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Centre for Free Expression and CFLA Partner to Manage Portal to Report and Access Information on Intellectual Freedom Challenges
News February 21, 2023
The Centre for Free Expression and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations announced an agreement in principle to manage a single portal and database for libraries to report and access information on intellectual freedom challenges libraries face to items in their collection, and to displays, programs, room usage, and computer access.
Highlights from the Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency
News February 19, 2023
Highlights from the Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency of interest to the Canadian library and information management community
Shelved Premieres March 6 on CTV
News February 14, 2023
CTV today announced that Shelved, Anthony Q. Farrell’s comedy set in “the underfunded Jameson branch of the Metropolitan Public Library,” will premiere on March 6.
Call for Members: TD Summer Reading Club National Committee
News February 13, 2023
The TD Summer Reading Club (TDSRC) team invites expressions of interest from librarians working in Canadian libraries to represent Atlantic provinces and Ontario libraries as a member of the TDSRC National Committee.
Membres recherchés : Comité national du Club de lecture d’été TD
News February 13, 2023
Le Club de lecture d’été TD invite les bibliothécaires autochtones, les bibliothécaires de l’Ontario et les bibliothécaires de l’Atlantique à manifester leur intérêt à siéger au Comité national.
Seed Funding Secured for NIKLA’s Respectful Terminologies Project
News January 31, 2023
The National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA) announced that seed funding has been secured to create a national platform for respectful Indigenous terminology to replace outdated and inappropriate terminologies used currently in cultural memory sectors such as museums, libraries, archives centers and galleries.
Financement de démarrage obtenu pour le Projet pour une terminologie respectueuse de l’ANCLA
News January 31, 2023
L’Alliance nationale des connaissances et des langues autochtones (ANCLA) a annoncé qu’un financement de démarrage a été obtenu pour créer une plateforme nationale pour terminologie autochtone respectueuse afin de remplacer les terminologies obsolètes et inappropriées utilisées actuellement dans les secteurs de la mémoire et de la culture tels que les musées, les bibliothèques, les centres d’archives et les galeries.
Library and GLAM Sector Submissions to 2023 Pre-Budget Consultations
News January 30, 2023
Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for access to e-content, municipal funding, accessible reading material, funding for Library and Archives Canada, Open Educational Resources (OER), and Canadian publishers and booksellers.
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (January 2023)
News January 24, 2023
An update on the current activities of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Copyright Committee
APLA 2023 Virtual Annual Conference: Call for Proposals
News January 24, 2023
The theme of this year’s virtual conference is: Community, Connecting, Caring / Communauté, Connectivité, Compassion.