BCLA

The British Columbia Library Association leads the library community in advocacy, professional development, and support of intellectual freedom. We ensure that all British Columbians have equitable access to information, ideas, and works of the imagination.

2022/2023 Board announcement

It’s our pleasure to introduce the 2022/2023 BCLA Board of Directors: Todd Mundle, President Tracey Therrien, Incoming President Donald Taylor, Treasurer Sarah Felkar, Incoming Treasurer Alyssa Green, Director-at-Large Jorge Cárdenas, Director-at-Large Sajni Lacey,…

BCLA letters to government advocating for effective solutions to hate and discrimination

At the 2020 AGM, BCLA passed a resolution titled Campaign for political action to combat discrimination and hate directed at equity-seeking groups. As proposed in the resolution, BCLA has sent letters to federal…

$8 Million in One-Time Provincial Funding for BC Public Libraries

One of BCLA’s priorities is to advocate for public libraries with the BC Government, and we do that by working with ABCPLD, BCLTA, and the BC Libraries Coop as the BC Public Library…