Hello All,
Many of you have been following the Canadian Library Association (CLA)’s evolution over the past year and have seen, and commented on, earlier iterations of the proposal “Toward a Federation of Library Associations in Canada: Strengthening the national Voice for Canadian Libraries.”
The link below is to the final version of the proposal. Thank you to those of you who commented on previous drafts of the proposal. Much was learned from your comments and many parts of the proposal were edited, changed and clarified because of the feedback you provided.
The letter from the proposal’s Working Group, sent to CLA members, states that “…CLA will ask its members to participate in an historic vote: to vote to endorse this proposal by agreeing to dissolve the Canadian Library Association to make way for a new federation that unites, supports and represents the diverse library community that makes up this country’s library ecosystem.”
You can read the letter to CLA members and link to the final proposal here: https://www.cla.ca/final-proposal-toward-a-federation-of-library-associations-in-canada/
Thanks again to all of you who provided feedback on the proposal late last year.
Best,
Annette
Annette DeFaveri
Executive Director
British Columbia Library Association