On behalf of all the folks at BC Summer Reading Club, we hope that everyone has had a lovely start to their year. I would like to take this time to officially introduce myself, Georgia Franklin, as the new BC Summer Reading Club Provincial Coordinator! I am very excited to take on this role and am looking forward to connecting with libraries, staff and communities across the province. I am officially stepping into the role as our previous Coordinator, Stephanie Usher, wrapped up her commitments with SRC over the last few weeks. I would like to share my deepest gratitude for Stephanie and the incredible work she’s done for SRC. She’s left some big (and lovely) shoes to fill!
This year’s BC SRC artist is a Golden, BC-based illustrator and designer Lauren Achtem. We’ve had the thrill to work with Lauren over the last years as a graphic designer and we’re excited to have her share her illustrations with communities across the province. Check out Lauren’s colourful and adorable artwork below. Finalized versions of the print materials will be available to preview in the upcoming weeks.
Lauren will be available for creative workshops this summer (with some dates in the Lower Mainland). Please contact her at [email protected] for more details.
This year’s poster image
One of this year’s bookmark designs
This year, we will continue to offer t-shirts, tattoos, and baseball caps through Fairware. The ordering portal will open in March and again, details will be sent out closer to the date. All BCLA members will have access to discounted member pricing on t-shirts and baseball caps.
Our Co-Chairs and Content Creators have been working diligently on preparing this year’s manual and we anticipate it to have it ready for late March, as Spring Break programming wraps up in your libraries. A big shout out goes to the following individuals:
- Co-Chair Team: Victoria Ellis of Prince George Public Library and Gen Zichy of Pemberton and District Public Library
- Content Creator Team: Kate Adams and Richmond Public Library; Corene Brown and Port Moody Public Library; Erin Crowley and Fraser Valley Regional Library; Mehjabeen Ali and Surrey Libraries; and Kelly Savage and Vancouver Public Library
- And a special thanks to Dr. Tess Prendergast for once again overseeing the inclusion review
We’d also like to thank Larissa Clotildes of Prince George Public Library for helping out and supporting BC SRC as a Co-Chair for the last year and a half. And we’re wishing her all the best as she steps away from the role!
This year’s sub-themes are:
- Red Carpet – Celebrating music, film, and theatre
- Outrageous Orange – Geology and all things rock-related
- Yellow Brick Road – Fantasy and other worlds
- Growing Green – Biology and nature
- Ocean Blue – Oceans and underwater
- Indi-GO – Planes, trains, and automobiles
- Ultra-violet Art and history
To keep up to date with BC SRC news, please visit the BC SRC Staff Page and/or sign up for BCLA’s Online Forums and visit the YAACS forum. The Online Forums are for anyone (you do not need a BCLA membership) and a great way to connect with other library systems, especially to support and share SRC materials.
Happy Summer Reading on behalf of the BC SRC Team!
