Everything tagged: Advocacy

CARL today released a joint response, with CFLA, to the Government of Canada’s Consultation Paper on copyright term extension.

The federal government yesterday announced a change to the planned reduction in funding to NNELS and CELA for accessible reading materials.

CELA and NNELS are campaigning to maintain federal funding for their programs to create and distribute accessible reading materials to Canadians.

Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for broadband connectivity, access to e-content, municipal funding, library support for vulnerable populations, accessible reading material, and Canadian publishers and booksellers.

Over the last two weeks, Canada’s national voices for the library community issued statements on access to government information and censorship by the tech industry.

National library organizations call for federal support for broadband connectivity, access to e-content, municipal funding, library support for vulnerable populations, accessible reading material, and Canadian publishers and booksellers.

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 …

A listing of statements and commitments made by the Canadian library, archives, and museum community on racism, injustice, and violence.

The ministerial mandate letters released today by the Prime Minister include policy objectives for several ministers which touch on and support the recommendations from the library community.

Mayors from major urban jurisdictions sign statement urging e-book publishers to institute equitable and transparent pricing for public libraries