News & Updates

The BCLA’s Climate Action Committee is organizing a “Climate Action Week” from Sept 23-29.  Libraries have been working hard to support our communities as they grapple with climate change over the years, and this is a chance to amplify and promote that work, and to...

In October, we’ll be introducing an updated website. The website will be more accessible, have a clean new design and will better serve the BC library community. BCLA’s listserv technology is end-of-life and will be replaced with online forums at the same time....

Part of BCLA’s mission is to advocate for libraries and library workers, and your membership makes it possible for us to do this work. The BC Public Library Partners (made up of representatives from BCLA, BC Libraries Coop, BCLTA, and ABCPLD) presented to the BC...

BCLA is embarking on a journey to become an anti-racist organization, supported by The Commons Consulting. This will require ongoing and dedicated effort and funding, as there will always be more to do. We want to express our gratitude to the Indigenous, Black, and...

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 Partners. On behalf of the BCLA Board and the BCPLP, I’m so pleased to share the...

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,...

BC Library Association Announces 2022 Award Winners Each year the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) invites the library community, partners, and stakeholders to nominate individuals and organizations for awards recognizing outstanding work in libraries...

As part of conference registration, delegates can access all of the recorded presentations from the 2022 BC Library Conference through the Virtual Conference Portal. These recordings will be available until July 28, 2022. To access the recordings: Sign into the...

The BC Library Association is pleased to announce its upcoming virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at 6pm. Registration is open until May 2nd. You must be a BCLA member and be pre-registered to attend the AGM. When you pre-register, your membership...