Libraries have long been a haven for those seeking to learn, and in an effort to provide their patrons expanded opportunity, many libraries are branching out to explore the realm of physical literacy. However, many rural libraries are already stretched to capacity and...
BCLA Perspectives

Issue 3: The Outreach Issue
Starting Big Conversations on Twitter: How Indigitization has Revitalized its Social Media Engagement
Over the past year, Indigitization has tripled its social media audience and provoked thoughtful online conversations on themes such as decolonization and open access. These successes have been achieved through the use of Twitter threads, which provide in-depth...
Reaching out to Places of Worship
Richmond’s No. 5 Road in East Richmond is popularly referred to as “highway to heaven” due to the presence of many faith-based organizations along that road. With the expansion of the library’s Community Services Librarians Team, Richmond Public Library is now...
Student Engagement is Serious Fun: Finding our Voice on Campus
Libraries serve so many different groups, and academic libraries have the unique task of appealing to vastly different, yet highly specific users – from kids right out of high school to established academics. A key function of academic libraries is to support the...
Reaching Out to the Unknown: Empowering the Public with GIS
On July 28, 2018, I co-facilitated a workshop with Carolina Román Amigo, the UBC Library Business Support Analyst, at Vancouver Public Library (VPL): Build Your Own Web Map. It was a workshop oriented to the public with three major elements being blended: basic...
Richmond Public Library introduces its new Book Dispenser
The Hamilton neighbourhood is one of Richmond’s fastest growing communities. The library has been offering one-day library service to the Hamilton community since 2007 at the Hamilton Community Centre. Over the last 18 months, library staff have been connecting with...