Fundaising during the Fall 2011 Term

We had an amazing term!

This semester there were two fundraising

The first was a donation of $60 to the Slave Lake Library to assist with rebuilding.

Our second fundraising effort was for the London Public Library's "A Book for Every Child"

We raised a total of $230 for the charity through bakesales, button sales and our wonderful raffle.

Thank you to everyone who helped out!

Thank you message from the Iola Foundation

During the Summer 2011 semester money was raised to donate a book for GBLT youth for a local high school via the "It Gets Better" Project.

Recently we revieved a wonderful thank you message from the Iola Foundation:

Subject: Thank you
CLA-UWO,

Thank you for taking part in our book donation program by making a generous contribution of $$30.00 to the Iola Foundation made in support of the It Gets Better Project. Your book will be shipped w/in a few weeks to the address designated.

We appreciate the support from so many people like you who want to put an end to anti-LGBT bullying.

More than 30,000 unique positive messages have been recorded to show young LGBT people the possibility of a better tomorrow, if they just believe that it will get better.  With your donation, we are able to continue to share these messages of hope and the potential for a bright future with LGBT youth.

The It Gets Better Project will continue to thrive and reach LGBT youth as long as people continue to talk about the Project and share their stories. If you haven’t already done so, please record a video message or submit your written story of how your life got better. Let young LGBT people know how life has gotten better for you.

Share the It Gets Better Project with your friends and family by letting them know that www.itgetsbetter.org is a great place to watch videos and learn about how people are making it better every day for LGBT youth.

Sincerely,

Brian Pines
Treasurer
Iola Foundation

Thank you to everyone who donated.

CLA Holiday Raffle

CLA is raffling off four prizes to support the A Book for Every Child charity.

Top Prize: Wine & Cheese Gift Basket (includes: 1 bottle of red wine, 1 bottle of white wine, cheese and crackers)
Second Prize: Fleetway Lanes Gift Card (for two rounds of bowling)
Third Prize: Scarf & Mitten Comfort Pack (includes: 2 scarves form Impressions Fashions and Accessories and a pair of handknit mittens, mug and hot chocolate)
Fourth Prize: Tim Horton’s Gift Bag (includes: bag, travel mug, t-shirt, hat & towel)

Tickets are $1 each or 3 for $2, and will be sold at lunch all next week (November 28 - December 2), and during the End of Term Party.

Healthy Bakesale

Tuesday November 29th 10:30am - 1:30pm outside of the GRC

All proceeds go to A Book for Every Child.

Speed Networking

This past Tuesday, was the CLA's Spped Networking Event. It was a clear and cool evening in London, and the Masonville Library was very warm & welcoming.


We would like to thank all of the professionals who attended:

• Randy Oldham, Web Librarian, University of Guelph
• Denise Horoky, Education Librarian, University of Western Ontario
• Sharron Smith, Manager of Reader's Advisory Services, Kitchener Public Library
• Kevin Moore, Supervisor, Pond Mills Branch, London Public Library
• Sarah Andrews, eCollections Librarian, London Public Library
• Stephen Francom, Archivist, Elgin County Archives
• Izabela Piasecka-Latour, Manager, Prospect Research, Ontario - CNIB

They showed a great amount of enthusiasm, patience and knowledge when faced with 15 minutes of one-on-one discussion with students eager to know more about them and their careers.

We can't name any one librarian, archivist or prospect researcher as a favourite, because they were all amazing!

If you were not able to make it to this semester's networking event, we will be scheduling another one for next semester, so be ready.

Out of Town Event: Care and Repair of Paper Documents Workshop

The St. Marys Museum will be hosting a Care and Repair of Paper Documents Workshop presented by Oxford County Archivist, Mary Gladwin on Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 9am to 12pm. 

The hands on workshop will give participants practical experience on how to clean, repair and store paper records. All materials will be provided. 

Cost: $10.00
 
Location: St. Marys  Museum, 177 Church Street South
 
To register or for more information: Contact the St. Marys Museum at 519-284-3556  or museum@town.stmarys.on.ca or visit
www.stmarysmuseum.ca. 

Spaces are limited to 20 people! 
Register by November 17, 2011 to avoid disappointment! 

Upcoming Events!

Tour of the Map Library

There will be a tour of the Map Library on Thursday November 10 at 12:15. We will be meeting in front of the GRC at 12 before walking over.

Guest Speaker

During the  regular meeting time on Tuesday, November 15 CLA will be hosting a guest speaker, Rochelle Mazar from U of T Mississauga, an Emerging Technologies librarian. Come to Room 295 at 12pm and bring your lunch and questions.

 

Speed Networking Event!!

On Tuesday, November 15, there will be a Networking event at the Masonville Library at 6pm. Tickets are $5 a piece and will be sold during lunch this week. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with librarians from Public, Academic, and Special libraries. Each participant will get the chance to talk to each of the librarians at the event for a 15 minutes. 

The professionals who are attending are:

• Randy Oldham, Web Librarian, University of Guelph
• Denise Horoky, Education Librarian, University of Western Ontario
• Sharron Smith, Manager of Reader's Advisory Services, Kitchener Public Library
• Kevin Moore, Supervisor, Pond Mills Branch, London Public Library
• Sarah Andrews, eCollections Librarian, London Public Library
• Stephen Francom, Archivist, Elgin County Archives
• Izabela Piasecka-Latour, Manager, Prospect Research, Ontario - CNIB

Tour of the UWO Archives

On Thursday, November 17 we will be meeting in front of the GRC at 12 before walking over to the Archives (first floor of the Weldon Library) for a tour at 12:15pm.