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BC Library Conference 2020
Opening Keynote: Jessie Loyer - pê-itohtêtan ayamihcikamikohk: come, let’s go to the library
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 5:30 PM–7:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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T01 - Dungeons and Discourse: Collaborative table-top role-playing games develop storytelling and social-emotional skills.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Maryn Ashdown, Vancouver Public Library
Sarah Felkar, West Vancouver Memorial Library
James McCann, Richmond Public Library
Stephanie Hong, Vancouver Public Library
Gibsons & District Public Library
T02 - On the record: A candid look at newspaper closures in our province and what librarians need to know.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Anna Loster, Legislative Library of British Columbia
Megan Laflin, Legislative Library of British Columbia
T03 - Restorative Justice: What is it? How does it work? Why should Public Libraries learn to use it?
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Curated by Toby Mueller, Lillooet Area Library Association.
Haroon Bajwa
Lee Anne Smith, Richmond Public Library
T04 - Who’s Driving This Thing? Data-driven companies, public spaces, and the issue of privacy.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Curated by Samantha Mills, Vancouver Public Library
Alexandra Wieland, Simon Fraser University
Robert McLelland, Simon Fraser University
Janis McKenzie, Simon Fraser University Library
T05 - Library Services for “Invisibles and Disposables”.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Curated by Rose Jurkic, CUPE BC
Angela Contreras
Christopher Sorio, Migrante BC
Byron Cruz
Tania Thomas, Surrey Libraries
Java Jolt Coffee & Tea Break in the Trade Show
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 10:15 AM–Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM EDT
Britannia Ballroom
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Coaching Sessions - Thursday (Sign up is at the Registration desk. It’s first come, first served)
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 10:15 AM–2:15 PM EDT
Richmond B
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Cara Pryor
Andrea Freeman, Association of BC Public Library Directors
T06 - Recent Canadian and International Copyright Developments and the Impact on Libraries.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM–12:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Donald Taylor, Simon Fraser University Library
Christina de Castell, Vancouver Public Library
T07 - Collections in Social Movements: Grassroots libraries in marginalized communities.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM–12:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Curated by Yik Wan Karen Ng, UBC & West Vancouver Memorial Library
Y Vy Truong, joss paper library
Rachel Lau , Queer Reads Library
Avi Grundner
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Maryann Kempthorne, North Vancouver District Public Library
Samantha Bloomfield, Learning Resources Services, Surrey Schools
May Chan, University of Toronto Libraries
Emily Sugerman, University of British Columbia
T09 - What happens outside happens inside: navigating the intersections of community engagement, democracy, and patron-centered service
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM–12:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Danielle LaFrance, Vancouver Public Library
Audrey Wang, Vancouver Public Library
Sze Wann Lim, Vancouver Public Library
Eleonore Shaffer, Vancouver Public Library
Will Dereume, Vancouver Public Library, Collingwood Branch
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T11 - Opening Up the Undergraduate Science Classroom.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Sharon Hanna, BA, MLS, UBC Okanagan
Mathew Vis-Dunbar, MLIS, MAS, UBC Okanagan
T12 - Understanding Library Service Models as a Representation of Values.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Barbara Sobol, UBC Okanagan
T13 - Canadian Children's Library Services: What makes us Canadian?
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Curated by Dr Tess Prendergast, UBC School of Information
Christie Menzo, Burnaby Public Library
Karen Sharkey, Greater Victoria Public Library
Stephanie Hong, Vancouver Public Library.
T14 - BIBFRAME : Where We Are Now and What You Need to Know.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Dean Seeman, University of Victoria Libraries
T15 - Show me the Money! Effective influence strategies for sustainable funding.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Curated by Heather Scoular, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Scott Hargrove, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Elizabeth Tracy, Whistler Public Library
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T16 - Richmond Indigenous Collaborative Table.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Anne Bechard, Richmond Public Library
Terry Point, Musqueam First Nation
T17 - Lessons from SIMSSA: Reuse and access in a large-scale music search project.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Emily Hopkins, McGill University
T18 - Student Government, Advocacy, and Library Work.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Victoria Gomez, UBC iSchool Student, UBC Library and Archival Studies Students Association, Graduate Student Society at UBC
Katharine Sedivy-Haley, Graduate Student Society at UBC
Anita Fata, UBC iSchool Student, Library and Archival Studies Students Association, Out on the Shelves Library
Tarique Benbow, Graduate Students Society of UBC
T19 - Beyond body positivity: How to break down information barriers for fat people and create real fat positive spaces.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Alix Gullen, University of Victoria Libraries
T20 - Computational Thinking for Everyone: How the library brought the Carpentries to the University of Toronto.
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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May Chan, University of Toronto Libraries
Jordan Pedersen, University of Toronto Libraries
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Hot Topics: Cicely Blain - Diversity and Inclusion in our Libraries
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM–6:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Coaching Sessions - Friday (Sign up is at the Registration desk. It’s first come, first served)
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8:45 AM–2:00 PM EDT
Richmond B
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Cara Pryor
Andrea Freeman, Association of BC Public Library Directors
F01 - Finding a Place for Community-Engaged Library Work In and Beyond the Academy.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Heather De Forest, SFU Library
Aleha McCauley, University of British Columbia
Adair Harper, Richmond Public Library
F02 - Accessible Libraries for Everyone
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Madelaine Lekei, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Fiona P. McDonald, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Monica Gaucher, Okanagan Regional Library
Tara Thompson, Okangan Regional Library
F03 - Can We Decolonize Library Education?
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Curated by Lindsay Tripp, snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ - Langara College
Ashley Edwards, Simon Fraser University Library
Amy Perreault, iSchool at UBC
Sarah Dupont, Xwi7xwa Library, UBC
Christina Neigel
F04 - How Can We Help? InterLINK libraries supporting staff mental wellness.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Curated by Michael Burris, Public Library InterLINK
Jenny Fry, Surrey Public Library
Shelley Wilson-Roberts, MLIS, New Westminster Public Library
Leanna Wright , North Vancouver City Library
Margaret Tebbutt, Workplace Mental Health
F05 - Library Programming: Sparking Democracy and Solutions
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Curated by Kevin Millsip
Robin Prest, Simon Fraser University's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
F06: BCLTA & ABCPLD STREAM: Session 1 – Governance, community and power.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM EDT
Meeting Room #6
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Ginger Gosnell-Myers
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F07 - Newcomers and the Public Library: On Being Canada’s Unofficial Welcoming Committee.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Curated by Kelty Roberts, Vancouver Public Library
Shideh Taleban, North Vancouver City Library
Mark MacKichan, Vancouver Public Library
Ravi Basi, Surrey Libraries
Sarwan Singh Randhawa, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Dennis Juarez, MOSAIC
Ryan Drew, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Jody Johnson, PEERs Employment and Education Resources
F08 - Marginalized Folx, Precarious Labour, and Moving Forward in the Profession.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Curated by Sajni Lacey, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Magnus Berg
F09 - Capturing Vancouver: Accessible video storytelling in public libraries.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Meaghan Gibeaux, VPL
Erin Ziegenfuss, Vancouver Public Library
Kerri Donaldson, VPL
Roberto Ramirez, Vancouver Public Library
F10 - Pop-up Libraries as Creative Social Infrastructure.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Tanya Thiessen, Surrey Libraries
Amy Ashmore, Surrey Libraries
Kimberley Constable, Fraser Valley Regional Library
F11 - Navigating the Climate Crisis: Creating hope in a time of uncertainty.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Helen L. Brown, University of British Columbia Library
Dr. Lisa P. Nathan, University of British Columbia
David Boudinot, University of Victoria Libraries
Allison Richardson
Sally Taylor, University of British Columbia Library
F12: BCLATA & ABCPLD STREAM: Session 2 – Public Library Governance: The why and how for public libraries as spaces for democratic action.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Meeting Room #6
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Rebecca Burbank, Powell River Public Library
Chloe Smith
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F13 - Supporting Diversity of Reading: Accessibility and Usability in Libraries.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Simon Jaeger, National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS)
Laurie Davidson, BC Libraries Cooperative
F15 - One Year In: The process and results of connection to Kith and Kin.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Ariel Caldwell, Vancouver Public Library
F16 - The Roots of Reading - A digital early literacy project.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Jennifer Streckmann, Vancouver Public Library
F17 - A Fine Balance: Hate speech, freedom of expression and Canadian law.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Meghan McDermott, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
F18: BCLTA & ABCPLD STREAM:: Session 3 – Public Library Governance: Action and resilient communities.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM EDT
Meeting Room #6
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Paul Burry, Prince George Public Library
Mike Gagel, Prince George Public Library Board
F19 - A Year in the Life as the Youngest Library Director in the Province.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #1
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Camille Ginnever
F20 - The Community Scholars Program: Building capacity by making Paywalled Research more accessible.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #2
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Dana McFarland, Vancouver Island University
Kate Shuttleworth, Simon Fraser University
Kealin McCabe, University of Northern British Columbia
Shane Neifer, Thompson Rivers University
F21 - Building an effective strategic communications strategy for library initiatives.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #3
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Michelle Blackwell, UBC Library
Wendy Traas, UBC Education Library
F22 - Collective Print Strategy on a National Scale.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #4
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Gwen Bird, SFU Library
Doug Brigham, UBC & COPPUL
F23 - Social Justice, Human Rights, & Wikipedia Projects: Addressing systemic injustice on the Internet.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #5
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Stacy Allison-Cassin, York University Library
F24: BCLTA & ABCPLD STREAM: Session 4 – Public Library Governance: Governance teams and where it all begins – the Library Act.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Meeting Room #6
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Babs Kelly, BC Library Trustees Association
Andrea Freeman, Vancouver Public Library and Association of BC Public Library Directors
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Closing Keynote: Seth Klein - Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 3:45 PM–4:45 PM EDT
Britannia Ballroom
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