News & Updates
BC BookBlast! May 15th at 3pm
On Wednesday, May 15th at 3pm-4pm via Zoom, BC Publishers will be presenting their latest, hottest books focusing on "Community: building, living, and connecting in BC" in our BC BookBlast! series. The titles will be intended for adult readers, as we're planning a...
Recording available for ‘Indigenous Allyship and Anti-Racism’
On April 4th, we were fortunate to host Len Pierre of Katzie First Nation for a half-day workshop called 'Indigenous Allyship and Anti-Racism.' With Len's permission, a recording is now available on BCLA's Vimeo account. As well, here are Len's PowerPoint slides...
Introducing the new BCLA Public Library Communicators Interest Group
On behalf of the BCLA Board, I’m pleased to introduce the newest BCLA interest group: The Public Library Communicators Interest Group! The Public Library Communicators Interest Group was formed to share knowledge, strategies and connect on industry issues affecting...
Call for Expressions of Interest for the new BCLA Anti-racism Committee
As announced in January, BCLA is forming an Anti-racism Committee to guide and inform the next phase of our anti-racism work. BCLA’s ongoing work is grounded in our values and guided by principles of anti-racism including: Identifying and examining racism on a...
Friendly Friday – March 22nd
This Friday, March 22nd at 12pm-12:45pm all are welcome to attend a lunch-time gathering online, to "hang out," enjoy your lunch, and meet new people. As a conversation starter, we'll be looking at the Library Journal article, "Next Gen AI: Libraries work with...
BCLA Annual General Meeting: First Call for Resolutions
The BCLA Resolutions Committee accepts proposals, formulated as resolutions, from individual BCLA members and groups, which are intended to direct BCLA to take action or make comments on topical issues. Resolutions are an important formal mechanism through which...
EDI Recruitment Strategies (Part 2) – May 9
A special thank you again to Jessica Lee for hosting the “Introduction to EDI Toolkit for Recruitment” training session last Thursday! If you missed the live event, the recording of the presentation portion is now available on our Vimeo account, as well as...
Training with Len Pierre – Thursday, April 4th
Len Pierre, a Coast Salish educator from Katzie First Nation was a keynote speaker from the 2023 BC Library Conference. He is offering a half-day workshop (3.5 hours) called “Indigenous Allyship and Anti-Racism” on Thursday, April 4th at 1pm-4:30pm over Zoom....
Friendly Friday launch – Feb. 23rd
Tomorrow, February 23rd at 12pm - 12:45pm we'll be launching our first "Friendly Friday" lunch-time social on Zoom. This is a monthly open-invite to any library workers to share some conversation, meet someone new, ask questions, or just enjoy your lunch. It's not...
Training: Introduction to EDI Toolkit for Recruitment
In collaboration with BCLA, Jessica Whu Lee is offering a free “Introduction to EDI Toolkit for Recruitment” training session on Thursday, March 7th, 2:00-3:00pm on Zoom. This session is geared towards anyone involved or interested in recruitment in libraries,...