Library ambassadors newsletter

Senior Library Ambassadors

We are excited to introduce the Senior Library Ambassador position to the program!

From left to right: Natalie and Dennie

Senior Library Ambassadors will be mentoring Library Ambassadors. They will be receiving training through the Peer Educator program from the Student Success Office.

Senior Library Ambassadors will also be attending campus fairs and events, and coaching Library Ambassadors on communication, problem solving, and customer service interactions. They are also responsible for coordinating some of the Student Engagement activities. This term, they will be coordinating a portion of Goose Week (July 16-20), and the board game café (August). They will also be creating the questions and figuring out the logistics of the Student Feedback sessions happening June 5 and 7th.

For more info about Natalie and Dennie, check out:

https://uwaterloo.ca/library/news/library-ambassadors-program-growing

Upcoming Events

The Library Ambassadors have partnered with Retail Services again for the Student Feedback Sessions. Students will be asked a few short questions about library services, developed by Natalie and Dennie. As a thank-you for participating, students will be given a 15% off coupon for the Waterloo Store.

The Library Ambassadors are  continuing their partnership with the Office of Academic Integrity, and will be hosting Academic Integrity sessions in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre Libraries over the course of the semester. This is a popular event...who doesn’t love trivia questions and chocolate?

Staying Connected

Over the course of the semester the Library Ambassadors will each be taking a turn writing a blog post and doing an Instagram takeover. Find out what they are up to and what's going on around the library.

The blog can be found at: uwaterloo.ca/library/blog/post/library-ambassadors

Follow the Library on Instagram: @uwlibrary

Skill Development

Every semester the Library Ambassadors complete a skills assessment where they rate where their skills lie on a Likert scale. The top rated skills Library Ambassadors are looking to develop this semester are:

· Public Speaking

· Leadership

· Time management

· Communication

· Problem solving

Projects

Porter Poetry

Join Ariel on May 24th and June 1st to create poetry in the Dana Porter lobby. Ariel will be providing prompts to get the creative juices flowing e.g. imagine yourself as a book, what does that look/feel like? The goal of this project is to engage students in appreciating literature, books, and libraries.

Library and UW MATES: More About Mental Health!

This event will be a collaboration with UWMATES aiming to raise students' mental health awareness. During the event Library Ambassadors and UWMATES volunteers will be handing out cards with self-care tips. UWMATES volunteers will be there to answer questions from students about mental health, promote our counselling service and peer support services on campus. At the same time, promoting the "Self TALK (Telling, Ask, Listen, Keep safe)" training available for students. There will also be chocolate and buttons provided. Event happening in early June.

Pride Display

Celebrate Pride by checking out the Pride display in Dana Porter Library during the month of June. Anna is setting up a display of books written by LGBTQ+ authors, as well as books that inform people of Queer culture. The goal of this project is to promote acceptance, equality and tolerance towards LGBTQ+ people as well as educate and inform those who are   unaware of Queer culture.

Colouring Table

Azharuddin (Oz) will be setting up a colouring table in the new lounge being built on the 3rd floor of Dana Porter later this summer, as well as the main floor of Davis Centre Library. The goal of this project is to facilitate a colouring environment in which students can either work collaboratively to accomplish an art piece about motivation or do smaller colouring sheets that they can keep. The goal of this event is to give students an opportunity to relax before exams. 

Goose Week Buttons and Myths and Facts

Karen is continuing to work on her photography skills this coming semester by creating buttons from photos she takes of Scholar the goose for Goose Week. The buttons will be handed out to students at the Goose Week events. Karen will also be working with other Student Engagement Committee members on creating the Goose Myths and Facts game. The goal of this project is to facilitate student engagement and create captivating activities for Goose Week.

Goose Week

You might be asking yourself what Goose Week is…

You’ve heard of Shark Week, well the Student Engagement Committee is creating a week long event called Goose Week. Goose week is happening July 16-20th at Dana Porter and Davis Centre Library. The committee has partnered with Retail Services, Campus Recreation and Wellness, and Food Services for some exciting events during the week.

Some of the events include a book display, create a goose meme contest on social media, myths and facts game, articles and comics about geese, create your own Goose Mix (trail mix), goose social art, limited edition Goose Week buttons, Goose Stretches, and much much more!

Be sure to follow us on social media for more updates about Goose Week. 

                                 Until next semester...