Everything tagged: Public librarianship

This survey is open until March 31st, 2021.

Cette enquête est ouverte jusqu’au 31 mars 2021.

The Government of Ontario this week made two announcements related to broadband for public libraries and consultations on digital identity

Over the last few weeks, members of the community have been invited to reflect on experiences and lessons learned from the past year and share their perspectives on the challenges and highlights of their organizations from this past year.

Members of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) endorsed the eLending Position Paper developed by ReadersFirst, an organization representing almost 300 libraries, including 36 in Canada.

Congratulation to Clayton Gauthier (The Bear’s Medicine) and Drew Hayden Taylor (Chasing Painted Horses) on being selected for the 2020-2021 PMC Indigenous Literature Award.

Congratulations to the libraries receiving grants to serve their communities during the COVID 19 pandemic!

On July 25, The Globe and Mail published an opinion piece where the author blames the closing of independent bookstores and publishers’ financial troubles on public libraries. Over the last few weeks, a number of individuals and organizations from the library and publishing community have responded.

The Kimberley Foundation is inviting small libraries in Canada to apply for one-time grants of up to $1,000 to serve their communities during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Congratulations to the recipients of the grants to support acquisitions, programming, and outreach activities!