News & Updates
2024-25 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 19, 2024. A strong Board of Directors, committed to the goals of the Association’s Strategic Plan and core values, is essential to the growth and...
Congratulations to the 2024 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...
Accessible Customer Service – June 13
On Thursday, June 13th at 10:30am, Nora Loyst of Untapped Accessibility will offer a 90 minute training called “Tools for Accessible Customer Service – the CAP Framework,” which stands for Cognitive, Affective, and Physical based on the three domains of Blooms’...
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)