Promotional Materials Available for 2021 Canadian Library Month, Provincial Library Weeks

September 23, 2021

October is Canadian Library Month! During this month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives.

Canadian Library Month also includes a number of other special days and weeks:

• First Nations Public Library Week (first week in October) via Ontario Library Services
• Ontario Public Library Week (third week in October) via Ontario Library Association
• Semaine des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (third week in October) via Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec
• Saskatchewan Library Week (third week in October) via Saskatchewan Library Association

Over the last few weeks, the lead associations for some of these events have released graphics and other promotional materials for use by the Canadian library community. As additional materials are made available, they will be added to this page.

Canadian Library Month / Ontario Public Library Week

Theme: One card, one million possibilities

Since 2016, the graphics created by the Ontario Library Association (OLA) for Ontario Public Library Week promotional materials have been modified for use across the country for Canadian Library Month (CLM).

Canadian Library Month

• Canadian Library Month: History and Background

Launched in 2006 by the Canadian Library Association (CLA), Canadian Library Month (CLM) provides an opportunity for Canadians not familiar with their local library to come down and experience all the services available to them.

CLM serves as a way to establish new relationships between the libraries and local communities while at the same time developing existing relationships.

• Complete set of materials from OLA (via DropBox)
  • Bilingual 

• Selected materials
  • Graphics
  • Posters

Ontario Public Library Week

An annual fall event, Ontario Public Library Week was first announced by the province in 1985 and recognizes the important contribution Ontario’s public libraries make to education, literacy and life-long learning in Ontario communities.

• Complete set of materials from OLA (via DropBox)

First Nations Public Library Week

Since 2000, First Nation Public Libraries have used one week of the year to raise awareness of their resources, services, programs and activities. In First Nation communities, First Nations Public Library Week is not only an opportunity to promote public library services, but it also celebrates cultural uniqueness through creative library programming.

Theme: Shki Kendaang/Learning New Things Together

Promotional Materials

• Poster
  • Artist: Chief Ladybird “Bluejays” | Digital illustration (Rama First Nation)
• Graphics:
  • Facebook
    • Banner
    • Story
  • Twitter
    • Banner
    • Story
    • In-stream
  • Instagram
    • Post
    • Portrait

Semaine des bibliothèques publiques du Québec

Thème : Ma biblio : une histoire de famille!

La Semaine des bibliothèques publiques du Québec se déroule toujours la semaine débutant le troisième samedi d’octobre, du samedi au samedi.

• Matériel disponible pour le téléchargement

Saskatchewan Library Week

Theme: Libraries: Rising Above

Saskatchewan Library Week (SLW) is a province-wide, annual event, which promotes the wonderful resources and services that libraries have to offer. Saskatchewan Library Week is celebrated throughout Saskatchewan in all types of libraries, in both urban and rural communities and by all age groups.

• For copies of web banner, poster and graphics, please email slacomm@sasktel.net

(Via Ontario Library Association, Saskatchewan Library Association, Ontario Library Service, Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec)