News tagged: Manitoba

An update from the Archives of Manitoba on funding for and future of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives.

“We are excited for our first in-person conference in 6 years and we want to invite you to join us as we reconnect, revisit, and reinspire.”

Respondents identified Social Justice as the most pressing issue Manitoba libraries face today, with subtopics such as Truth & Reconciliation, Accessibility, and serving vulnerable populations frequently mentioned.

The Manitoba Library Consortium Inc. seeks a consultant to engage Manitoba libraries in a needs assessment and cross jurisdictional analysis, and to propose viable opportunities for the board and membership to consider.

The Manitoba Libraries Conference will be held in-person at Winnipeg RBC Conference Centre on May 6 and 7, 2025.

The budget touches on two of the priorities identified in the Manitoba Library Association’s Provincial Election Toolkit 2023, with the funding priority addressed more concretely.

The recipient will have demonstrated strong resolve in upholding human rights, inclusivity and equity in library access for their library or in the library community at a local, regional, provincial or national level.

The Government of Manitiba this week announced plans to provide $700,000 in funding to support public library services with a focus on rural libraries and library content for people with print disabilities.

The theme for our 2021 conference is Libraries: Better Together, which reflects the essential role of libraries in building and promoting diversity, inclusivity, and equity and providing space for cultural and public engagement.

The Manitoba Library Association today released the results of survey conducted in collaboration with Public Library Services Branch to gather information about how public libraries operations have been affected by the pandemic response.