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Read A Story, Share a Book with Brian Deines & Nancy Hundal
Are you interested in the writing and/or illustrating process? If so, you should join our guest author and illustrator to find out how you can become an author or an illustrator yourself! Brian Deines, acclaimed Canadian children’s book illustrator and Nancy Hundal, a local author and librarian are presenting on the art of the picture […]
The Art of the Picture Book: Feature Presentations by Brian Deines & Nancy Hundal
Are you interested in the writing and/or illustrating process? If so, you should join our guest author and illustrator to find out how you can become an author or an illustrator yourself! Brian Deines, acclaimed Canadian children’s book illustrator and Nancy Hundal, a local author and librarian are presenting on the art of the picture […]
Stranger in a Strange Land 2012- A Children’s Literature Conference
Stranger in a Strange Land 2012 is a Children’s Literature Conference Organized by UBC Graduate Students This one-day conference will showcase graduate research that explores and questions many facets of children’s literature. Presenters are coming from across Canada,the UK, the US, and France. Keynote speakers: Elizabeth Marshall and Sarah Park. See the program schedule here. There is still time to register! […]
Registration Now Open for the TD National Reading Summit III May 2 – 4, 2012, Vancouver, B.C.
Join the discussion and help shape a National Reading Plan that will encourage, support and promote the joy of reading across Canada. Have a look at the National Reading Plan DRAFT here. Click here to view a detailed programme. Register now, SPACE IS LIMITED. ~text and links from the National Reading Campaign website.
We Want You!
UBC Library is currently working on a Library homepage redesign and we need your help! Please consider participating in one of the sessions below (all participants will receive a $10 gift card for UBC Food Services): 1) CARD SORTING EXERCISES – Wed. April 18th & Thurs. April 19thCard sorting is an activity where participants help […]
UBC Children’s Literature Conference, Saturday, April 28th
Stranger in a Strange Land 2012: A Children’s Literature Conference Organized by Graduate Students of the University of British Columbia This is a one-day conference showcasing graduate research that explores and questions any facet of children’s literature. Presenters are coming from across Canada, with some from the UK, US, and France. Keynote speakers: Elizabeth Marshall and Sarah Park. Program […]
TD National Reading Summit III: Vancouver, B.C. May 2nd to 5th, 2012
Creating a National Reading Strategy for Canada: About the National Reading Campaign The National Reading Campaign is about creating a reading strategy for Canada. It is about engaging Canadians in exploring what a Canadian reading plan would look like, and what we would expect the key outcomes to be. In short, it is a campaign […]
Authorfest February 2
Join us at Authorfest on Thursday February 2, 2012 Hebb Theatre, 2045 East Mall, UBC Campus, Vancouver 4:30-6:00 pm. This year’s Authorfest features BC children’s authors Linda Bailey, Robert Heidbreder and Ellen Schwartz. You will also meet other wonderful BC children’s writers Tanya Kyi, Kathryn Shoemaker and Julie Burtinshaw. It promises to be a wonderful event. Come and bring […]
Campus Visit by: Paulette Bourgeois (creator of Franklin the Turtle)
Once a year, the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program at the University of British Columbia hosts a colloquium with a respected speaker from the creative or scholarly side of children’s literature. Paulette Bourgeois is author of Franklin the Turtle series and other award-winning picturebooks and nonfiction. Franklin is a best-selling picturebook series in Canada and has had huge global success, with articles written about it […]
Event: Celebrate Learning Week — Celebrate School Libraries
Our annual School Library Day Colloquium hosted by the UBC Education Library and School of Library Archival and Information Studies will be held on Wednesday, November 2 at 4:30PM. Speaker: Mike Eisenberg, Professor and Dean Emeritus, The Information School, University of Washington Topic: Project Information Literacy: What College Students Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age […]