31 - Sunday, August 14, 1988 - North Shore News Top schoci librarian is from West Van THE NEXT president of the Canadian School Library Association is from West Vancouver School District and she wants to keep in touch with school librarians across Canada, where possible, by electronic mail. By OLGA RUSKIN Contributing Writer “You'd better know what is happening over the Rockies,”’ said Angela Thacker, coordinator of the district’s Instructional Materi- als Centre, housed in Cedardale School. Thacker, now president- elect of the CSLA, assumed her new duties in July. As president, Thacker wants to improve cross-Canada com- munication with school librarians by more effective use of electronic mail. . Schools, as in West Van, she With every Sherm, explains, are getting into electronic f ; ‘ i fixture purchased, " mail as computers increasingly , Uweg lighting ond become an established component In black or white enamel. of their learning resources. 3 styles in alll x School libraries in the past five : fs years have become more complex ; as they have gone beyond books and now also include computer software, videos, as well as filmstrips, audio tapes, records, slide sets, and multimedia kits. However, this is not to say books are disappearing from school libraries because ‘‘we still wo rely heavily on them but they are ti ik Closed Bottom § Open Bottom supplemented by other media. The a Reg. $62.99 ‘men Reg, $61.99 multiplicity of resources are to —— support pupil and teacher,’’ she said. Thacker is pleased that students in most of West Van’s schools can lighy i . : now access West Vancouver Me- in Dusty Rose, Celadon, contnbute $200 ig Boon eeuted Boe de ail Sahel ls In white, almond, red, blue, morial Library’s catalogue by us- Peach and Ivory. help Jerry's Kid and All: White ry SAVE 50% Kids grey and black. Reg. $29.99 ing a modem and a computer in ) SAVE 20% mm oy the school. She’s looking forward SAAT pone SOUR ‘ to the day when the catalogues of ie school libraries themselves are computerized, thus increasing ac- cess to their library collections. A special interest of hers is working towards a network for French Immersion teacher librari- ans, and to this end she has established a newsletter that is cur- rently distributed to over 100 schools across Canada. The CSLA is the national voice for teacher librarians on topics of concern such as the change in 1g " With each Gi 4 ; i 21/88 postal rates for books, copyright light porch oon? Aug Bevelied Glass & Brass tng i Oi our every legislation and pornography. . . ee doy low prices Concerns about Bill C-54 on Dining Room Fixtures wards Tere Bulbs extra ids pornography have been expressed whi ti to the Minister of Justice in Oc- SAVE UP TO 35% a wwontines tober, 1987 by the CSLA in a letter ? oro | y , . saying that ‘‘Bill C-54 does not provide a clean enough definition of pornography, one that would help us to distinguish between depictions of sexual violence and abuse, and depictions of healthy sexuality.”” Thacker said, ‘‘Child por- p nography has no place in school 5 zi libraries. In wet Vancouver Downlight 8 Light $i : : sabes ’ school libraries, ‘‘if there are any 4 Req $319.99 } . . BY materials of concern, they are Reg $399.99 ul We Make Your Lighting Fcetihyr looked into, usually at the school OVER 60 STORES IN CANADA level.” Surrey Place Mall Thacker was on leave of absence Lougheed Mall (lower level next to Sears) from the West Van School District Burnaby if | 584-LAMP from 1981-1984 to the provincial 421-0712 Capi ano Mal ’ North Vancouver inator of the provinelal Cur. 985-5636 _ Richmond (next to the Sirloiner) #100-7991 Alderbridge Way ticulum Resource Centre. In 1985 she received an award 270-8622 from the B.C, Teachers Librari- : ans’ Association for her outstan- ding contributions in support of school libraries in B.C. and for establishing the provincial Cur- riculum Resource Centre.