Issue 1

September 9 was a perfect day to officially celebrate Simon Fraser University’s 50th anniversary. The sun was shining, new students at the University were filled with excitement and hundreds of the first students of SFU (Charter Alumni) began to make their way back up...

On the Coast. “New Vancouver Public Library map reveals hidden Literacy Landmarks.” CBC News (March 16, 2015). Adrian Wyld. “Library and Archives Canada set to spend after six-year drought.” CTV News (April 3, 2015). Cailynn Klingbell. “No-sleeping rule at public...

What does it mean to be “well-read”? That is one of the challenges that Dr. Brenna Clarke Gray posed in her keynote address to the participants of the BCLA Readers’ Advisory Interest Group (RAIG)’s RA in a Day workshop, held on October 20 at Vancouver Public Library....

After the International Indigenous Librarian’s Forum in Winnipeg in August, Māori Librarian, Anahera Morehu, stopped in Vancouver on August 10. Anahera is the Library Manager for Arts, Māori and Pacific at the University of Auckland, and she travels and presents at...

Code4Lib is an opportunity for people to talk about library technology and brainstorm solutions to our library technology problems. That means that Code4Lib is for you, for me, and for everyone, because each and every library staff member interacts with some form of...

September 15, 2015 marked the hundredth anniversary of the Legislative Library’s service in its current home: the stunning south wing of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings.   Humble beginnings The Library itself was born before the confederation of the...

This year, the iSchool introduced the iTechFlex Initiative, which aims to establish a new paradigm for technology instruction and learning. In contrast to the traditional top-down, one-size-fits-all, technology-for-its-own-sake model, in which students take courses on...

Canadian Library Support Staff day was held on October 16 this year, as declared by the Canadian Library Association. The phrase “library support staff” encompasses a number of employees within Canadian libraries, and a wide range of job descriptions and...

Science Literacy Week is a Canada-wide celebration of science. This year it ran from September 21 to 27. Founded in 2014 by University of Toronto alumnus Jesse Hildebrand, the week has more that 100 institutions across the country participating and offering a suite of...

In August 2015, the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg hosted the 9th International Indigenous Librarians’ Forum The biennial event, hosted among five countries, was the event of the summer for indigenous Canadian knowledge keepers, librarians, archivists, curators,...