Shaping the Outcome of your Library – Communicating Effectively with Design...
Library building projects are very time consuming, expensive and one of the most difficult tasks faced by any librarian. Getting it right is critical. The Library Building Program is an essential...
View ArticleManaging Media Relations During a Crisis
Every organization experiences crises or critical incidents, especially when providing a public service. The crisis can be very time limited and largely forgetable, or life altering. Regardless, every...
View ArticleMade in Canada: STEM Resources for Canadian Schools and Libraries
Nonfiction for children, that underappreciated workhorse of the literary world, is currently undergoing a Renaissance. Print resources, especially in STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and...
View ArticleIndigenous Worldview Education Session
Dodem Kanonhsa and the R.E.A.L. School program have partnered to deliver the Indigenous Worldview – Education Session. This workshop will focus on introducing participants, through the use of...
View ArticleHandling Public Mental Health Issues: An Interactive Training Experience
NOTE: This session is now at capacity. A rush line will be seated at 8:50am should seats be available. Drawing on customized evidence-based practices in adult education and preventing and managing...
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Hackfest
The Super Conference Hackfest is an opportunity to collaborate with like-minded colleagues on library-related projects, most often software projects. You do not need to have previous Hackfest...
View ArticleFlip Your Library Orientation
Now let’s be honest. How effective is the typical school library orientation? We try to pack in as much information as possible, and the chances of our students actually remembering the basic library...
View ArticleConvergent Technology User Group
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View ArticleCareer Coaching
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View ArticleEarly Arrivals Welcome!
Flight get in early? Take advantage of your time and grab your badge in foyer of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Then join your fellow early birds for a beverage! The post Early Arrivals Welcome!...
View ArticleCool Spaces Tour: Penguin Random House Canada
This tour is now filled to capacity. Stand-by space may be available onsite. In June 2015, Penguin Random House Canada moved into a new combined office space in the heart of the city at 320 Front...
View ArticleCool Spaces Tour: Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University
Researchers, designers, developers, and volunteers are making sure new technologies are imagined, designed, and developed with the full diversity of people and their unique needs and preferences in...
View ArticleCoaching Conversations III: Just Coach!
Every successful library leader understands that the ability to communicate effectively is a critical tool in their leadership toolbox. Conversations that begin from a place of inquiry empower your...
View ArticleBuilding an Infrastructure for Inquiry-Based Learning: Models for...
Inquiry takes many forms across the disciplines and can be defined as an approach to learning that involves the investigation of formulated questions. While we expect to see some form of the “inquiry”...
View ArticleBring Your Own Cape: Using Novels and Non-Fiction Narratives to Further...
Social justice, questions of equality and the larger question of connections to the world carry their impact from school to home and beyond. How can novels and non-fiction narratives further...
View ArticleBreaking Down Those Walls: Extending The Reach of Your Library’s Services
Are you interested in reaching isolated customers or those who don’t currently use the library, and learning about best practices in this area? This session is for you! Speakers from Hamilton,...
View ArticleAll Set To Change: Challenging Traditional Practice in Library Design
You are committed and passionate about your service. But does your physical environment convey your values? Traditional shelving layouts in both schools and public libraries look pretty boring. They...
View ArticleMorning Yoga
Convention centre carpets and heavy publisher catalogues doing a number on your body? Join us at 7:30 am on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (MTCC 105/106 stage area) for yoga and ease into your day with...
View ArticleMorning Run!
Join us at 7:30 am on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for a quick jaunt outside. Our fearless planner Courtney will be leading a group on a run along the Toronto Waterfront (wind chills pending). It’s...
View ArticleEarly Arrivals Welcome
Flight get in early? Take advantage of your time and grab your badge in foyer of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Then join your fellow early birds for a beverage and a bite at Joe Badali’s across...
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