News & Updates
Accessible Customer Service – July 25
After a successful offering of "Accessible Customer Service: the CAP Framework" in June with Nora Loyst of Untapped Accessibility, BCLA will be presenting an additional workshop on Thursday, July 25th at 1pm-3pm via Zoom to ensure more library staff can experience...
Intellectual Freedom: Practical Tools Series
In partnership with Courthouse Libraries BC, Centre for Free Expression, the Office of the BC Human Rights Commissioner, and Lawyer Adrienne Smith, BCLA is pleased to announce our Intellectual Freedom: Practical Tools Series. The intention is to provide practical...
Register for the BCLA 2024 AGM
The BC Library Association is pleased to announce its upcoming virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 19 at 6pm. Registration is open until Sunday, June 16 at midnight. You must be a BCLA member to attend the AGM. If you are unsure of your membership...
BC Library Jobs
To see a complete listing of library jobs across Canada, please visit the Partnership Job Board.
![2024 Infographic 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 />](https://bclaconnect.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Infographic.png)