RISE Is a great example of community development and efforts to build a resilient, trusted and accessible network of learning opportunity for rural Alberta. Bow Valley College would be pleased to continue utilizing the RISE Network to support and align with needs of rural learners, increase access to post-secondary opportunities and strengthen cross-generational learning through technology
Teens in the Library: Spaces, Collections, and Programs for Grades 7-12
What do you do with teens in the library? How do you make sure the library is a welcoming space and reflects their needs? Join Paige, the teenbrarian at Lethbridge Public Library as she shares successes (and failures) in her work with library teens.
*session for library staff only
Kids & Family Reading Report (Scholastic Canada)
Library staff, learn at lunch!
Earlier this year, Scholastic Canada released its first Kids & Family Reading ReportTM, Canadian Edition. This report is a landmark nationally representative survey conducted in English and French that explores the attitudes and behaviors around reading of children ages 6–17 and their parents, as well as parents of kids ages 0–5. Learn more about the results in this videoconference presentation.
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Learning Modules for Everyone: More Than Just Kits (session for library staff)
Join Willow Schnell of the New Sarepta Public Library as she addresses the continual issue of needing to instruct patrons one-on-one when offering new technology, materials, programs and services.
Kids Can Code at the Library
Join Marigold Library System's Summer Program Student Grant Stewart as he shares about resources available to teach coding to children and how to run kids coding programs at your library.
This session will include:
- Coding Basics/Terminology
- Online Coding Resources
- Children's Coding Program Ideas
This session will last approximately 45 minutes; 30 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for questions
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Minecraft in the Library: How to Run Minecraft Programs
Join Marigold Library System's Summer Program Student Grant Stewart as he goes over the basics of Minecraft and how library staff can create and run their own Minecraft programs.
This session will include:
- Introduction to Minecraft
- Basics of Minecraft Play/Terminology
- Minecraft Programming Ideas
- Marigold Minecraft Server
This session will last approximately 45 minutes; 30 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for questions
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Oh Canada! Our Home and Native Land
for ages 3+
Join Storyteller Mary Hays as she shares fun stories from across Canada.
presented from Irricana & Rural Municipal Library
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Library Storytimes - an encore presentation
*for library staff only
Join Lara Grunow from the Okotoks Public Library as she provides a brief overview on how to plan and facilitate preschool programs for children (2 - 6), both parented and unparented. Templates for structuring a class and ideas of where to find craft, rhymes and song ideas will be shared.
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Strategic Planning and Grant Proposals
Library Storytimes
*for library staff only
Join Lara Grunow from the Okotoks Public Library as she provides a brief overview on how to plan and facilitate preschool programs for children (2 - 6), both parented and unparented. Templates for structuring a class and ideas of where to find craft, rhymes and song ideas will be shared.
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CANCELLED - Gardening in Southern Alberta
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