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CATS: Children and Teen Services Roundtables

Last Updated 2024/10/30

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CATS Online Roundtables are hour-long forums where library staff who work in childrens and teen services gather to share their successes, brainstorm dilemmas, identify trends and offer support. The emphasis is on peer-to-peer learning and the sharing of best practices in libraries. In addition to the roundtables, the CATS group has met up every few years for a conference.

Mailing List

Anyone who works with children and teens is welcome to join. To get on the mailing list for CATS or to make changes to your subscription, please email the YAAC Continuing Education Coordinator for the Kootenays, Geneva at mplpatrons@gmail.com.

Events

CATS meets every second month. For the next CATS Online Roundtable, see the calendar below.

Archived Roundtables

Meetings are recorded and archived. See this link to access them.

CATS Conference

The CATS crew aim to plan a conference every second year. The most recent happened at Kelowna Library, October 2, 2024. The keynote speaker was Robin Stevenson: Challenged Books: Speaking up for Young People & Their Right to Read . The conference was a chance to network and enjoy such presentations as Safe Harbour: How Libraries can Support 2SLGBTQ+ Youth and Families; Dungeons and Dragons; Passive Programming for Youth. The notes and slideshow presentations from the conference are available.

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