Everything tagged: British Columbia

Downtown residents will benefit from increased access to library materials thanks to a New Westminster Public Library (NWPL) initiative to install a self-service borrowing kiosk and holds-pickup locker at the Anvil Centre.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has released the results of a survey aimed to document the health and safety experiences of library workers in British Columbia.

The library’s archival collectionconsists of private records of Former Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in BC.

The 2025 BC Library Conference will take place May 7-9 at the Vancouver Island Convention Centre in Nanaimo, on the territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

Gohar Ashoughian begins her five-year term on November 15, 2024.

Municipal leaders attending the UBCM 2024 Convention debated several resolutions on public libraries and their funding, endorsing two resolutions calling for sustainable funding of library services.

The NewToBC website is a well-used and well-regarded trove of essential information and resources that are meant to support immigrants and refugees as they settle in BC communities.

It’s completely normal to be affected by yesterday’s events in North Vancouver. A violent incident in a library touches all members of the Canadian library community. Mental health resources are available during this difficult time from health authorities across Canada.

Following a police incident at the North Vancouver District Public Library’s Lynn Valley Library, many leaders in the Canadian library and political community have expressed their support for NVDPL staff and others affacted by the incident.

Highlights from BC ministerial mandate letters on issues of interest to the librarianship community.