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Vancouver board of education may cut up to 40 jobs
Vancouver Sun blog – BC Education Report Tracy Sherlock October 9, 2013 The Vancouver School Board is meeting tonight to hear input on a plan that could see as many as 40 jobs lost to pay for the CUPE wage increase. Senior management at the board of education prepared a savings plan to pay for […]
Poetry Please! Presentation and poetry workshop
PoetryPlease! Tiffany Stone and Robert Heidbreder, two well-known BC children’s poets whose published works include Rainbow Shoes (Kirkus starred review), Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends, Black and Bittern Was Night (Publishers Weekly starred review) and Crocodiles Play, will take you on a poetic ride. You will listen to poetry, act it out, […]
Library Workshops in October for Graduate Students
Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot! Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about […]
The Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable presents Julie Flett, Julie Morstad & Richard Van Camp in Conversation October 19th, 2013
Join us on Saturday October 19, 2013 for a morning of words and images, entertainment and delight as three rising stars in Canadian children’s publishing talk about their craft. University Golf Club 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Includes breakfast | Book sales by Kidsbooks | Art sales Early bird rates end September 30, 2013. Click here […]
Reminder: ‘Orientation to Connect’ TODAY!
This is a reminder for those who are interested in participating in the “Orientation to Connect” training session. This is the last one offered by ETS in September. It is scheduled for EDCP members, but everyone is welcome. Time: September 25th, 10:00-11:30am Location: Scarfe, room 1008
Connect unavailable Saturday, September 28th from 7am to noon due to system upgrades
Please be advised that Connect will be unavailable on Saturday, September 28th from 07:00-12:00 PT due to system upgrades. For further information and updates, please see UBC IT bulletins at http://bulletins.it.ubc.ca/. If you have any questions about the outage, please contact UBC IT at 604.827.4357 (7-HELP), or via the UBC IT Contact Form: http://it.ubc.ca/SOS
Food for Fines Oct. 21 to Nov. 3, 2013: Clear your fines while helping those in need
UBC Library users who wish to donate non-perishable food items may have $2 in fines paid for each food item donated up to a limit of $30. Food donations will be given to local food banks. The Food for Fines program will take place in all UBC Library branches from October 21st to November 3rd, 2013. […]
Celebrate Science 2013: An event for parents, teachers, writers, and librarians
A celebration of science! An event for parents, teachers, writers, and librarians! Want to engage youth in science and math? Why not use interesting books, simple hands-on activities, scientific collections, quests and above all make it fun! 9:30-12:30 pm Beaty Biodiversity Museum 2212 Main Mall, UBC Saturday, October 26, 2013 Featured Scientist—Dr. Andrew Trites, Professor […]
Fall 2013 Colloquium Series: Sept. 25th, Canadian Poet, JonArno Lawson will present “A Talk from the Bottom of the Box: Reflections of an Award-winning Poet for Youth.”
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, the iSchool at The University of British Columbia, cordially invites you to the first of our Fall 2013 Colloquium Series, where JonArno Lawson, Canadian Poet, will present “A Talk from the Bottom of the Box: Reflections of an Award-winning Poet for Youth.” This colloquium is sponsored by […]
Wear Orange September 25th – SAFE SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS
The United Nations Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End Violence Against Women has declared the 25th of each month #OrangeDay. This month they are calling for all girls to have access to violence-free education. Are you involved in initiatives to improve the safety of girls at and on the way to and from school? Share them @SayNo_UNiTE. […]