2026-06-03 –, Pilot Language: English
Topic: The CHLA/ABSC Library Value Planner (LVP): Your Ultimate Strategic Planning Tool - this Tool has been developed by the CHLA Standing Standards Committee
Target Audience: Health Library professionals including Managers, leaders & other Library professionals
Objectives:
This interactive workshop aims to equip library professionals with the skills to create and communicate a strategic plan that demonstrates the value of their libraries and their roles. Participants will learn to use the LVP to navigate challenges and effectively advocate for their library’s role in health care settings. This tool will help librarians be recognized for their role in driving innovation and collaboration, while incorporating principles of DEIA to support evidence-based healthcare practices.
Interactive activities.
1. Strategic planning initial simulation
2. LVP: employ & complete
3. Applying actionable communication tools
Iveta Lewis has made a remarkable impact in the field of library and archives, with a particular focus on health sciences. Her career began at Westminster City Archives in the U.K. in 1999, and has since spanned a variety of roles, including positions at the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and as a solo librarian at North York General Hospital.
Iveta’s leadership and dedication are especially evident through her involvement with key professional organizations. She has contributed significantly to the Health Sciences Information Consortium Management Committee and served as a board councilor for the Ontario Health Library and Information Association. Currently, she holds the position of President of the Toronto Health Library Association (2015-2026) and a board member at the CHLA Standards Committee.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the profession, Iveta was honored with the Joan Leishmann Award of Merit in 2023. Since 2020, she has served as the Library and Archives Manager at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, continuing to advance the role of health sciences libraries in clinical and academic settings.
Vinson pivoted into librarianship after completing a Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. They completed their Master of Information degree at Dalhousie University in 2022 and have experience as a librarian in academic and medical libraries. They currently work as a Librarian Educator with Nova Scotia Health. They have delivered information literacy sessions to nursing students, residents, clinicians, and allied health practitioners. Vinson’s role involves teaching nursing students and clinicians information literacy, completing literature searches, managing a physical library space, subject guides, and expanding service offerings. Outside of work, they love sewing, gardening, and language learning.