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BC ADHD Awareness Week Display is up at Education Library

By epederso on October 2, 2014

Our new book display related to BC ADHD Awareness Week is up. BC ADHD Awareness Week Awareness Week is Oct 14-20th. The purpose of this campaign is to raise awareness of ADHD in adults and children and to reduce the stigma surrounding it.

Last year BC had 78 libraries and bookstores in 23 BC cities creating ADHD book displays and two ADHD information tables. There were more ADHD Awareness activities here than all provinces in Canada combined, and had multiple media and social media coverage.

Vancouver is the first city in Canada to Proclaim ADHD Awareness Week

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CBC Radio this weekend: What’s the future of the library in the age of Google?

By epederso on September 26, 2014

Digital technology is changing the way we store information, and how we learn from it.
Does it make sense to stack printed books in costly buildings when virtual libraries are just a mouse-click away?

http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/episode/2014/09/28/whats-the-future-of-the-library-in-the-age-of-google/

CBC’s Cross-Country Checkup is broadcasting this program ‘live’ on Sunday afternoon, September 28 from 4-6pm EST

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Books for Me! Book Drive to November 1, 2014

By epederso on September 19, 2014

UBC Faculty of Education and Education Library are hosting a book drive to help out the non-profit organization Books for Me!

For many families, buying children’s books just isn’t possible. Books for Me! provides children from these families an opportunity to build a personal library and experience the excitement of book ownership. The program comes to life as children choose their own book to take home and keep.

Please consider dropping off gently used children’s books in the plastic bin at the South West Entrance in the Scarfe Building just outside the library.

Since October 2011 Books for Me!’s volunteers have helped children and families choose over 22,000 books. With your help
we would like to reach even more.

For more information about Books for Me! check out www.booksformevancouver.org

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Historical textbooks: Yours to explore!

By epederso on September 8, 2014

At UBC’s Education Library, there is an emphasis on the study of education in the last 50 years, however material about the history of education from 1800 on is also collected.

There are vast arrays of historical texts and textbooks available on the lower level of the library. Although the collection is library use only and cannot be borrowed, patrons have direct access and can feel free to browse.

From the old 1950s Dick and Jane style reading and spelling books, to even older health, science and math books from the 1800s, I’m sure you’ll find the books in this section to be fascinating, informative and often humorous due to the now less than current content. Many of them are also quite beautiful!

See you in the stacks!

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‘Fairy Tales: Grow Your Imagination’ display now up at Education Library

By epederso on July 30, 2014

A new month is just around the corner and that means a new display is up at Education library! “Fairy Tales: Grow Your Imagination” showcases just a few of the many fairy tales and fairy tale themed books we have here at this branch.