Nominations Open: Council of the Federation Literacy Awards 2013
2013 marks the ninth year the Council of the Federation has formally acknowledged exemplary literacy practices throughout Canada. As a way to promote literacy at the provincial and territorial level...
View ArticleResource Sharing in BC Libraries: Beginning the Conversation
In British Columbia libraries, we have a long history of sharing and working together to ensure high quality library service across our communities. Building on this history and the long standing...
View ArticleThe New Library: plus ça change
This is the last post on the blog for a while. Public Servants, as per Elections BC regulations, are unable to offer comment or post anything new in this space during the election period. As anyone in...
View ArticleSummer Reading Club Helps Kids Gain New Heights!
Across the province kids have been taking the Summer Reading Club to thrilling new heights with their enthusiasm for this year’s “Up, Up and Away!” BC SRC program! I’ve witnessed many children become...
View ArticleA time for new beginnings
Dear colleagues, My mother used to quote a Dutch saying: “There is a time to begin and a time to end, and now the time to end has begun.” With mixed emotions, I am announcing that I will be leaving my...
View ArticleSurrey Libraries Kids Read Event kicks off Family Literacy Day in BC
Surrey Libraries announced an innovative new literacy program designed to help families with newborns. Called Read To Baby, the program encourages parents to make reading a priority for their children...
View ArticleBranch Update February 2014
Ministry Updates On Tuesday, Jan. 28th the Ministry of Education introduced a new organizational structure that better aligns our human resources to our key priorities and the important...
View ArticleBC Summer Reading Club Annouces Community Story Award Winner!
If you happened to visit the BC Summer Reading Club (SRC) booth at the recent BC Library Conference, you may have had the pleasure of saying hello to the 2014 SRC Community Story Award Winner,...
View ArticleUVic Honours Library Supporter
Dear colleagues, Dave Obee has long been a champion of libraries and is the author of The Library Book: A History of Service to British Columbia. He has often said that libraries have made a tremendous...
View ArticleA Virtual Learning Commons for Libraries
In response to the feedback and demand of the library community, the Commons virtual learning platform was created. We could not have done this without your participation during the feedback and focus...
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