We are excited to share that the 2024 BC Summer Reading Club Artist is Meneka Repka! While we await her formal BC SRC artist page, we just wanted to share a quick bio. Meneka is an incredibly talented Sri Lankan-Canadian illustrator and teacher with a background in art education and curriculum development. Her artwork is filled with playful whimsy and imaginative wonder, perfect for our World of Curiosities theme! When it comes to her inspirations, you can clearly see her love for vintage and traditional illustrations and noted Richard Scarry as one of her favourite picture book authors. Her debut [...]

As BC SRC starts to wind down, we are excited to share the news of our 2024 BC SRC Co-Chair team. But before we begin, we'd like to thank Jennie Castleton and Surrey Libraries for her service as the 2022 & 2023 BC SRC Co-Chair! Jennie brought her veteran expertise to the role and helped BC SRC and libraries navigate the transitions of returning to in-person programming. Jennie will continue to lead Surrey Libraries as their SRC Coordinator and is now officially in her Past Chair role for BC SRC. Thank you, Jennie! For 2024, BC SRC will be [...]

A big congrats as your libraries begin to see participants completing their SRC reading goals! Thank you so much for all that you do for BC SRC and the participants and their families. We wanted to share a reminder for two surveys: The Annual Staff Survey due on September 30, 2023 and can be found on the Staff Page under 2023 Resources. Please note that Gravity Forms unfortunately does not let you keep a copy of the survey, however, Stephanie will send you a copy for your own records. The new Participant Feedback Survey, which opens next week on [...]

We've heard from a few libraries that there is a greater interest in BC SRC than in previous years. While this is great news, this also means that some library systems have already run out of reading records/stickers. BC SRC does not have any additional print materials stored, but there are few ways to help mitigate this: Share materials with other libraries, if you have extras It is still early days of the summer, but if you notice you have some bundles lying around, please check the YAACS forum for any call outs (currently Creston and Hazelton could use [...]