An Invitation to Participate

Treasure Mountain Canada is a participatory event, and we are now ready for you to participate! 

Here's a message from TMC co-founder and symposium co-chair Carol Koechin, inviting you to collaborate with us.

CSL Awards to be Presented at TMC7 Dinner

Canadian School Libraries has two awards, which are presented every other year, at Treasure Mountain Canada symposiums. We are pleased to be presenting the following awards. 

The Angela Thacker Memorial Award

The Angela Thacker Memorial Award has been established in memory of Angela Thacker, teacher-librarian, library coordinator, and school library colleague, mentor, leader and advocate who served the Association for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada (ATLC) and the Canada School Library Association (CSLA) in many capacities. This award honours teacher-librarians who have made contributions to the profession through publications, productions or professional development activities that deal with topics relevant to teacher-librarianship and/or school library learning commons. 

This year's recipients of the Angela Thacker Memorial Award are Leigh Borden, Rabia Khokhar, Rebeca Rubio, and Jonelle St. Aubyn. Read more here.

The Leading Learning Implementation Award

The Leading Learning Implementation Award has been established to recognize, honour, and applaud school districts, provinces, and territories who have developed and/or enhanced their school library learning commons on a systemic basis, founded on the tenets, principles and continuous growth and renewal focus of the five standards of Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada.

This year's recipient of the Leading Learning Implementation Award is Surrey Schools, School District 36, Surrey, British Columbia. Read more here.

Spread the Word about TMC7

Canadian School Libraries has prepared this two-page flyer with detailed information about TMC7. Use it to spread the word about this amazing professional learning event. 

Download this two-page flyer ready for sharing electronically or in print (8"x11"), full of information about TMC7. 

Register for TMC7!

 

Registration for TMC7 and the BCTLA Conference Moving Forward is now open!

Your TMC7 registration includes:

• Friday evening dinner with TMC Keynote Speaker Chris Kenned, CSL Awards Presentation, and TMC Kick-Off Challenge
• Saturday TMC Research Symposium with Spotlight Speaker Matthew Johnson of MediaSmarts, Table Talks based on TMC7 papers, and collaborative knowledge building for going forward
• Continental breakfast and boxed lunch Saturday

Register for both TMC7 and the full BCTLA Conference, Friday October 21, at a special combined rate.

You do not need to contribute a paper to attend (unless you want to). We have many people attend who have not written a paper. We all work together during the symposium to look more closely at the papers and build knowledge for moving forward. 

Registration Rates:

TMC7: Friday evening dinner at Inn at the Quay & full day symposium Saturday – $175.00

Special Combined Rate: TMC7 & Full BCTLA Conference Friday – $275.00

The BCTLA Conference on Friday and TMC on Saturday will both be held at New Westminster Secondary School, 820 6th Street, New Westminster BC, V3L 3C8. The TMC7 Friday evening kick-off dinner will be held at Inn at the Quay, 900 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, BC, V3M 6G1.

We have blocked off 100 rooms at Inn at the Quay for booking between October 20 & 23. The hotel is within walking distance of the conference site. You are responsible for booking your own room. Be sure to mention that you are attending the BCTLA /CSL conference.

Please visit the TMC7 Registration and Hotel page on the TMC website for more information.