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On behalf of the BCLA Board, I’m pleased to introduce the BCLA Accessibility Interest Group! This group was inactive, but Rachel Chong has stepped forward to restart it. The Accessibility Interest Group exists to share knowledge, strategies and connect on issues...

Kristin Kozar, MLIS, is a proud member of the Hwlitsum First Nation with familial ties to Penelekut, Lummi Tribe and the Musqueam Indian Band. She is also the Executive Director and Oral Testimony Program Co-Lead at the Indian Residential School History and...

We hope that you can join us via Zoom on Wed. October 1st for this fantastic presentation called Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim Language Revitalization in the Public Library at 10:30am PDT, which was originally offered at the 2025 BC Library Conference. Tsitsáyxemaat Rebecca...

On June 17 The BC Public Library Partners (made up of representatives from BCLA, BC Libraries Coop, BCLTA, and ABCPLD) presented virtually to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, asking the province to permanently increase annual...

If you were able to attend the BC Library Conference in Nanaimo, you may remember our opening speaker Khari Wendell McClelland, whose vibrant presentation was one of our highlights! To start off our professional development offerings this fall, Khari is hosting a...

We are pleased to announce that Kaetrena Davis Kendrick will be hosting a virtual Library Workplace Morale Renewals Colloquium on Thursday, July 17 at 11am – 12:30pm PDT. This session is based on her extensive research on low morale and will include a Q&A....

Our next virtual presentation is "Embracing Disability: Practical Advice for Accessible Library Programming" with Jessica Desormeaux and Denise Scott of CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access) on Wednesday, July 9th at 10am-11am PDT. The workshop will cover...

Each year the British Columbia Library Association invites the library community, partners, and stakeholders to nominate individuals and organizations for awards recognizing outstanding work in libraries throughout the province. Winners receive a parchment...

Next week, Fiona O'Connor the Senior Services Specialist in Digital Initiatives at Toronto Public Library will be presenting "AI & Libraries: Shaping the Future of Services" on Wednesday, June 11th at 11am - 12:15pm PDT and we hope you can attend! Discover how...

There's one week left to register for the workshop "Creating a Change-Friendly Library Culture" on Wednesday June 4th at 10am - 11:30am PDT on Zoom with Anne O'Shea of Craft Strategic. Libraries are changing in small and profound ways, and we are surrounded by...