Everything tagged: School librarianship
Library Association of Alberta (LAA) Statement on Provincial Government Announcement Regarding School Libraries

LAA is surprised and concerned by the Government of Alberta’s news release yesterday that it intends to ban books in Alberta school libraries starting in September.
News May 27, 2025
Canadian School Libraries (CSL) Statement on Alberta’s Announcement Regarding Possible Book Bannings

“While public input can be valuable, it is quite concerning that there appears to have been no attempt to get trained professional input, or any attempt to understand under what criteria the books were selected.”
News May 26, 2025
APLA Letter to New Brunswick Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development on school library cuts

“We are writing to express our concern about the cuts to school library staff in New Brunswick’s Anglophone School District West. It is disheartening to imagine school libraries trying to be run without trained library staff.”
News May 8, 2025
Lettre de l’APLA au ministre de l’Éducation et du Développement de la petite enfance du Nouveau-Brunswick concernant les coupes budgétaires dans les bibliothèques scolaires

« Nous vous écrivons pour partager notre inquiétude au sujet des réductions de personnel dans les bibliothèques scolaires du District scolaire anglophone Ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick. C’est décourageant d’envisager que les bibliothèques scolaires tenteront de fonctionner sans personnel qualifié. »
News May 8, 2025
CFLA Releases Position Statement on the Status of School Libraries in Canada

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) believes that every child in Canada deserves access to an excellent, professionally staffed, and fully-funded school library.
News May 9, 2024
La FCAB publie un énoncé de position sur la situation des bibliothèques scolaires au Canada

La Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB) croit que chaque enfant au Canada mérite d’avoir accès à une excellente bibliothèque scolaire, entièrement financée et dotée d’un personnel professionnel.
News May 9, 2024
Career Spotlight: What I do as Learning Resource Coordinator

Rebecca Robinson, Learning Resource Coordinator for the Lloydminster Catholic School Division
Blog February 1, 2024
Canadian School Libraries Releases Foundations for School Library Learning Commons in Canada

What support do schools need to successfully implement Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada?
News November 14, 2023
Déclaration de l’OLA au sujet de l’interdiction et des restrictions concernant des livres par les conseils scolaires

L’Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario (OLA) est profondément préoccupée par le nombre croissant de tentatives de restriction de l’accès aux livres par certains conseils scolaires.
News November 14, 2023
Ontario Library Association (OLA) Releases Statement on School Boards Banning & Restricting Books

The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is deeply concerned by the growing number of attempts to restrict access to books by some school boards.
News November 14, 2023