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A Celebration of BC Libraries
To commemorate Canadian Library Month the BC Library Association is releasing a slide show of BC libraries. The slide show, A Celebration of BC Libraries, is a compilation of photographs submitted to the Association by libraries across the province. The slideshow is...
Debut: “BC Public Libraries 2020”
The BC Library Association (BCLA), the Association of BC Public Library Directors (ABCPLD), the BC Library Trustees Association (BCLTA), and the BC Libraries Cooperative, collectively the BC Public Library Partners, are proud to announce the debut of “BC Public...
Help Us Increase Provincial Library Funding for Public Libraries!
As part of the $20M in 2020 campaign the BC Public Library Partners want to demonstrate the many ways that BC public libraries support government, specifically the provincial poverty reduction strategy. (if you haven't read the read the strategy here’s a link). We’re...
$20M in 2020: Public Library Funding
Many of you are aware that provincial funding for public libraries in British Columbia has not increased for the past decade. In preparation for the BC Government’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Consultations for the Budget 2020, the BC...
Minister Rob Fleming at BC Library Conference
BCLA is pleased to announce that the Minister of Education, Rob Fleming will attend the BC Library Conference Closing Keynote session to address conference delegates! We are pleased and honoured to host the Minister and thank the BC Library Partners (BCLA,...
BCLA’s Professional Learning Assessment Project
Last fall many of you completed the Professional Learning Assessment Survey that was distributed on BCLA list servs. Thank you for contributing to this research. It’s when we hear directly from you that all organizations serving libraries and library staff can work to...
BC GLAM Sector Symposium: Here and Now
BC GLAM Sector Symposium: Here and Now: Practical Ideas, Local Solutions for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums BC’s GLAM sector partners – BC Museums Association, BC Library Association and Archives Association of BC – proudly present a symposium that will...
BCLA and CUPE BC Announce Support for BC SRC
We are pleased and proud to announce a new partnership with CUPE BC! CUPE BC is generously contributing $50,000 to ensure that BC Summer Reading Club continues to award medals to children across the Province who participate in this successful, inclusive and much loved...
Much appreciation to PEA!
It is with much gratitude and appreciation that the British Columbia Library Association thanks the members and administration of the Professional Employees Association (PEA) for the $750 donation we recently received to support the BC Library Conference! ...
Announcing the BC Library Conference Keynote Speakers
Please join the 2018 BC Library Conference Planning Committee and the BCLA Board of Directors in welcoming three exceptional Keynote Speakers for the 2018 BC Library Conference. Opening Keynote: Amal Rana, Collaboratively Creating Transformative Change Weaving...