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There is still time to register for an upcoming workshop hosted by Untapped Accessibility called "Accessibility in the Employee Life Cycle," on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2:00-3:30pm PST on Zoom. The session will help the library community cultivate key behaviours of an...

BCLA is pleased to announce the release of a new toolkit: Accessible Job Interviews in the Library Workplace. This toolkit will help guide libraries in implementing more inclusive hiring practices for autistic library employees. The toolkit is practical and scalable,...

BCLA’s Multicultural Services Interest Group is excited to host a conversation about creating services and lowering barriers for patrons with irregular and undocumented immigration status. Maite Mayeta Cumba is a Community Librarian at the Burnaby Public Library. She...

Join Audrey Wang, VPL's Carnegie Branch Supervisor for this inspiring workshop, "Practical Tools to Empower Public Facing Library Workers" on Thursday, January 16th at 2-3pm on Zoom, and start 2025 off right! Register today and learn how to improve public service and...

BCLA's AI Exploration Series will return after the break on Thursday, January 9th at 11am-12:30pm PST on Zoom with Reed Hepler. Register today for a free presentation called "Custom AI Models and LibraryRobot.org" and learn how to create specific, custom LLM tools for...

Register today for the BCLA Year-End Keynote event with Professor R. David Lankes on Thursday, December 5th at 2pm-3:15pm (PST), free on Zoom. We anticipate a lively discussion on AI and the role of libraries with an opportunity for a Q&A.

Join us next week with Cari-Lynn Gawletz for "AI and ChatGPT top tips for daily life and library work" on Thursday, November 21st at 2pm-3pm on Zoom. This session will provide practical guidance and actionable strategies to streamline workflows and save time with AI....

BCLA is inviting input to the review of the BCLA Intellectual Freedom Statement via survey from November 6 to December 6, 2024. The Intellectual Freedom Committee has been working since the summer to develop a process to gather input from the BC library community....

The Keeping it ReAL 2024 organizing committee and BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) are happy to announce that registration for the event is now open! Our complementary virtual events will take place on November 14 and 15, 2024.  Registration is free and open to...

There's still time to register for "Committing to Accessibility in the Licensing of Digital Resources" on Tuesday, November 12th at 11am-12pm on Zoom. Join Daniella Levy-Pinto (NNELS), Laurie Davidson (CELA) and Tami Setala (BC Libraries Co-op) to learn how...