Grade levels: Adult

  • Cuando La Buena Comida Se Hace Mala

    La responsabilidad de quien prepara y sirve alimentos no termina con el buen sabor y presentación de la comida, sino que su principal compromiso es que ésta sea de buena calidad y saludable. Este programa enseña la forma de evitar las intoxicaciones, proporcionando medidas que permiten supervisor a los proveedores, escoger los ingredientes, conservarlos y manipularlos de manera sequra, preparer el área de trabajo para que no guarde residuos que puedan ser peligrosos, cocer los alimentos durante un tiempo suficiente y a la temperatura adecuada y almancenar convenientemente los materiales. Se brinda información acerca de los diferentes tipos de contaminantes que pueden contener los ingredientes o que aportan las personas que los preparan, o insectos y roedores, explicando los procedimientos para prevenir o erradicar estas fuentes de contaminación, de manera de preserver la calidad y seguridad de los alimentos.

  • Minor Disturbances

    Often the most aggravating problems for library staff to deal with are the small things – cell phones, misbehaving children, eating. This episode identifies the best methods of handling disturbances such as these.

  • Traditional Storytelling

    Lisa Hurst-Archer and Catherine MacKenzie are professional storytellers who share their experiences and knowledge of this ancient craft. Their stories, “The Emperor Has Goats Ears” and “Mother In the Mirror” reveal the magic of storytelling to a concert audience.

  • Once Upon a Library

    The purpose of storytelling is to encourage reading and to instill a love of books. By developing library presentations and programs, this episode shows how staff can successfully introduce books to all patrons. This includes using felt figures and puppets and improving storytelling techniques such as hand gestures, eye contact, and tone.

  • Adventure Tourism: Hunter Valley Adventure Tours

    Features a taste of life on the headwaters of the Red Deer river, where a whitewater rafting operation, Hunter Valley Adventure Tours, has successfully provided exciting outdoor experiences for more than 30 years.

  • Eco-Tourism: Trail of the Great Bear

    As we have all become more aware of how humans impact the land, it is important to explore tourism that benefits the resource. Ecotourism vacations, such as those offered by Trail of the Great Bear, provide opportunities to learn, understand and appreciate the environment.

  • Heritage Tourism Ultimate Playtime Holistic Adventures Ltd.

    Giving people a taste of the Metis world, this program shows how an aboriginal owned and operated company is teaching visitors about the skills and rich cultural heritage of the Metis people. Their company reaches out to visitors from all over the world, as well as Metis youth within Canada.

  • Living Histories

    Movement and dance are a universal form of communication. This program examines how different communities have utilized traditional dance as a way of preserving culture, and initiated cultural change through the development of contemporary dance. It also looks into the traditions of social dance through the war years, and how this has evolved over the generations.

  • Dancing For Dollars

    Large and small professional dance companies are creating innovative forms of communication through the integration of different dance languages from around the world. Dancing for Dollars, looks at dance from the perspective of those who make a living performing and presenting it, examining the world of professional dancers and their life on the road in this very competitive business.

  • The Education of… Ralph Klein

    This one-hour documentary examines the growth and development of one of Canada’s most successful and popular political leaders, and the important role of continuous lifelong learning in that success.