BCLA Browser: Linking the Library Landscape

In the Media

Roën Janyk — 2014-10-30

Browser Briefs

Leanna Jantzi

The Library in the Digital Marketplace: Strategies for our Future

Jenny Benedict — 2014-10-17

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 — 2014-10-30

UBC Library: Fall Update

Andrea Coutts — 2014-10-17

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 — 2014-10-19

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 — 2014-10-21

Public libraries and Nidus Personal Planning events

Janet Freeman — 2014-10-22

Why mentor? Two BCLA mentors share their experiences

Amy Ashmore — 2014-10-22

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

Love is in the air when Nelson goes Candi-Dating

Anne DeGrace — 2014-10-26

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 — 2014-10-28

Reflections on Jim Deva, intellectual freedom hero

Barbara Jo May

President's report

Heather Buzzell — 2014-10-29

Executive Director’s report

Annette DeFaveri — 2014-10-26