Please see the French and English updates from CFLA-FCAB outlining activities since Fall 2019.
CFLA-FCAB Update
Posted in Uncategorized
Manitoba Library Association Posts
On April 29 the Provincial Government announced certain, gradual, easing of restrictions beginn
Being a member of the MLA Board provides excellent opportunities to:
- meet and network with others in the community,
- gain valuable skills,
- build your professional portfolio, and
- contribute to your profession.
The Manitoba Library Association welcomes nominations for the following positions on the Board:
Vice President
President
Secretary
Membership Director
Director at Large – Advocacy
Director at Large – Professional Development
Communications Director
Library Technicians Division Chair
Position descriptions are available online. Additional information on position responsibilities, expectations or benefits of serving on the Board is available by emailing president@mla.mb.ca.
Nomination Process:
You may nominate someone who is willing to stand as a candidate for an above position, or you may nominate yourself. Please send an email to president@mla.mb.ca and include:
- Name of nominee
- Contact information of nominee
Nominations close May 22, 2020.
Election Process:
Elections will take place at the Association’s Annual General Meeting on June 2, 2020. The roster of nominees will be presented to members and there will be a call for additional nominations from those present at the meeting. Voting will take place after which the Association’s members will accept the slate of new Board members.
The 84th Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba Library Association will be held online Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 7pm – 8pm. More details to come.
Provincial Health Order Update
Posted in COVID-19
On April 1 the Province released a new bulletin
The Province of Manitoba issued a new Public Health Order on March 30, restricting non-essential businesses from April 1 to April 14. Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) advises that, although public libraries are not specifically listed on the schedule of critical services, libraries are municipal services. Operations and delivery of municipal services are not prevented under the Public Health Act Order. Please read more here.
In these unprecedented times, the Education Institute’s upcoming webinars will continue to run, with a modified schedule. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many webinar presenters are taking on more work to support their communities and are unable to run their session during previously scheduled times. The calendar has been updated to reflect any changes made.
Available Webinars
The following webinars are available for viewership:
- FREE: Together in Isolation: Engaging Your Users During COVID-19
Presenter: Ardis Chedore
Watch the Recording
- FREE (for members): Crisis Communications: Communicating with Consistency and Transparency
Presenters: Paul Takala and Shelley McKay
Date: April 2 @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST
Note: For this webinar, we are expecting an unprecedented volume of participation, if there are no more tickets available to participate live, please click on the option to register to get access to the recording.
Host a Webinar or Suggest a Topic
We are curating content to help the library community navigate this pandemic, whether you are running programs virtually or figuring it out. Please email dlaldeo@accessola.com if you have an idea that can support the library community.
All-Access Pass
The Education Institute offers an annual subscription to its continuing education platform called the All-Access Pass. This pass provides you and your staff with unlimited access to upcoming webinars and archived sessions. If you or your organization are seeking solutions for providing professional development for staff in bulk, please get in contact with us at dlaldeo@accessola.com.
Free Webinar Replay: Libraries and COVID-19: Managing Strategies and Stress
Posted in COVID-19, and Professional Development
As communities across the globe work to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the library’s role as an information resource and community partner is more crucial than ever—whether or not the physical library is closed. In this special episode of AL Live, we’ll be speaking with librarians from communities that have been on the front lines of this crisis. They’ll discuss lessons learned during the initial response and how they are continuing to provide important services as public facilities close and commerce slows. We’ll also speak with mindfulness and mental health experts about how library workers can manage stress and anxiety during this ever-evolving situation and how they can disseminate these strategies to their patrons.
You can view the archive of this event at https://
Volunteer Manitoba is offering a webinar titled Planning and Facilitating Virtual Meetings, Including Your AGM on March 31, 2020, from 11 am to 12 pm.
There are special considerations when planning and facilitating a virtual meeting.
In this webinar, we will cover the best practices for planning and facilitating a virtual meeting to compensate for the lack of body language and facial cues to ensure everyone is an active participant. We’ll provide an overview of the common elements of an AGM and what should be done before and during the meeting, with an emphasis on how to plan for a virtual AGM. Examples of meeting and AGM agendas will be provided.
The Partnership is offering a webinar titled Crisis Communications: Communicating with Consistency and Transparency on April 2, 2020, from 12 to 1 pm.
Unprecedented times call for clear, consistent, honest communication with all parties – staff, customers, City partners, Council members, Library Boards, and the media.
This webinar will review decision-making, managing risk, rallying staff, messaging service changes, closures, moving to and promotion of online programming and services, and coordination of re-opening processes and messaging.
Join Hamilton Public Library’s Paul Takala, CEO, and Shelley McKay, Manager, Communications to learn more about how, what, and when to communicate during challenging times.
Membership Extension
Posted in Membership
In light of the rise of COVID-19 in the province of Manitoba, all MLA individual, institutional, and public library board memberships due, or past due, between March 1 and June 29 will be extended until June 30.
To stay up-to-date regarding COVID-19 in Manitoba, please see the Province’s COVID-19 website.