F18 - Greater Victoria Public Library’s Emerging Local Authors Collection
Session Description
Generously Sponsored By: Greater Victoria Public Library
Greater Victoria Public Library is about to launch its third annual Emerging Local Authors Collection. This initiative is both a service and a collection—with the increase in self-published/independent/small press books, libraries are trying to balance concerns about collection quality with the need to be responsive and reflect our local community’s creative endeavors, all while dealing with limited budgets. GVPL will share the model it created that allows the library system to say ‘yes’ to all local authors.
Speakers
Rina Hadziev, Greater Victoria Public Library
Biography
Rina Hadziev is the Collections & Technical Services Coordinator at Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL). Rina is part of the team who developed the Emerging Local Authors Collection, and has been involved in building and managing every year of the collection. She is proud of how this collection/service has allowed GVPL to say "yes" to authors.
Lara Riecken, Greater Victoria Public Library
Biography
Lara Riecken is the Senior Librarian, Collections Services at Greater Victoria Public Library. She is part of the team who developed the Emerging Local Authors Collection, and has worked closely with the authors who have contributed to the collection each year.
Carl Cavanagh, Greater Victoria Public Library
Biography
Carl Cavanagh is a Public Services Librarian at the Greater Victoria Public Library, with a focus on Adults, Seniors, and All Ages Literacy. He has been very involved in working with emerging local authors on programming at GVPL, and is involved in the planning for the 2016/17 Emerging Local Authors Collection.