Open Statement – Truth and Reconciliation – Access to Data and InformationPublic libraries at their core are community hubs and gathering spaces for people and ideas. As stewards of open and equitable access to information, we stand with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, and all Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, in mourning the loss of […]
Category: Open Letter
CULC/CBUC Response to Globe & Mail article
This article was submitted to the Globe and Mail Opinions Editor as an alternative point of view to an almost 3,000 word piece which appeared in the July 25 edition. This submission was declined for publication consideration in the newspaper other than as an online comment to the original Op Ed. July 27, 2020 In […]
Publication of the Value Study of GLAMs in Canada
Dear Stakeholders’ Forum Members, Colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the publication of the “Value Study of GLAMs in Canada ” a study commissioned by the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) on behalf of the Ottawa Declaration Working Group. The research was conducted by Oxford Economics and was supported by Canadian Heritage, the […]
CULC/CBUC Supports Freedom to Read Week
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 […]
CULC/CBUC’s Letter of Support for VPL’s Decision to Retain the Room Booking
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 […]
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 […]
Congratulations to New Minister of Canadian Heritage
The Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada sent a letter to The Honourable Pablo Rodríguez to congratulate him on his appointment as the new Minister of Canadian Heritage and share their support of the National Heritage Digitization Strategy. CULC-CBUC Congratulations to Rodríguez
CULC/CBUC responds to TOR Library Embargo
CULC/CBUC sent letters to both Fritz Foy, President and publisher; and Tom Doherty, Chairman, of Tor Books about the publisher’s four month embargo on selling new Tor ebooks to libraries. The letters are available here: CULC-CBUC Letter to Fitz Foy at Tor about eBooks CULC-CBUC Letter to Tom Doherty at Tor about eBooks
Public libraries join forces to demand better eBook accessibility for their customers
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release June 5, 2012 Public libraries join forces to demand better eBook accessibility for their customers Toronto – The Canadian Urban Libraries Council/Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC), a coalition of Canada’s large public libraries, along with many U.S. public libraries such as the New York Public Library, are putting […]
Editorial about National Library Week in the USA.
Beyond books: Why you should check out your public library Updated: April 8, 2012 2:01AM For many of us, the public library always will be synonymous with books. The books drew us to the library in the first place, helped us discover new worlds — real and imaginary — beyond our day-to-day experiences. […]