Category: Members

Vickery Bowles, Toronto PL, Announces Retirement

Toronto, November 7, 2024 – The Toronto Public Library (TPL) Board announced today that City Librarian Vickery Bowles has decided to retire mid-year 2025. Bowles has been City Librarian since 2015, and a member of TPL’s executive team since 1998. The TPL Board is appointing a Selection Committee to begin the process of hiring Bowles’ […]

Congrats to Carol Shepstone, CEO, Saskatoon PL

The Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) Board of Trustees is excited to announce the appointment of Carol Shepstone as the new Director of Libraries and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 4, 2024. With an extensive background in both public and academic libraries across Canada, Ms. Shepstone brings a wealth of experience, leadership, and innovation to SPL. […]

Idea Exchange Changes Name to Cambridge Public Library

The Cambridge Public Library Board and staff announced this week that a new chapter will begin for the organization. We will move from using the name Idea Exchange to Cambridge Public Library. “As I returned to the area and began my new role with Idea Exchange, I spent much of my time building relationships with […]

Welcome to Greater Sudbury PL

Welcome to Brian Harding, CEO of Greater Sudbury Public Library, our newest member of CULC/CBUC.  The Greater Sudbury Public Library formed in 2001 following a municipal amalgamation process which created the largest municipality in Ontario by land area. Our geography is a defining characteristic of our library system: we are 13-branch library system serving an […]

Major Canadian Libraries have Launched a New Digital Reading App: The Palace Project

A Digital Reading Experience Designed with Library Collections in Mind VANCOUVER, B.C. – Vancouver Public Library and Edmonton Public Library have partnered with The Palace Project to bring a brand-new ebook and audiobook platform to library customers in Canada: the Palace Project App. This app provides Canadian library users with access to Audible-exclusive titles for […]

Congrats to Barrie PL & Richmond Hill PL for their 2024 John Cotton Dana Awards

The 2024 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award is managed by the Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures division of the American Library Association and EBSCO Information Services […]

Congrats to TPL for the 2024 OLA Library Building Award

The Ontario Library Association is proud to announce the winners of the OLA Library Building Award – Library Architectural and Design Transformation for their exceptional library renovation projects. Congratulations to the library and design teams on their exceptional submissions. The award presentation was made at the OLA Annual Institute on the Library as Place event […]

Welcome to the new CULC/CBUC Executive

This morning at our AGM in Montréal, the new Executive was approved: Åsa Kachan, Halifax Public Library — ChairSarah Meilleur, Calgary Public Library — Vice ChairPaul Takala, Hamilton Public Library — Past ChairElla Nason, New Brunswick Public Library Services — Secretary-TreasurerJudy Moore, Thompson-Nicola Regional Library — Member-at-Large Congratulations to all and thanks to the nominating […]

Saskatoon PL now hiring Director of Libraries & CEO

As the Director of Libraries & CEO of Saskatoon Public Library (SPL), you’ll lead one of Saskatoon’s most cherished community organizations. Since 1913, SPL’s mandate has been to inspire lifelong learning and support the development of literacy skills by sharing collections, spaces, programs, and services. SPL aspires to be an organization that reflects the community […]