Monthly Archive for April, 2016

Two Weeks to Go!

There are just two weeks left to apply for the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award for Public libraries improving lives. • The deadline is May 15th 2016 • The prize is US$1,500 and wide publicity through EIFL’s international networks • Applications are accepted in English, Russian, French and Spanish – […]

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Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021

CILIP has reported that after considerable preliminary cross-sector consultation, the Libraries Taskforce has published an open consultation draft document  Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021. The Ambition document sets out a vision of the value and impact of public libraries. Once finalised, Ambition will directly feed into […]

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Library as the 3rd Place

        After home and work what do you consider the 3rd place? On April 23rd, World Book, Radio-Canada, will present a documentary done by Martine Forand about Public Library. The title is Le troisieme lieu, la Bibliothèque publique :  Public Library, the third place. This documentary presents the role […]

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End of Canadian Library Association, born of new Federation of Library Association in Canada

      Last January 2016, during a Special General meeting of members held in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Library Association (CLA) members were asked to vote on the dissolution of CLA. Members voted in favour of dissolution, which was recommended alongside the vision to replace CLA with a national federation […]

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Dernier rendez-vous de l’Association Canadienne des bibliothèques, naissance de la nouvelle Fédération des associations de bibliothèques du Canada

        En Janvier 2016, lors d’une assemblée générale spéciale, c’est dans une ambiance pleine d’émotion que s’est tenu le vote qui a conduit à la dissolution de l’Association canadienne des bibliothèques après 69 ans d’existence. Au cours des dernières années, les difficultés financières de l’Association s’étant multipliées, […]

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Déclaration des bibliothèques québécoises.

        Nous avons au Québec une Table de concertation pilotée par Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). Cette Table regroupe les représentants de tous les types de bibliothèques (publiques, scolaires, collégiales, universitaires, gouvernementales, etc.) ainsi que des fonctionnaires des ministères de la culture et de l’éducation. […]

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Declaration of Quebec Libraries

        In Quebec, we have a Steering Committee headed by Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BANQ). This Committee regroups representatives from all types of libraries (public, school, college, university, governmental, etc.) as well as public servants from the Ministries of Culture and Education. For the past […]

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