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Featured New Children’s & YA Books: January 2020
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Very rich / Polly Horvath. Pz7 .H8142 Vr 2018 |
Swing / Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess. Pz7.5 .A44 Sw 2018 |
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I will be okay : my name is Max, and all day long, I know I’ll be okay / by Laurie Wright ; illustrations by Ana Santos. Bf697.5 .S47 W85 2018
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War storm / Victoria Aveyard. Pz7 .A9529 Wr 2018 Great Reads
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Collection Spotlight: The Truth About Cats & Dogs
The Truth About Cats & Dogs: Children’s Books About the World’s Most Popular Pets
January 6 – 20, 2020
This exhibit features fiction and non-fiction children’s books about cats and dogs. From well-loved classics like Old Yeller by Fred Gipson to newer graphic novels like Fluffy Strikes Back by Ashley Spires, library patrons and pet lovers of all ages will find something of interest.
Curators: Jennifer Abel, Carmen Marchal, Stephanie Marston, Elena Pederson
Specific location: Collection Spotlight area (Main Level of UBC Education Library)
Other feline and canine themed exhibits at other branches of the UBC Library:
Rare Books and Special Collections
Past Purrrrfect: Cats in the Collection (special supplemental exhibit In the Doghouse: Historic Hounds)
Jan 6 – Feb 29, 2020
Past Purrrfect highlights materials from the 19th to the mid-20th centuries featuring a bevy of furry felines. In this exhibit you will find kitties playing, sleeping, prancing, purring, and being naughty. From our diverse holdings, items on exhibit range from photographs and family albums, children’s literature, correspondence from noteworthy individuals, pop-up books, bookplates, and artist editions.
Curator: Krisztina Laszlo
Specific location: RBSC Reference room.
David Lam Library and Canaccord Learning Commons
Friends from another Species: the Business of Pets
January 13- February 14, 2020
The David Lam Library and Canaccord Learning Commons’ part in the exhibit will include highlighting aspects of the print and electronic collection, as well as search strategies that help people find information on pets and the pet related industries. This includes market research resources like Passport GMID and IBISworld, as well as resources on influencer marketing and social commerce. Engagement activities include a photo wall of a variety of pets that have captured the hearts of many through various social channels.
Curators: Irena Trebic, Kim Fama, Christina Sylka
It’s Reading Cats and Dogs
February 1 – 28, 2020
It’s Reading Cats and Dogs will explore the literary, historical, and cultural obsession with our canine and feline companions through a selection of materials from Koerner Library’s holdings. The display will also highlight the cats and dogs of Koerner Library staff, with photos as well as book recommendations paw-sonally approved by our furry friends.
Curators: Keith Bunnell and Alexandra Alisauskas
Specific location: Koerner Library, Fireplace
Wild Observations: Felidae and Canidae around the World
January 6 – February 28, 2020
A selection of books highlighting the fossil history, genetics, and conservation of wild cats and dogs from Woodward Library’s collection.
Curators: Sarah Parker and Chantal Lyons-Stevenson
Specific Location: Woodward Library, Memorial Room
Featured New Resources: December 2019
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Language assessment : principles and classroom practices / H. Douglas Brown ; Priyanvada Abeywickrama. P53.4 .B76 2019 |
What really works with universal design for learning / editors, Wendy W. Murawski, Kathy Lynn Scott. LC1201 .W43 2019 |
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Start with the heart : igniting hope in schools through social and emotional learning / Michelle L. Trujillo. LB1072 .T78 2019 |
Step into STEAM : your standards-based action plan for deepening mathematics and science learning, grades K-5 / Sarah B. Bush, Kristin L. Cook QA135.6 .B88 2019 |
Featured New Children’s & YA Books: December 2019
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Share your smile: : Raina’s guide to telling your own story / Raina Telgemeier. PN159 .T45 2019 |
The good egg / Jory John ; illustrations by Pete Oswald. PZ7 .J62168 Gd 2019 |
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We are okay : a novel / by Nina LaCour. PZ7 .L13577 Wr 2019 Temporarily shelved at Education Library reserve |
Monday’s not coming / a novel by Tiffany D. Jackson. PZ7.1 .J353 Mn 2019 |
Video showcases how UBC Education Library helps shape academic success
With her practicum just around the corner, Glichelle Pereyra talks to us about her decision to come back to school for a Bachelor of Education, and how the Education Library is helping her succeed. From borrowing Micro-bits to attending workshops, Glichelle gives us insight to how she made the most of what the Library has to offer and how easily you can too.