UPDATE: Due to low attendance, we will be cancelling this BBQ Potluck. We look forward to seeing you this coming Fall for our other fun events! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at info@gela.ca We would like to invite you all to a GELA BBQ potluck. We will provideContinue reading "UPDATE: GELA BBQ potluck Summer 2018 Canceled"

The Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA) and the University of Alberta Library Information Studies Alumni Association (LISAA) will be offering a Resume Workshop. LISAA and GELA wish to assist local students, new graduates, and professionals looking to improve their resumes. Where: MacEwan University, Building 5, Room 5-323 (campus map) Date: April 19, 2018 Time: 6:00pmContinue reading "GELA and LISAA Resume Workshop"

All are welcome to a volunteer orientation for the Greater Edmonton Library Association Prison Libraries Project! Tuesday, April 10 7-8:30pm Coutts Library https://library.ualberta.ca/locations/coutts Education Building South (east end) University of Alberta contact: gelaprisonproject@gmail.com You MUST RSVP to the event by email. This will be a general orientation to: GELA's history ethos / ethics of the projectContinue reading "Volunteer orientation for the GELA Prison Libraries Project"

Check out this wonderful and heartwarming story about the GELA's  Prison Committee's Storybook Project on CBC    From all of the GELA executive, well done GELA Prison Committee - we are so happy that this amazing work is so meaningful and that it is getting this attention!   GIF found at: https://giphy.com/gifs/bublywater-water-CjUJA1fCOvPFaub1kq  

Join us for an evening of board games! This casual evening of board games and socializing with fun library folk will take place at Board N  Brew (9929 103 Street Edmonton) starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday April 11, 2018. Open to both GELA and non-GELA members. Drop in and play some board games withContinue reading "GELA’s Spring Social"

If you’re excited about the Greater Edmonton library community and would like to contribute to it, the Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA) is seeking nominations for the following executive positions: Vice-President/President Elect/Past President (3 year commitment) Secretary (2 year commitment) Program Councillor (2 year commitment) Student Representative from U of A SLIS (1 year commitment)Continue reading "Call for GELA Executive Nominations"

Welcome to the Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA)! We are currently rebuilding this website – thank you for your patience. Please contact info@gela.ca if you have any questions. If you would like to renew or purchase a membership, please contact treasurer@gela.ca.

The Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA) has the great pleasure of inviting you to attend a panel discussion on Library and Information Professionals Abroad. Panelists will be answering questions and sharing their experiences on travelling to international institutions and/or moving to Canada to work from another country. Please RSVP for the event here https://goo.gl/forms/qgG3RenZWbQEniC82 The panelContinue reading "GELA’s panel discussion on Library and Information Professionals Abroad"

  Join us for some cozy winter cheer! This casual evening of socializing with fun library folk will take place at Malt & Mortar (10416 Whyte Ave) starting at 5:00 pm on Thursday January 25, 2018. Open to both GELA and non-GELA members. Drop in, warm up, and join us for some winter cheer! ToContinue reading "GELA’s Winter Social"

The Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA) invites students, new graduates, and other interested community members to participate in our first Speed Networking event. Attendees will mix and mingle with invited library and information professionals. Consider it an opportunity to ask experienced professionals about their daily work, their professional interests and priorities, or their career paths.Continue reading "GELA Speed Networking"