meili from the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party on CBC Blue Sky.... The recording is available at https://www.cbc.ca//15804392-ndp-leader-ryan-meili-answers. Amy begins at 00:10:35 See more

Celebrate Culture Days and Saskatchewan Library Week with us! SLA has created eight videos featuring Saskatchewan writers and artists for you to enjoy! All videos are available at www.saskla.ca/2020-video-project and we will also be sharing them on our Facebook page. Today's video features Miriam Körner. Miriam is an award-winning Saskatchewan writer and illustrator who writes books for children and young adults. In this video, she joins us from Lake La Ronge and reads from h...er book Qaqavii. https://youtu.be/haUCib2xgsU See more