2008 News

October 10, 2008 – Valuable input gathered at stakeholder consultations. The MLA committee on the Future of Public Library Service in Alberta wrapped up its series of consultation sessions on October 6. The three-member committee, consisting of Fred Horne (Edmonton Rutherford), Teresa Woo-Paw (Calgary Mackay) and Committee Chair Jeff Johnson (Athabasca-Redwater), met with approximately 300 library stakeholders across the province. The Committee indicated that they were impressed with the dedication and passion of all workers in the field. Public Library Services Branch thanks all those who participated in this process. Your contributions are appreciated.

September 9, 2008 - Public Library Consultation News Release

July 31, 2008   The Library Association of Alberta (LAA)  is very pleased to partner with the Centre for Family Literacy for an online professional development opportunity called  "The A,B,C's of Family Literacy" to be delivered through the EI Education Institute, on Oct. 16. This one hour web conference  is open to Library staff and Board members, and anyone else interested in literacy issues and using a family centered approach to increasing levels of literacy in their community. All you need is a high speed internet connection and a telephone to attend; no special software or additional hardware is needed. As with all EI Education Institute audio and web conference sessions, as many people as you can comfortably seat around the computer and phone can attend for the price of one registration, so this is an easy and cost effective way to provide family literacy training to a large number of people.  Register online at educationinstitute.ca  LAA members : $75.00; Non-member: $95.00

July 30, 2008 - The Theodore Brandley Library in Stirling produced a video clip that is an excellent example of library marketing from a small library.   Libraries interested in producing a similar video can contact Charlene Fletcher in Stirling - libstir@chinookarch.ab.ca