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Congratulations to the 2025 BCLA Award Winners!
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...
Event: AI and the Future of Libraries
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...
Event: Change-Friendly Library Culture
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...
Register for the 2025 BCLA AGM
The BC Library Association is pleased to announce its upcoming virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 18 at 6pm. Registration is open until Sunday, June 15 at midnight. You must be a BCLA member to attend the AGM. If you are unsure of your membership...
Event: the Impact of Tariffs on BC Libraries
This Friday, May 30th at 10am - 11:15am PDT, Scott Hargrove CEO of Fraser Valley Regional Library is offering a special presentation on the Impact of Tariffs on BC Libraries via Zoom. Recent tariffs imposed on Canada and countries around the world by the U.S., have...
Event: Generative AI Research Basics
There's still room and time to register for our upcoming AI event on Thursday, May 22nd at 1:30-3:30pm PDT with Rich McCue, the Digital Scholarship Commons Manager from University of Victoria. The session is designed as a gentle introduction to Generative AI...
2025-26 BCLA Board Slate and call for additional nominations
The BCLA Nominations Committee has prepared a slate of candidates for Board positions with terms beginning June 18, 2025. A strong Board of Directors, committed to the goals of the Association’s purpose, strategic plan, and core values, is essential to the growth...
Recording: Copyright Issues & Advocacy
If you missed the workshop, "Copyright Issues and Advocacy" last week with Don Taylor and Trish Mau of the CFLA-FCAB Copyright Committee, the recording is now available on BCLA's Vimeo account. The session covered areas of accessibility, public lending rights,...
Event: Organizational Survival Before an Emergency
Do not miss this upcoming workshop, "Steps for Organizational Survival Before an Emergency" with Kaitlyn Vecchio and Melanie Reaveley on Tuesday, April 19th at 10am-11am PDT on Zoom! Let's learn to create emergency preparedness plans to ensure "your library's...
Event: Carolyn Roberts
Next Thursday, April 17th at 2:00pm-3:15pm, BCLA will be hosting a workshop with Indigenous author and educator, Carolyn Roberts from the Squamish Nation, based on her book, Re-Storying Education: decolonizing your practice using a critical lens. Carolyn will...