Copyright for Story times

The Association of Canadian Publishers has formed the Read Aloud Canadian Books Program with Access Copyright. They issued a statement about their new program to allow libraries and educators to do licensed virtual story times. They have not discussed how this impacts the private agreements and terms that individual libraries …

Youth Teaching Adults Program

Many of you already have a great way of addressing the digital divide and providing intergenerational programs, but here is another program idea if you aren’t already doing it. Youth Teaching Adults is a program designed for youth volunteer-tutors to teach digital literacy skills to adult learners in a one-on-one …

Raise your community’s cultural awareness with Central Alberta Refugee Effort programming

Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) is delighted to work with libraries in our region to deliver a Cultural Café.  Cultural Cafés are a great introduction to learning about different cultures, meeting people from other countries, and a way to bring new patrons into your library – especially newcomers to your …