CULC/CBUC has submitted five recommendations for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 budget. List of Recommendations Recommendation 1: That the Government of Canada: Recommendation 2: That the Government of Canada recognizes the role public libraries are playing in delivering on federal priorities in communities across Canada and provides funding to further support libraries […]
Category: Canadian Urban Institute
Globe & Mail: Paying more attention to the health and social benefits of libraries is overdue
October 31st, Op-ed by André Picard on Canadian Public Libraries and the Canadian Urban Institute’s Overdue report. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-paying-more-attention-to-the-health-and-social-benefits-of-libraries/
CUI Releases OVERDUE: The Case for Canada’s Public Libraries
OVERDUE: New report establishes Canada’s public libraries were critical during pandemic and calls for broader support to ensure economic recovery and resilience Toronto, ON – October 4, 2023 – The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC) announce the release of OVERDUE: The Case for […]
CULC/CBUC Chair, Åsa Kachan, speaking at CUI 1000 and Beyond Summit
COVID 1000 and Beyond: Building Better Cities for a Robust Recovery Wednesday, December 711:00 am – 3:00 pm ET / 8:00 am – 12:00 pm PTOnline summit, via Zoom – Registration: Åsa Kachan, Chair of CULC/CBUC, and Chief Librarian and CEO of Halifax Public Libraries, will be participating on a panel at 1:00 pm ET. […]
CULC/CBUC Teams Up with Canadian Urban Institute
CULC/CBUC has struck a national working group to work alongside the Canadian Urban Institute on the Bring Back Main Street initiative and to attract the necessary social infrastructure resources to put the public library into the discussion. First job will be to develop a business case and then to look at national program elements as […]
Urban Toronto – Canadian Urban Institute Examines Role of Libraries in Light of COVID-19
Urban Toronto – Canadian Urban Institute Examines Role of Libraries in Light of COVID-19: https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2020/04/canadian-urban-institute-examines-role-libraries-light-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR2MQTzGc4IDiV2wVCCd6VeSULeQXe1QgJhj3Q_gAMoJp0n_zjakdwlVTIc
Four CULC/CBUC Member CEOs to participate in Canadian Urban Institute webinar on Future of Public Libraries – Thursday, April 23rd
Four CULC/CBUC Member CEOs to participate in Canadian Urban Institute webinar on Future of Public Libraries – Thursday, April 23rd: https://www.canurb.org/citytalk-webinars/2020/4/23/how-will-the-role-of-public-libraries-be-changed