Survey: We Need Your Feedback

In December of 2022 members of the Newfoundland & Labrador library community participated in a town hall to discuss the future of the Newfoundland & Labrador Library Association (NLLA), which has been on pause since the beginning of the pandemic, and minutes from that meeting were distributed.

In addition, we would also like to invite all members of the NL library community (both past association members and others) to respond to a brief survey, to help us identify and define a future direction for the NLLA. 

Please submit your survey feedback to us on or before Monday, April 10, and please send any comments, questions or concerns you may have to Janet Goosney (jgoosney@mun.ca).  

Finally, please note that prior NLLA membership is not a requirement in order to participate in this process; we welcome comments and feedback from all interested members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Library community.

Aggregate survey results, along with next steps, will be shared following analysis.  Any information that could potentially be used to identify individual respondents will not be shared.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Feedback from Town Hall Meeting

In December of 2022 members of the Newfoundland & Labrador library community participated in a town hall to discuss the future of the Newfoundland & Labrador Library Association (NLLA), which has been on pause since the beginning of the pandemic. 

At this time we are sharing the minutes of that meeting, and inviting any comments that you might wish to share.

Finally, please note that prior NLLA membership is not a requirement in order to participate in this process; we welcome comments and feedback from all interested members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Library community.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Janet Goosney, QEII Library
Stacey Penney, QEII Library
Katie Lawton, Marine Institute
Emily Blackmore, NLPL
Crystal Rose, Grenfell

Minutes of Town Hall Regarding the Future of the NLLADownload

Online Forum: A Way Forward for NLLA

As many of you are aware, our association has been more or less inactive since the start of the global pandemic. Many of you have contacted us, as former members of the NLLA Executive, to ask about the future of the association. We agree that it is time for us to come together in order to have a conversation about the future of the NLLA, and to look for a way forward. With that in mind, we would like to invite you all to an online conversation about possible next steps for the NLLA.

The meeting will take place via Webex on Wednesday, December 7, noon to 1:00 pm.  To receive the meeting link, please register online at:

https://mun.webex.com/weblink/register/rd9621ba52cc19c6973850e9415e95c5a

If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to share your thoughts and suggestions, please send your comments to Janet Goosney jgoosney@mun.ca on or before December 6th.  

Also, please note that prior NLLA membership is not a requirement in order to participate in this meeting; all interested members of the Newfoundland and Labrador library community are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Janet Goosney, QEII Library

Stacey Penney, QEII Library

Katie Lawton, Marine Institute

Emily Blackmore, NLPL

Crystal Rose, Grenfell

What’s Going on with our Web Address?

Our domain name, nlla.ca, was unfortunately hijacked. We are doing what we can to recover it, but in the meantime, we are using our free wordpress URL to maintain access to the site. You can find us at https://nllibraryassociation.wordpress.com.

NLLA Offering Reduced Membership Rates for 2020

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the 2020 NLLA Conference, the NLLA is offering reduced membership rates:

• Librarians: $20 Now $15
• Library Technician/Library Assistant: $15 Now $5
• Student/Library Supporter: $10 Now $5
• Retired Librarian: $10 Now $5

Please consider joining or renewing your membership to help support your library association during this time.

Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting cannot be held in person this year, so we are moving it online. This year we are using Zoom for the meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 1 from 3:00-5:00pm. 

All current NLLA members have been emailed the meeting details, but if you did not receive them and would like to join the Zoom meeting, please contact Janet Goosney jgoosney@mun.ca.

 

2020 Conference Postponed

In an effort to reduce opportunities for the potential spread of COVID-19 the Executive of the NLLA has decided to temporarily suspend non-essential gatherings and external events of more than 25 people. As such, at this time we are postponing the 2020 Annual Conference.

Given the current uncertainty about when it will once again be safe and prudent to hold such an event, the new date of the conference remains to be determined and will be announced later.

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Call for Proposals 2020 Annual Conference

NLLA is pleased to announce our 2020 Annual Conference: Resilience will take place on Monday, May 4. In his book Palaces for the People, sociologist Eric Klinenberg describes how a group of planners met to discuss ways to restore resilience to 21st century cities. Someone proposed a compelling idea for a “resilience center” – a place that would be a community gathering place, open every day, welcoming to everyone, staffed by trained professionals, with flexible space that could be adapted for many uses. Klinenberg realized that most communities already have such a place – their local library. Read more about this year’s conference theme.

We are seeking proposals for the following presentation types:

• Long presentation or workshop: 45-minute sessions, composed of either a 30-minute presentation and 15-minute question period, or a 45 minute workshop.  May be either practice-based or research-based.
• Panel: We will ask a series of questions, and a moderated discussion will be led around the topic of resilience.  Please tell us why you would like to be on the panel.
• Lightning talk: 7-10 minute timed presentations, designed to give attendees a brief glimpse into an idea, project, program or activity.
• Book teaser: 10-minute presentations consisting of a book talk and reading of a short excerpt.  Teasers can be based on any book chosen by the presenter, including fiction, non-fiction, adult or children’s literature (does not have to be authored by the presenter).  Please state the book title in abstract.

The deadline for proposals is Monday, March 30th.  Please submit your proposal using our online form and remember to include:

• An indication of the presentation type (long presentation, short presentation, lightning talk or book teaser).
• The presentation title plus a brief abstract (max. 250 words for a long or short presentation; max. 100 words for a lightning talk or book teaser) describing your topic and the goals of your presentation.
• Contact details (name, library, position, telephone number and email address) for each speaker.
• A brief (max 50 word) biography for each speaker.

For questions or comments, please contact Conference Chairs Elyse Sparkes Coombs (elysecoombs@gmail.com) or Jessie Cahill-Bouzane (Jessica.Cahill-Bouzane@mi.mun.ca),  or Wendy Rogers (wrodgers@mun.ca) and Erin Alcock (ekalcock@mun.ca) of the NLLA Conference Program Committee.

NDP Letter to NLLA

Libraries Matter!

Thank you to the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party for showing their commitment and support to the Newfoundland anf Labrador Public Libraries.

Letter from Alison Coffin, NL NDP [link to PDF].

Newfoundland & Labrador Election 2019

Libraries Matter!

All candidates have been sent letters regarding their stance on the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries, and whether or not they will follow through with the EY Organizational and Service Review recommendations, as laid out in the Future State Plan.

Letter to Dwight Ball, Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Letter to Alison Coffin, New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Letter to Ches Crosbie, Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Letter to Graydon Pelley, Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance

If you want your candidate to know that Libraries Matter to you, fill out this form and all responses will be forwarded to the party leaders.