News & Updates
Register for the BCLA 2024 AGM
The BC Library Association is pleased to announce its upcoming virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 19 at 6pm. Registration is open until Sunday, June 16 at midnight. You must be a BCLA member to attend the AGM. If you are unsure of your membership...
Summer fun! BC BookBlast June 19th
The next BC BookBlast! event, hosted by Read Local BC & Association of BC Book Publishers, will feature new kids' books published in BC, in anticipation of summer holidays and summer reading! Wednesday, June 19th at 3pm-4pm on Zoom Register today! We encourage...
Announcing the BCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee members
BCLA is pleased to announce the members of the newly reformed Intellectual Freedom Committee, which will carry out the review of the BCLA Intellectual Freedom Statement and make recommendations for any changes to the BCLA Board: Suzanne Rackover, BCLA Incoming...
BC Library Jobs
To see a complete listing of library jobs across Canada, please visit the Partnership Job Board.
![2024 Infographic BCLA Infographic:<br />
How it Started<br />
Formed in 1911<br />
Governance Board since 1948<br />
Not-for-profit registered charity</p>
<p>Memberships in 2023<br />
586 Individual Members<br />
58 Institutional Members<br />
17 Supporting Members</p>
<p>BC Summer Reading Club in 2023<br />
started in 1990<br />
Now 71 library systems<br />
in 200 communities<br />
92,096 registered children and their families</p>
<p>BC Library Conference in 2023<br />
Our first in-person conference in 4 years!<br />
582 Attendees<br />
47 Exhibitors at the Trade Show<br />
3 Keynotes<br />
37 Sessions</p>
<p>Member/Library Sector Engagement<br />
18 Forums<br />
6 Interest Groups<br />
4 Committees<br />
3 Sections</p>
<p>Partnership Job Board in 2023<br />
Added compensation requirement for all postings in March 2022<br />
JOB BOARD Jobs posted 1,035<br />
Visits 507,109<br />
Page Views 1,520,883<br />](https://bclaconnect.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Infographic.png)