Everything tagged: Public librarianship

Why investment in public libraries is essential to Canada’s post-pandemic recovery, competitiveness, and resilience

The Public Library Accessibility Resource Centre conducted a two-pronged study to understand the accessibility of public libraries across Canada from the perspective and experiences of persons with lived experiences of a disability.

Le Centre de ressources pour l’accessibilité des bibliothèques publiques a mené une étude en deux volets pour comprendre l’accessibilité des bibliothèques publiques canadiennes du point de vue et des expériences de personnes en situation de handicap.

The Partnership, Canada’s national network of provincial and territorial library associations, today issued a statement in defence of drag storytime.

The Partnership, le réseau national canadien des associations provinciales et territoriales de bibliothèques, a publié aujourd’hui une déclaration à la défense de l’heure du conte drag.

The PLLeaders Program is accepting applications for the 6th PLLeaders cohort that will begin in September 2023 and run until January 2025.

Winnipeg Public Library versus Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

CUPE last week released the results of a survey conducted in 2022 to better understand the level of workplace violence and harassment facing Saskatchewan library workers and possible solutions to address this problem.

How do public libraries help patrons create or maintain connections in their communities? What population groups are included in public library research and in what ways are they differently impacted by public library services, materials, and/or spaces? How are public library virtual programming and services changing the ways in which patrons engage with public libraries?

BookNet Canada today released a new study that benchmarks library use in Canada by exploring the browsing, borrowing, and reading habits of Canadian library patrons.