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- Mohawk College Library Instagram
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Programming & Community Development
- Libraries Transforming CommunitiesSource: American Library Association
Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA), with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, that seeks to strengthen librarians’ roles as core community leaders and change-agents through training. - Programming LibrarianProvides resources, connections and opportunities libraries need to fill their role as centers of cultural and civic life.
NOTE: This website offers ideas for all age groups and type of population. - STEAM ToolkitThis toolkit was created in 2012–2013 by a task force of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
- Teen Programming GuidelinesThe purpose of this guide is to assist library workers in setting learning goals for teen programs.
- Virtual Messaging and Programming Ideas for Library Physical ClosuresSource: Federation of Ontario Public Libraries
- ArriveIn - Public Libraries as a Resource for Newcomers in CanadaAn article that explains how newcomers to Canada can use public libraries for help settling in. Includes resources from various public libraries and the services they offer newcomers.
- The Decolonized Library ProjectThis resource includes a digital library selection of diverse books, all from kids to adult, non-fiction to fiction.
- The Learning Portal - MaamwiThe Maamwi Hub is inspired by the TRC 94 Calls to Action to ensure that the 24 Colleges of Ontario lead in the education of both staff and students on Indigenous history, culture, knowledge, and current Indigenous worldviews.
- Libraries Respond: Services to LGBTQIA+ PeopleAn article from ALA with resources on how to better serve LGBTQIA+ population in the library.
- Library LexiqueThis website offers a bilingual library toolkit, as well as a lexicon of English to French library terms.