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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
B303 - Changing Models/Roles: Competencies & PD Insights
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.Heather Mathis, Manager, Learning, Innovation & Resource Planning, Service Development and Innovation, Toronto Public Library
Based on work done during the last few years, TPL tackles the evolving nature of librarianship in a changing service environment. Libraries everywhere are responding to users’ changing interests and new ways of sharing information. The Role of the Librarian initiative creates opportunities for librarians to maximize the use of their professional skills. Get the details about new models for service delivery, learn about capacity building through a mandatory professional development (PD) program, and hear the top competencies for 21st-century librarians.