Dear Ms Epstein, Board Chair, and Board Members, The Canadian Urban Library Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada members support Vancouver Public Library’s decision to allow Feminist Current to rent a meeting room at Vancouver Public Library (VPL) in accordance with VPL Board policy. This policy states explicitly that: “Statements being made or […]
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CULC/CBUC Unanimously supports motion recognizing Schrader
In a moment of appreciation the CULC/CBUC members gathered in Calgary on October 1 and passed the following motion: MOTION WHEREAS Alvin Schrader has spent a career in librarianship inspiring, educating and supporting and defending the issues surrounding Intellectual Freedom for Canadians and the role that the library plays in that ecosystem. GIVEN THAT contribution […]
Christina de Castell is VPL’s new CEO
NEWS RELEASE June 5, 2018 Vancouver Public Library Welcomes Christina de Castell as New Chief Librarian VANCOUVER, B.C. – Vancouver Public Library (VPL) today announced the appointment of Christina de Castell as Chief Librarian. De Castell joined VPL in 2006, and has served in increasing senior roles, most recently as Acting Chief Librarian since March […]
Barrie Public Library appoints Lauren Jessop their new CEO
To whom it may concern: Ms. Jessop is a professional Librarian with more than 10 years of experience in public libraries in Ontario and Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Guelph and earned her Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario. Ms. Jessop is an […]
Lita Barrie appointed new CEO of Burlington Public Library
News from Burlington Public Library Library Board announces new chief executive officer Burlington, ON – It is with great pleasure that Burlington Public Library Board Chair, Brian Kenny, announces the appointment of Lita Barrie to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective June 4, 2018. “Lita brings to Burlington a strong background in arts and […]
CULC/CBUC Members to Receive Awards at OLA Super Conference
Ontario Library Association Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award Vickery Bowles, Toronto Public Library In July 2017 Ms. Bowles defended Toronto Public Library’s stance on a library room booking for Barbara Kulaszka’s memorial service. Ms. Kulaszka was a lawyer who had represented Holocaust deniers in her practice, and the booking was seen by many as allowing […]
HR Network Launches
Welcome to CULC/CBUC’s new Human Resources Network. This listserv is being launched to help create a national network of public library human resource professionals and to give you a platform to help and support your peers across the country. CULC/CBUC collected the names that were submitted to us to create this list. If you have […]
LAC/BAC CIP Self Publisher Update
LAC have recently ended the cataloguing in publication service for self-publishing in Canada. You will find attached an information backgrounder, as well as Qs and As for libraries. Nous avons recemment mis fin au program de catalogage en publication pour l’autoedition au Canada. Vous trouverez ci-joint de l’information explicative, ainsi que des questions et reponses […]
Summit on The Value of Libraries, Archives and Museums in a Changing World – Final Report Released
Summit on the Value of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in a Changing World https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/about-us/our-partners/glam/Pages/final-report-summit-value-libraries.aspx
La Déclarations des bibliothèques Québécoises
Bilingual message / message bilingue Bonjour, Ci-joint, vous trouveriez La Déclaration des bibliothèques québécoises déposée à l’Assemblée nationale le 19 octobre, 2016. Vous pouviez trouver plus d’information sur le site web de BAnQ. Merci Hello, Enclosed is a Declaration (French only) from Quebec Libraries that was tabled in the Quebec National Assembly on October 19, […]