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’ […]
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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 […]
Canadian Statement on the Decision for IFLA WLIC 2024 to be held in Dubai, UAE
June 30, 2023 – We, the Canadian bodies undersigned, are united in our concern that Dubai has been selected by the Governing Board to be the host of the World Library and Information Congress for 2024. While we fully acknowledge that a range of considerations has been weighed by the Governing Board, we do not […]
Libraries in the News: Globe & Mail – U.S.-style book bans could happen in Canada too
Censorship is not going to be contained in the United States by an imaginary line on a map. How could Canada not be affected? Infected? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-us-style-book-bans-and-censorship-could-happen-in-canada-too-if-were/
Richmond Hill & Edmonton PLs win Honorable Mentions at Urban Libraries Council Top Innovators 2023
Urban Libraries Council Names 2023 Top Innovators Today, the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) recognized 16 North American public libraries as Top Innovators for transformative programs that enhance the library field to further equity, education and civic engagement for all. ULC announced the 2023 Top Innovators and Honorable Mentions during the live, virtual 2023 Innovations Celebration […]
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 […]
Libraries in the News: CBC’s The Current – March 17
Public libraries have seen an increase in violent incidents, with some installing metal detectors and security personnel. We discuss the balance of providing a public yet safe space for patrons and staff with three librarians: Paul Burry, director of the Prince George Public Library in B.C.; Pam Ryan, director of service, development and innovation at […]
Spring Member Meeting – Toronto, April 30 – May 2, 2023
The CULC/CBUC Member Meeting will be hosted by at the Toronto Reference Library by the Toronto Public Library, from April 30 – May 2. A Welcome Reception will be held on Sunday, April 30, and the meeting will begin at 9:00 am on Monday, May 1. Toronto Reference Library: 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
The Centre for Free Expression (CFE) invites participation in the Library Challenges Database
The Centre for Free Expression (CFE) invites your library to participate in the Library Challenges Database. With the advice and guidance of the CFE Working Group on Intellectual Freedom, we have created the Library Challenges Database to assist libraries in responding to challenges and to enable important research on intellectual freedom in Canada. The database […]
Many CULC/CBUC members step up to support One Page Festival
2020 has been a difficult year for many in the literary sector, with independent booksellers closing, writers and other artists finding themselves without any means of support, and many of Canada’s literary and arts festivals struggling to adapt to a new reality. So Toronto Public Library, in partnership with Canada’s largest literary festivals, is launching […]