BCLA President Daphne Wood and I had the pleasure of representing the Association at this year’s Union of BC Municipalities Conference in Victoria. As in…
First, a short history lesson to provide context. Tumbler Ridge, a district municipality in northeastern British Columbia, was built in the early 1980’s to support…
Building a case for the relevancy of libraries is a familiar and ongoing campaign: it is the proverbial thorn in the foot that does not…
Imagine this: Your workspace covered in iPads, and Android tablets. You are expected to set three devices up for an upcoming program for youth, one…
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) published a call of interest to the nation’s cultural resource and heritage sector seeking public service partnerships in late 2015.…
When I graduated from New York’s Vassar College in 2011 I knew that I wanted to be a librarian. I thought, “Yeah, that seems like…
Donna Macdonald is halfway through her second term as President of the British Columbia Library Trustees Association (BCLTA) and has also enjoyed a remarkable career…
The BCLA Readers Advisory Interest Group would like to share three titles with you. Happy reading! The Spawning Grounds by Gail Anderson-Dargatz A family saga…
Based at the Irving K. Barber Centre at the University of British Columbia, Indigitization is a collaborative project that provides grants and training to First…
Creating Collective Impact With the relatively limited resources of local non-profits that provide unique and necessary social services, the Whistler Public Library is leveraging its…
The following is a comprehensive collection of news coverage of BC libraries over the past four months. JULY Jennifer Moreau. “Pop-up libraries bring books to…
