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Welcome! This site is the virtual Bookmark, published by the British Columbia Teacher-librarians' Association.

The interactive nature of this new site is to promote members' communication and strenghten support for school libraries worldwide. We hope we can help you build exemplary programs.
The state of our proud profession is often hectic but it is also exciting and can be very rewarding.  We know everyone is busy adapting to the changing roles of school libraries so we want  to assist you with these professional challenges. 
The traditional print journal, theBookmark, has been a useful method.  It is our goal to strengthen our  journal's goal to effectively support  members.
The  VirtualBookmark is our attempt to make the a professional journal current and interactive.  This online edition is more than a eBook- it is a web2.0 environment with professional content from your fellow colleagues.  It is our plan to provide resources and promote participation with discussions, articles, media, lessons and library documents.
We hope you find this service valuable and welcome your input and participation! 
-Angie MacRitchie and Al Smith

CURRENT EDITION: Spring 2008 Now Available   
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Next Issue....Autumn Edition: October 10...eZine.

Articles, lessons, letters: Submissions due September 30...

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The Greater Victoria Teacher-Librarians’ Association
hosts the
B.C. Teacher-Librarians’ Association Conference
at Spectrum Community School,
October 23- 24, 2008.
A special extended offering of authors’ presentations will be held on October 23rd, 2008
October 24th will offer various plenary sessions and a wide range of workshops.
http://www.sd61.bc.ca/gvtla

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"OWN A PIECE OF THE MAGIC"- announcement: BC Coalition for School Libraries
Download BCCSL_magic2.pdf

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To read BCTLA news and post comments related to advocacy and association business please refer to the BCTLA News Forum  or the BCTF/BCTLA web site both developed by Val Hamilton, teacher-librarian extraordinaire! Her continued volunteer efforts are an inspiration to all of us.

Stay up to date with school library issues- visit our President's Page.
IN CIRCULATION- http://bctlaincirculation.blogspot.com/

Contact Your BCTLA Team:

President- Heather Daly

Past-President- Bonnie McComb

First Vice-President,Chapter Relations- Sylviz Zubke

Second Vice-President, Advocacy-Karen Lindsay

Working and Learning Conditions Chair- Amanda Hufton

Liaison Chair- Moira Eckdahl

Treasurer- Lauren Craze

Communicaitons officer- Halia Hirniak

Recording Secretary-Al Smith

Conference Chair- Bonnie Chapman

Continuing Education- Lynn Turner

TheBookmark Senior Editor- Angie MacRitchie

Acting Publications Chair/Web Steward- Val Hamilton

Membership in the BCTLA ensures publications like this one continue.
Encourage others to get involved!  Become a member or renew your
membership today at http://psas.bctf.ca/-PSA-ApplicationForm.pdf.
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The value of school libraries:
" We must all make the effort to ensure that our schools have the resources to provide the print and electronic sources, the technology, and the professional library staff to give all of our children the skills and the tools they need to navigate their way in this knowledge society. "
-- Roch Carrier, National Librarian of Canada

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education." Harold Howe - former U.S. Commissioner of Education

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Contact Your BCTLA Team:

The value of school libraries:
" We must all make the effort to ensure that our schools have the resources to provide the print and electronic sources, the technology, and the professional library staff to give all of our children the skills and the tools they need to navigate their way in this knowledge society. "
-- Roch Carrier, National Librarian of Canada