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At their worst, territory acknowledgments can be cookie cutter, performative, empty gestures. At their best, territory acknowledgements can be an authentic, meaningful step towards decolonization. They are a way to…
The Safety and Security Working Group of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC) announces the release of a Safety and Security Toolkit to…
Gen Z and millennials have some surprising attitudes and behaviours regarding media consumption and library use. Thanks to an important new study that has been released we can use the…
A living wage is a regional calculation that looks at the amount a family of four, two adults working full year, full time, need to earn to meet their expenses.…
This online tool can be used to estimate the value of using the library. It calculates how much a library patron saved by borrowing library items. It’s also an environmental…
For years, I have been a fan of Terry O’Reilly’s books, podcasts and, of course his great CBC radio programme, “Under the Influence”. A 40-year Canadian veteran of the advertising…
BookNet Canada recently released a new study, “On Loan: Library Use in Canada 2021”, that explores “the browsing, borrowing and reading habits of Canadian library patrons”. It compares data from…
Historically, public libraries have faced ongoing issues of censorship and challenges to library materials, however during the past 2 years, the number of incidents in North America has increased expediently.…
Looking back over the last year, I think public libraries were featured in the press, online, in social media and other platforms in a whole new way. I’m not sure…
As library people, we spend a lot of time thinking about the role of public libraries, both in our local communities and in society today. We also strive to advocate…
