News & Updates
British Columbia Library Association Submission to the Government of Canada Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries
Please see below for the BCLA Submission to the Government of Canada Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries. BCLA would like to thank Donald Taylor for his work on this submission and further acknowledge the unparalleled work done by...
Message for the Provincial Election
The recently called Provincial Election is an opportunity for all of us to speak out about the challenges we face everyday in libraries, and especially now as we grapple with the effects of a pandemic. Below is the message from the BC Public Library Partners sent...
Report from the Select Standing Committee on Finance
Thank you to all those who prepared and delivered a letter to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services this past June. Your letters, urging additional support for public libraries, helped shape the content of the Committee’s report to...
Speak Up for Public Libraries
Dear BCLA Members, BCLA invites you to come together to encourage government to increase funding for public libraries. There hasn’t been an increase in core public library funding since 2010, and while one-time funding opportunities are extremely important and...
Announcing the BC Library Summer Conference!
We are thrilled to announce the BC Library Summer Conference! The BC Library Association is pleased to bring you a selection of recorded and live virtual presentations that were originally slated for the in-person BC Library Conference. These sessions, while not...
Message from The BC Public Library Partners
BCLA is pleased to be a member of the BC Public Library Partners and thanks the BC Library Trustees Association, the BC Libraries Cooperative and the Association of BC Public Library Directors for working together to create a collaborative and collective approach...
BC Public Library Partners Response to the 2020 Provincial Budget
Dear BCLA members and list subscribers, On February 18th, Minister Carole James delivered the 2020 Provincial budget. By all accounts, it is a “safe budget” as there were no major surprises and few increased funding commitments beyond items previously signaled by...
BCLA Supports Inclusive Discussion, Dialogue and Debate
BCLA did not support CFLA’s letter to the Toronto Public Library. BCLA maintains its position as articulated in the letter from earlier this year when the Association did not support CFLA’s letter to support the Vancouver Public Library’s decision to provide space...
BCLA letter to Minister Fleming
The BCLA Board has sent a letter to Minister Fleming articulating the achievements of BC libraries through the BC Summer Reading Club and asking that Ministers and MLAs reference such achievements when speaking of the value of public libraries in BC communities....
Letter to the ORL Board
BCLA has written to the Okanagan Regional Library Board asking that they continue to maintain and support inclusive and diverse library programming. BCLA asked the ORL Board to consider library programming based on shared library values including those core values...