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BCLA announces MOU with the Association of Book Publishers of BC!
BCLA President Anne Olsen is pleased to announce that the Association of Book Publishers of BC (ABPBC) and BCLA have signed an MOU signalling a new and collaborative partnership. Together both associations will celebrate and promote BC publishers and authors and will...
Rob Fleming, new BC Minister of Education, meets with BCLA
BCLA was pleased to welcome Rob Fleming, Minister of Education, to the BCLA offices late last week. Minister Fleming met with Past President Daphne Wood and Executive Director Annette DeFaveri for 45 minutes (unfortunately President Anne Olsen was out of the...
BCLA signs historic MOU formalizing cooperation amongst the province’s GLAM sector
For the past year BCLA has been working with the Archives Association of BC (AABC) and the BC Museums Association (BCMA) to articulate our shared values and to emphasize the importance of collaborative work to better meet the needs of the GLAM sector. (For those of...
BCLA Endorsement: ALA’s Defense of Library Core Values
BCLA joins our American and Canadian colleagues to support the values which create welcoming, inclusive communities. A just society is based on freedom of expression and the respect and dignity of every individual. Please click here to read the Statement. We support...
ED Update: Open Letter on National Security Consultations
BCLA has added its name and support to the “Open letter from civil society organizations: Commit to transparency in your National Security consultation” put together by the OpenMedia folks. The open letter goes to Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Jodi...
BCLA Releases Final Report for Professional Learning Assessment Project
Dear BCLA Members and members of the library community, Last spring BCLA began work on the Professional Learning Assessment Project. Questionnaires were developed and distributed with the goal of getting a clearer understanding of professional development needs across...
BCLA’s Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
In 2015, the Liberal Party campaigned on a promise to “... repeal the problematic elements of Bill C-51, and introduce new legislation that better balances our collective security with our rights and freedoms.” The British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)...
Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Regarding Resignation of Chief Statistician of Canada
Dear Prime Minister, On behalf of the British Columbia Library Association’s Board of Directors and membership, I write to express concerns about the recent resignation of Canada’s Chief Statistician, Wayne R. Smith, and the reasons he articulates for his resignation....
ED Update: Bill C-51
Many of you are interested in the issues and discussions around Bill C-51 and the proposed changes being considered, or not being considered. There are many concerns about C-51 from access by telecom companies to personal communications data to law enforcement without...
Provincial Digital Library May 10th Symposium Report
It is with pleasure that we provide you with the Provincial Digital Library (PDL) Symposium May 10th report. Thanks to all of you for an engaging conversation! A consolidated document that captures the key ideas discussed on that day may be found on a website...