BCLA Browser: Linking the Library Landscape

In the Media

Roën Janyk — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Browser Briefs

Leanna Jantzi

The Library in the Digital Marketplace: Strategies for our Future

Jenny Benedict — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

The digital marketplace is becoming increasingly crowded with over a trillion web pages in existence and more being created daily worldwide. At the same time, vendors are stepping in to offer direct-to-consumer access at little or no cost to content for which people used to come to libraries. Given this challenging landscape, how can libraries best position themselves in the online environment?

LTAS Announces 2014-15 Executive

Ashley Van Dijk — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

UBC Library: Fall Update

Andrea Coutts — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

UBC Library's Fall Update highlights receipients of the Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Project, as well as recently acquired collections and events.

Disability Awareness Toolkit developed for training library staff

Deb Thomas — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

The Services to People with Print Disabilities Working Group of the Special Needs Interest Group has received Vancouver Foundation Funding to create a toolkit aimed at assisting library staff in providing respectful and effecitve services to patrons with all types of disabilities. The toolkit is now complete and will be available soon through the BCLA website.

The Benefits of Book Club

Heidi Schiller — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Public libraries and Nidus Personal Planning events

Janet Freeman — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Why mentor? Two BCLA mentors share their experiences

Amy Ashmore, Sarah Felkar, Caroline Johnson — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Two BCLA Mentors share their experiences of particpating in the Mentorship Program.

Love is in the air when Nelson goes Candi-Dating

Anne DeGrace — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

The Nelson Library partners with Politics Cafe and the West Kootenay Eco-Society mimics speed-dating to offer three minute one-on-one sessions with 2014 municipal election candidates and school trustee candidates.

Port Moody's Adult Summer Reading Club is a Blast!

Irene Jakse — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Reflections on Jim Deva, intellectual freedom hero

Barbara Jo May, Miriam Moses

President's report

Heather Buzzell — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700

Executive Director’s report

Annette DeFaveri — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700