Category: Freedom to Read Week

A New Partnership for the Next Phase of Freedom to Read Week

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La version française suit la version anglaise. We are pleased to announce a new partnership between Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Urban Libraries Council, the Ontario Library Association, and the Book and Periodical Council that marks a pivotal moment for the future of Freedom to Read Week.Freedom to Read Week will take place from […]

Libraries in the News: CBC Ideas – with Richard Ovenden

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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 […]

Libraries in the News: The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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With issues surrounding what you are allowed to read in some American schools, some Canadians may be surprised there are similar issues in Canada.  An important discussion on “A Freedom to Read” week with the CEO of the Halifax Public Libraries, Åsa Kachan.  https://www.radio-canada-online.com/podcasts/the-bridge-with-peter-mansbridge – Do You Have The Freedom To Read?  Mon, 30 Jan 2023 Listen on […]

CULC/CBUC Supports Freedom to Read Week

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This year the Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC) made a special contribution “in honour of the great careers and contributions of Bill Ptacek (Calgary), Rebecca Raven (Brampton), Louise Procter Maio (Richmond Hill), Patricia Enright (Kingston) and Susannah Hubbard Krimmer (London). Great champions of intellectual freedom.” Freedom to Read […]

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