BCLTA

Representing, supporting, and connecting BC public library trustees since 1977.

[Anne Kang @AnneKangBurnaby]

This morning, I met with BC Public Library Partners to understand their advocacy in increasing support to our public libraries in B.C.

Libraries are beyond just a place for books; they are supporting our loved ones through their services. We will continue to work together.

[Kulvir Mann @BeingKulvir]

A great workshop with my amazing @nvdpl fellow Board trustees, senior exec and staff. We had lots of wonderful discussion and collaboration working on our new strategic plan. It’s exciting to be part of the engaging process to create the new plan. @BCLTA @NVanDistrict

[Kulvir Mann @BeingKulvir]

Today is #CanadianLibraryWorkersDay 🎉 As Chair of @NVSD44 & @nvdpl Boards, I would like to acknowledge and express our appreciation for all the wonderful staff at all 32 schools & at our 3 public libraries for their dedication and service in #NorthVan #CanadianLibraryMonth 📚

[BC Legislature @BCLegislature]

It’s #LibraryMonth, and we’re celebrating our own #BCLeg Library — which houses over 400,000 print documents, some dating back to the 1500s!
We❤️our Library!
#BCpoli

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

For her leadership through the twin crises of the pandemic and the historic rise in #BookBans, ALA Executive Director @TracieDHall1 earns a well-deserved spot on the 2023 @Forbes 50 Over 50: Impact list. 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
#ForbesOver50
https://t.co/RWAHtc8GRK

[Tracie D. Hall @TracieDHall1]

Thank you @Forbes. This honor truly belongs to library ⁦workers + advocates everywhere.

“I feel like history…is going to judge us. And I think that if we keep going in the way that we are, I think we as librarians will be on the right side of history.” https://t.co/QnnCcXEKYf

[Librarianship.ca @LibrarianshipCA]

'Blocking the wrong people': Calgary Public Library sees increase in membership, borrowing after going fine-free https://t.co/6IErti0p32

Just over 3 years after moving to a permanent fine-free model, @calgarylibrary has seen tens of thousands of users return to use its services.

[BibliosAccessiblesLibraries @BibliosAccess]

(1/4) Thanks @BookNet_Canada for sharing the results of the Is Your Public Library Accessible study in your blog! https://t.co/NMeZaLtYQA

[OLA @ONLibraryAssoc]

We want to know, what would you and the readers in your life add? 📚 Visual essay: @tina_zita

[BCLTA @BCLTA]

The BCLTA Board is pleased to announce that it has hired an Executive Director for the organization, Vea Coronado, effective August 1, 2023.

Read more at https://t.co/u0h0B83q1t

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

“The public library’s ability to provide resources that cater to every member of the community is just part of our core values, and these are under question right now.” —Virginia Library Association Executive Director Lisa Varga
https://t.co/JfhW91l5QK
#UniteAgainstBookBans

[Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) @FOPLnews]

Public libraries across Canada are facing an unprecedented increase in the frequency and intensity of security and safety incidents in their spaces.

Read more or view the presentation by visiting: https://t.co/fhwKrlzNlg

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

Thank you to President @BarackObama for supporting libraries and the freedom to read. And thank you to all library workers on the front lines "fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone."
#UniteAgainstBookBans

[Librarianship.ca @LibrarianshipCA]

Toronto Public Library is right to allow someone I profoundly disagree with a place to speak https://t.co/xIbgiAdNTz

It would have been all too predictable for an institution like the library to deny a controversial speaker the right to use its space.

[BCLA @bclaconnect]

"In an age dominated by algorithms, going to a good library feels a little like replenishing your brain with the variety of all that is available to you in the world. That might serve as a saving grace in a time when so many of us long for that decompression..."

[Vantage Point @vantagepnt]

The Government of Canada in partnership with the Diversity Institute (@TorontoMetDI) have launched the What Works Toolkit, an online resource for organizations looking to adopt better #equity & #diversity practices:

https://t.co/PeIa6LBNIy

[BCLTA @BCLTA]

Lots to celebrate!

#Access #Equitable #MarrakeshTreaty

[CELA @CELAlibrary]

Ten years ago today the #Marrakesh Treaty was adopted to improve access to reading materials for people with print disabilities around the world. CELA users have benefitted with the addition of 100,000 titles to our collection and we've exchanged 18,000 with other libraries.

[Librarianship.ca @LibrarianshipCA]

Call for Proposals: #NeuroGLAM2023 Conference (Updated) https://t.co/OKsKLM1BSt

The members of Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada invite you to participate in their first annual online conference, to be held August 11th 2023.

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

Long before WeWork, libraries were the original co-working spaces. But since the coronavirus pandemic started, libraries are evolving to better serve remote and hybrid workers.
https://t.co/ul74HbIvaC
#LibrariesBuildBusiness

[Librarianship.ca @LibrarianshipCA]

In Defence of Drag Storytime: A Statement of Support from Canada’s Library Associations https://t.co/AiR9JHxpF2

The Partnership, Canada’s national network of provincial and territorial library associations, today issued a statement in defence of drag storytime.