12 February 2025
Library Tours | Hong Kong
Belonging
Ensure our libraries are welcoming for students, and the entire learning community, creating a sense of belonging for everyone
About
The 21CL Library Connection (previously Library Mini-conference) is an annual gathering for the library community.
Featuring a collection of speakers from library thought leaders, guest authors and presentations from innovative teacher librarians, this is one professional learning event for librarians, by librarians that you shouldn’t miss.
Host School
Benefits of Attending
Signup For Updates
Sessions at the Library Mini Conference
Cross-Curricular School-Wide Programming Featuring the SIS Primary Libraries
Join in as we discuss how the Library can make an impact on whole-school cross-curricular programming!
Using AI to Create Robust Research Questions With an AI Feasibility Test for the Questions
This session will provide a workable formula for creating a research question that results in action. This includes using AI to conduct a feasibility test and start the research collection.
The Construction of LibGuides Online Platform – Taking the Primary School Library of BJHJPS as an Example
The presentation will cover technology’s impacts on teaching and learning from the library. In particular how the set up of an online platform using LibGuides has benefited the teaching and learning community.
Advocacy in Action: Success Stories from My Library
In this presentation, I will share how our library has effectively engaged the community through targeted craft workshops, particularly during significant cultural festivals such as Christmas, Chinese New Year, and Mother’s Day, etc.
Building a Collaborative Library Team
In this workshop, we’ll explore strategies to foster collaboration, build a strong library team, and maximize each team member’s strengths.
2025 Keynote Speaker
Sam Helmick
Community & Access Services Coordinator (Iowa City Public Library) & President-Elect of the American Library Association
Sam Helmick has served as an Iowa library worker for over fifteen years. As Iowa City Public Library’s Community & Access Services Coordinator since, Sam is responsible for the teams which provide Help Desk, Bookmobile, as well as Public Relations and Marketing services to the community.
Sam is the immediate past president of the Iowa Library Association and served during a year when the state experienced the second most library adverse bills in the nation and two intellectual freedom lawsuits.
Sam is President-Elect of the American Library Association and speaks internationally on topics related to advocacy, intellectual freedom, social marketing, outreach, wellness, and library fundraising.
History
21CLHK since 2009 has had a long association with the library community, especially in international schools in Asia Pacific. Since 2018 we have hosted a focused library event as a pre-conference to the face-to-face conference, and since 2021 as a hybrid event alongside the online 21CLHK event.
