The Foothills Library Association provides the Events Line as a service to the library community, primarily in Calgary, Alberta, and the surrounding area, but also includes events of interest to library workers in the rest of the Prairie Provinces, British Columbia and the North. It is a free service to you can use to advertise your local library’s or library associations’ events.
Although the Events Line service is free and run by volunteers (like the Jobline), your membership fees help to support it. If you are not a member, we encourage you to obtain a $25 yearly membership. More information may be found on the Membership page.
The Events Line lists library related events at the professional, technical, and community levels. It is updated daily as submissions are found or received.
To list an event, e-mail the relevant information as text in the body of the message and not as an attachment to events@fla.org. Please note that because of the very high risk of receiving a virus through email attachments, they will not be accepted.
The Foothills Library Association reserves the right to choose whether or not to post events on its Events Line. Please try to include all the necessary information in your events posting as will not be able to contact groups for clarification. For questions about the Events Line, send an e-mail to events@fla.org.
The Alberta Readers' Choice (ARC) Award committee is pleased to announce its top five books vying for Alberta's biggest book prize. The $10,000 award rivals other major national book awards in Canada and is presented in partnership by the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA). The ARC Award promotes the works of Alberta authors and publishers and encourages the reading public to support literary works published in Alberta. The final phase of the award process culminates in a public vote for the prize of $10,000, awarded to the author, who will be announced at the Book Publishers Association of Alberta Awards Gala on May 14, 2010 in Edmonton.
The ARC Award organizing committee reviewed over 200 submissions published in Alberta and produced a shortlist of 20 for a vote among Alberta libraries. Librarians helped reduce the list to 10 and the final phase saw guest jurors select the top five titles. ARC's five guest jurors will champion one finalist title respectively during the voting process. Jurors have selected the top five titles based on a range of criteria, from readability and literary merit, to potential consumer appeal. Public voting begins March 15 and runs until April 30th.
The top five books are:
The Frog Lake Reader by Myrna Kostash: published by NeWest Press; championed by the Honourable Tommy Banks, Senator, musician and long-time broadcaster
The Forgotten Explorer: Samuel Prescott Fay's 1914 Expedition to the Northern Rockies by Samuel Fay: published by Rocky Mountain Books; championed by Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer Mayor
Fishing for Bacon by Michael Davie: published by NeWest Press; championed by Laurie Greenwood, bookstore owner and literacy advocate
Bomb Canada and Other Unkind Remarks in the American Media by Chantal Allan: published by AU Press; championed by Fil Fraser, former broadcaster and author
Buying Cigarettes for the Dog by Stuart Ross: published by Freehand Books Championed; Simone Lee, Calgary-based independent bookseller.
Calgary Libraries in Action: Librarians -- in Love with Technology?
Are libraries and librarians too fixated on the latest trends, 2.0s, and techie gadgetry? Have our energies shifted to facebook -ing to the detriment of actual book -ing? Has the virtual library trumped the physical library? Most importantly, why does it matter?
Join us for a lively debate and a hard look at our "relationship issues"!
Alberta Readers' Choice Award Announces Juror Panel
The Alberta Readers' Choice Award committee is pleased to announce its five jurors: the Honourable Tommy Banks, Senator, musician and longtime broadcaster; well-known Alberta author Fil Fraser; Red Deer Mayor, Morris Flewwelling; independent bookseller, Simone Lee; and bookstore owner and literacy advocate, LaurieGreenwood. The five jurors will select the final five titles from the current top ten list, which were voted on byAlberta librarians. The final list of five will then be subject to a public vote, during March and April, to determine the winner. Each of the jurors has been encouraged to choose a title to champion during the public voting phase. The $10,000 cash award is one of the largest literary awards in Canada and will be announced at the Book Publishers Association of Alberta Awards Gala on May 14, 2010 in Edmonton.
The 10 shortlisted titles as selected by Alberta librarians:
The Frog Lake Reader by Myrna Kostash, published by NeWest Press
Crossing the Swell by Tori Holmes, published by Rocky Mountain Books
In Bed with the Word: Reading, Spirituality, and Cultural Politics by Daniel Coleman,published by University of Alberta Press
100 Years of Anne with an "e": The Centennial Study of Anne of Green Gables Edited by Holly Blackford, published by University of Calgary Press
The Forgotten Explorer: Samuel Prescott Fay's 1914 Expedition to the Northern Rockiesby Samuel Fay, published by Rocky Mountain Books
The Weekender Effect Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns by Robert Sandford, published by Rocky Mountain Books
Fishing for Bacon by Michael Davie, published by NeWest Press
Bomb Canada and Other Unkind Remarks in the American Media by Chantal Allan, published by AU Press
Fifth World Drum by Anna Marie Sewell, published by Frontenac House
Buying Cigarettes for the Dog by Stuart Ross, published by Freehand Books
The Alberta Readers' Choice Award is presented by the Edmonton Public Library, in partnership with the Book Publishers Association of Alberta.
The students of the University of Alberta School of Library & Information Studies are pleased to invite Librarians from the Foothills Library Association to the 2010 Forum for Information Professionals (formerly Professional Development Day).
This one-day conference will be held on Friday, February 5, 2010, at the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) on the University ofAlberta campus. The theme of the conference is Back to our Roots: For Foundations, For the Future. Rory Litwin will be the keynote speaker.
Registration is free before January 31st, 2010. Please register through the event webpage at http://www.ualberta.ca/~lissa1/fip/. (Late registrations can be made at the event for $20. Receipts provided.)
Each year, the Foothills Library Association offers funding to its members in the form of a Conference Travel Grant of up to $500.00. The purpose of this grant is to assist those FLA members with limited or no access to funding to attend a library conference related to their work. The grant may be applied to cover conference fees or the cost of accommodation and travel to the conference.
Guidelines, additional information and access to the application form can be found here: http://www.fla.org/grant.php Members must complete the application form prior to January 31 in order to qualify for funding during the current year.
Attention Calgary AALT Members! Join us on December 29th for Zoo Lights at the Calgary Zoo. Bring your family (or just yourself!) and meet up with members of the board and other AALT members. We will meet at the North Gate around 6:30 pm and will begin the light extravaganza at 6:45 pm.
Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for... children. Parking is included!
Please join the Foothills Library Association Special Bylaw Meeting.
This event will be held on Tuesday December 15, 2009. Time: 7:00pm. Location: 3508 Underhill Drive NW.
Please RSVP to flarsvp@fla.org by Dec. 11, 2009. There is no charge for this event.
We know this is a busy time of year, but your support is critical to the future of the FLA. For your review, here are the revised bylaws we will be voting on. Our current bylaws are here.
Thank you to Jerremie and Rita to for kindly hosting this event.
