PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Upcoming Webinar

Registration is now open for Modernizing Library Reading Programs for Adults. This online webinar will take place on Thursday, February 6 from 1 to 2pm and is free to all SLA members. This webinar is Facilitated by Devon Stolz, the Student Engagement Librarian at the University of Toronto Libraries and a PhD student at the University of Regina, who will share the journey from former RPL lead of Adult & Teen Programming, and reflect on the key takeaways from ideation to rollout to wrap-up. This case study provides insights for libraries looking to innovate and enhance their adult reading programs and challenges.

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Career & Student Awards

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Career & Student Awards

Did you know? The SLA is gives out several awards each year to reward individuals and organizations who are furthering libraries and literacy in Saskatchewan, and to encourage students pursuing a career in library services.

 

We are excited to announce three upcoming awards: Frances Morrison Award, Honourary Life Member Award, and Mary Donaldson Award of Merit.

 

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One Book One Province 2025

PROGRAMS

One Book One Province 2025

The 2025 One Book One Province title is Bread & Water: essays by dee Hobsbawn-Smith. The program will see libraries, book clubs, and individuals all across Saskatchewan join together in April 2025 to read this book and share discussions about the story.

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Learn About Membership with SLA

Membership

Learn About Membership with SLA

SLA offers its members a wide range of benefits, including access to continuing education grants, program supports, and professional development opportunities. Learn how you can benefit from joining SLA!

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Upcoming Webinar

Welcome to the Saskatchewan Library Association

The Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) is a provincial, volunteer, non-profit, and charitable organization designed to further the development of library service in Saskatchewan and through libraries, the culture of the province.

SLA provides information, advocacy, awareness, education, membership benefits and cultural opportunities for library workers and the public at large through its general operations and programs.

SLA’s work and support reaches lands covered by Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10, the traditional lands of the Cree, Dakota, Dene, Lakota, Nakota and Saulteaux peoples, and homeland of the Métis.

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Professional Development

SLA provides professional development opportunities to its members through continuing education grants, the annual Saskatchewan Libraries Conference, and webinars throughout the year.

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Advocacy

SLA gives a unified voice to Saskatchewan’s diverse library and information services community, and uses this voice to advocate on behalf of libraries and to raise awareness of the impact libraries have on our communities.

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Programs

SLA puts on a wide range of programs, including One Book One Province and Saskatchewan Library Week. Our goal is to give you tools to help you reach your library community more effectively.

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