'\n ', 'Red Dress Day is a day to ', 'honour', ' the memories of', ' the thousands of', , 'missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit+ people (MMIWG2S+) through Indigenous voices and stories. ', 'T', 'he use of a red dress was inspired by Métis artist Jaime Black in', ' 2010', ' and ', 'represents', ' the pain and loss felt by loved ones and survivors', '. ', 'You can show your support by listening to Indigenous voices in stories and documentaries, wearing red or a moose hide pin, or hanging a red dress in a window', '.', '\n '
Read more about "'Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People'"'\n ', 'Best-selling and highly acclaimed authors are featured 2-3 times a month.\xa0 These moderated virtual live conversations with writers and thought leaders offer the opportunity to ask questions of the featured guest.\xa0 \xa0', 'Free and open for public registration, each event is recorded so talks can be enjoyed later at the convenience of the listener.\xa0', '\n '
Read more about "'Live virtual conversations with best-selling writers'"'\n ', 'This health and medical database brings together trusted content from journals, preprints, conference proceedings, dissertations and more related to COVID-19 and other coronaviruses.\xa0', 'Search thousands of open-access articles as well as current research.\xa0', '\n '
Read more about "'Search coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak'"'\n ', 'Browse digitized photographs and postcards showing historic scenes of Calgary and Southern Alberta.', 'View the digitized ', "Calgary's Story Map Collection", ' in Biblioboard.', '\n '
Read more about "'A Treasure Trove of Southern Alberta History'"It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Bill Ptacek passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 15.Bill was a visionary who came to Calgary to bring the new Central Library to life but left his mark in ways we are still counting. He played a pivotal role in re-imagining how Calgarians connect and use libraries and he will be deeply missed.We will remember Bill for the incredible energy and vigor he brought into libraries by creating spaces that are lively, spark discussion, and are welcoming community hubs. But mostly, we will miss his infectious personality and his ability to inspire greatness in all of us.In the coming days and weeks we will determine how to best celebrate Bill’s legacy at the Calgary Public Library and his impact on our community.Our thoughts are with Bill’s family and friends.BiographyBill Ptacek joined the Calgary Public Library as its CEO in early 2014. Previously, Bill was the Director of the King County Library System in western Washington State, where he led King County to become the Library Journal's "Library of the Year" in 2011.During his time at Calgary Public Library he worked hard on developing relationships for the Library with government and community groups, and partnerships with the school boards. He also led multiple new initiatives, including a full rebranding, a new catalogue and website, a focus on safety at the Central Library, free library cards for all, the growth of the Library’s Foundation, and a refresh in the design and collections at all libraries in the system.He was passionate about early literacy initiatives, including building 12 early learning centres across Calgary and actively grew the reach of the Library through two new locations and the opening of the new Central Library on November 1, 2018.Recently, the City of Calgary named Bill as its 2018 Citizen of the Year and the Urban Libraries Council presented him with the 2019 ULC Executive Board Award.
Read more about "Stories Remembering Bill Ptacek"'\n ', 'Watch films, documentaries, animations, and shorts from 1917 to the present.', 'Expand your mind with educational playlists on topics important to Canadians, such as: Diversity and Inclusion, Indigenous Voices and Reconciliation, and Provinces and Territories. Explore more with the interactive websites, apps, installations, and virtual reality built by NFB.\xa0', 'Teachers, access exclusive educational resources in CAMPUS.\xa0Read the ', 'CAMPUS User Guide', ' for more information.', '\n '
Read more about "'Films that take a stand on issues of global importance that matter to Canadians'"'\n ', 'Explore the world of animals, important people, and places in easy-to-read articles, images, and videos. You can also solve puzzles while learning fun facts or try out science experiments.\xa0', 'World Book Online for Kids', ' is developed expressly for young users.', 'Not sure how to start? Watch the tutorial on Niche Academy: ', 'World Book tutorial', '.', '\n '
Read more about "'Learn about animals, people, and places'"'\n ', 'Search encyclopedia articles, interactive maps, timelines, and images. Browse historical events, topic pathways and resource guides. ', 'Teachers and parents can also find educator tools such as provincial curriculum outcomes by grade and subject.', 'Not sure how to start? Watch the tutorial on Niche Academy: ', 'World Book tutorial', '.', '\n '
Read more about "'An in-depth research\xa0tool for secondary students'"'\n ', 'Explore aviation and space exploration in the\xa0', 'Air & Space Digital Magazine', '\xa0(1986 to the present) and read about science, history, art, popular culture and innovation in the\xa0', 'Smithsonian Digital Magazine', '\xa0(1970 to the present). Find full colour images, maps, and documents.\xa0', '\n '
Read more about "'Search the history of aviation at the Smithsonian'"'\n ', 'Road to IELTS helps newcomers and students prepare for the International English Language Testing System exam — and can also be used by learners who just want to improve their English.', 'Not sure how to start? Watch the tutorial in Niche Academy: ', 'Road to IELTS', '\n '
Read more about "'Prepare for the IELTS exam.'"'\n ', 'Stream vocal, orchestral, opera, movie music, and so much more. ', 'Naxos Music Library', ' provides', '\xa0streaming access to more than\xa0160,000 albums with more than\xa02.5 million tracks. Listen to unlimited music.', 'Want to learn more about classical music? Browse the resources section for guided tours of historical eras, dictionaries, aural training exercises, study guides and graded music exam playlists.', 'Not sure how to start? Watch the tutorial on Niche Academy: ', 'Naxos Music Library tutorial', '.', '\n '
Read more about "'The world´s largest online classical music library'"'\n ', 'Search by author, work, or topic to find full-text scholarly journals, literary magazines, biographies, criticisms, summaries, and more. ', 'Literature Resource Center is an interactive research database. You can translate articles to over 40 languages, have articles read aloud to you, highlight and add notes, generate citations, and email, save or download selections and full articles to read later.', '\n '
Read more about "'Anything you want to know about literature'"'\n ', "Search over 8,500 biographies of Canadians who lived between 1000 A.D. and 1930. Read histories of significant events in Canada's past.", 'In French and English.', '\n '
Read more about "'Illustrated biographies of notable Canadians'"'\n ', 'Stay current with news from almost 500 Canadian publishers updated daily, including the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, The Globe and Mail and National Post. Read articles, editorials, columns and wire feeds. Some publication are archived from 1970.\xa0', '\n '
Read more about "'Current News from Across the Country'"Become an Info Investigator The music, TV and other media we consume influence how we see the world. To be informed consumers, kids need to develop media literacy skills. These skills include observation, research, and critical thinking. Libraries are great places to find reliable sources of information and learn to use them. That's why we're excited to launch an online quiz in collaboration with Media Smarts, to help kids in Grades 4 – 6 test their media literacy skills. Take the quiz
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