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BCLA Current State Assessment Report

Editing Your Forum Profile

How to Get the Most out of BCLA’s New Website
Part 4 in a Series

Joining the Conversation

How to Get the Most out of BCLA’s New Website
Part 3 in a Series

Managing Your Notifications

How to Get the Most out of BCLA’s New Website
Part 2 in a Series

Receiving Updates from Forums

How to Get the Most out of BCLA’s New Website
Part 1 in a Series

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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.

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Friendly Friday – March 22nd

Friendly Friday – March 22nd

This Friday, March 22nd at 12pm-12:45pm all are welcome to attend a lunch-time gathering online, to "hang out," enjoy your lunch, and meet new people. As a conversation starter, we'll be looking at the Library Journal article, "Next Gen AI: Libraries work with...

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BC Library Jobs

To see a complete listing of library jobs across Canada, please visit the Partnership Job Board.

BCLA Infographic:<br />
How it Started<br />
Formed in 1911<br />
Governance Board since 1948<br />
Not-for-profit registered charity</p>
<p>Memberships in 2023<br />
586 Individual Members<br />
58 Institutional Members<br />
17 Supporting Members</p>
<p>BC Summer Reading Club in 2023<br />
started in 1990<br />
Now 71 library systems<br />
in 200 communities<br />
92,096 registered children and their families</p>
<p>BC Library Conference in 2023<br />
Our first in-person conference in 4 years!<br />
582 Attendees<br />
47 Exhibitors at the Trade Show<br />
3 Keynotes<br />
37 Sessions</p>
<p>Member/Library Sector Engagement<br />
18 Forums<br />
6 Interest Groups<br />
4 Committees<br />
3 Sections</p>
<p>Partnership Job Board in 2023<br />
Added compensation requirement for all postings in March 2022<br />
JOB BOARD Jobs posted 1,035<br />
Visits 507,109<br />
Page Views 1,520,883<br />