Name: Growing the Academic Library Through Informal Learning Opportunities to Enhance the Student Experience
Start: 2025-05-09T14:40:00-0600
End: 2025-05-09T15:00:00-0600

Welcome to the 2025 Saskatchewan Libraries Conference! We are thrilled to have you joining us for this incredible professional development and networking opportunity.

Registration Desk
Make sure you check in to the conference at our registration desk before heading off to any meals or sessions! Here you can pick up your name tag and ask any questions you might have. The registration desk will be open from 6:45 am to 3:00 pm on Thursday, May 8, and from 6:45 am to 3:00 pm on Friday, May 9.

Using the Sched App
Use this app to build your personalized conference schedule! You will find some things have already been added to your schedule (such as meals and key speakers), but everything else is up to you.

We also encourage you to turn on the "Public Profile & Schedule" option under the "My Account" tab. This will add you to the public attendee list, helping you to connect with other delegates and helping them connect with you. This is optional.

Conference Sponsors
SLA gratefully acknowledges our many event sponsors. Without their generous support, this conference would not be possible! Here is the list of our sponsors:

Platinum Level: Library Bound Inc. and Regina Public Library
Gold Level: Saskatoon Public Library
Silver Level: CVS Midwest Tape, University of Saskatchewan - University Library, and United Library Services
Bronze Level: Bravo Tango, Britannica Digital Learning, Clarivate, OverDrive, Palliser Regional Library, Southeast Regional Library, University of Regina, Wheatland Regional Library, and Wintergreen Learning Materials

Exhibitors
Make sure to visit the Exhibitor Hall located in the Gallery A! The Exhibitor Hall will be open on Thursday, May 8 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, with the Exhibitor Social to follow from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Join us at the social for appetizers, drinks, and a chance to learn more about our exhibitors!

Here is the list of our exhibitors:

Carr McLean Ltd.
Creative Kids Saskatchewan
CVS Midwest Tape
Law Society of Saskatchewan, Legal Resources
Lung Saskatchewan
Prison Library Sub-committee
Provincial Library & Literacy Office, Government of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Council for Archives & Archivists Inc.
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation
SaskBooks
Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism
Shadowpaw Press
Turning the Tide Bookstore
United Library Services
University of Regina Press

Friday May 9, 2025 2:40pm - 3:00pm MDT

Galleries B & C

Sponsored by Dr. John Archer Library & Archives, University of Regina

Presented by Christena McKillop & Kathleen James

For many university students attending an institution for post-secondary education mostly experience formalized learning throughout their courses and program areas. The presenters will examine how opportunity for informal learning can exist in the current academic library environment that also enhances the student experience. This presentation will focus on specialized programming that two librarians created that carved out a space for informal learning and enhancing student experience. The presenters will also discuss informal learning strategies that can be applied in public and school libraries.

Speakers

Christena McKillop

Librarian for English and Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Calgary

Christena McKillop is the librarian for English, and for Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Calgary.Her professional practice focuses on teaching information and primary source literacies. Christena’s research explores librarian instructional practices that concentrate... Read More →

Kathleen James

Librarian, Taylor Family Digital Library, University of Calgary

Kathleen James is a librarian at the University of Calgary Taylor Family Digital Library. She is the liaison librarian for the Faculty of Science as well as the Department of Communications, Media, and Film housed in the Faculty of Arts. Kathleen also coordinates the High School Outreach... Read More →

Friday May 9, 2025 2:40pm - 3:00pm MDT
Galleries B & C 35 22 Street East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

20-Minute Sessions

2025 Saskatchewan Libraries Conference: Grow With Your Library

Christena McKillop

Kathleen James

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