Day: 23 March 2023

Jefferson Gilbert stepping down as Executive Director from CULC/CBUC

After 15 years of excellent service to CULC/CBUC, Jefferson has notified us that he is going to transition out of the organization effective the end of April. As an Executive, we are grateful for the outstanding commitment that Jefferson demonstrated to the public library sector, both in his time with CULC/CBUC, and through his work […]

Libraries in the News: CBC Ideas – with Richard Ovenden

CBC Ideas program with Richard Ovenden interviewed by Nahlah Ayed from Freedom to Read Week, taped at the Toronto Reference Library. Ovenden talks about the history of booking banning and what it means for democracy today, making many historical links: “The current wave of book banning in libraries, and the broader context of censorship and […]