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@nobelprize.orgReposted by @librarianshipca.bsky.socialBREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialReposted by @librarianshipca.bsky.socialLibrary and Archives Canada adds “Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)” to Canadian Subject Headings librarianship.ca/news/lac-lak...
LAC last week announced the addition of a new Canadian Subject Heading (CSH) for Lake Ontario to replace the Library of Congress’ updated subject heading for the lake.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialLibrary and Archives Canada adds “Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)” to Canadian Subject Headings librarianship.ca/news/lac-lak...
LAC last week announced the addition of a new Canadian Subject Heading (CSH) for Lake Ontario to replace the Library of Congress’ updated subject heading for the lake.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialCatching up with: Martie Grof-Iannelli librarianship.ca/blog/martie-...
Martie was a librarian of the UWO School of Library and Information Science / @westernufims.bsky.social library from August 1979 to December 2001.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialThe Creation of the Canadian Public Library System www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts...
Tracing public libraries from their roots to modern times
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialPort Moody library eliminating late fees www.freshetnews.ca/port-moody-l...
“Eliminating late fines removes financial barriers, supports equity, and helps everyone enjoy the library to its fullest,” said a statement on the library’s website.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialNew Woodstock library branch planned for $85M recreation complex lfpress.com/news/local-n...
The proposed branch would help address a growing space crunch as Woodstock’s population continues to climb.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialCarlingwood library reopening after lengthy flooding repairs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library will reopen on Monday, Sept. 14 after several weeks of repair work, according to the library’s CEO.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialOttawa Public Library extends lease at main branch until end of 2027 as Ādisōke faces delays www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The Ottawa Public Library has exercised its final lease extension for the main branch until the end of 2027 due to the uncertainty over the opening date for the new library.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialInside the Ford government’s pause on all freedom of information requests globalnews.ca/news/1204843...
The Ford government made the unprecedented decision to pause all transparency requests for more than a week. Here's what happened behind the scenes.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialNew book shows how Canada's government is too secret ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
When Matt Malone looks around the world at how other governments handle transparency, he knows that Canada is falling behind.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialCanada’s overreliance on American tech infrastructure erodes its ability to control what happens to our data. We break down what it means to protect Canada’s digital sovereignty and what’s at risk if Google, Microsoft and other tech giants choose not to comply with Canadian law. 2/2
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialCanada’s data in foreign hands: why digital sovereignty matters www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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@librarianshipca.bsky.socialAjax library staff could strike this month, resulting in all-branch closure www.durhamregion.com/news/ajax-li...
Stalled contract negotiations could lead to a strike and close all Ajax Public Library branches in a couple of weeks, warned a CUPE spokesperson.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialThe Dolly Parton effect: A surge in donations fuels Saskatchewan literacy programs money.ca/news/dolly-p...
Across Saskatchewan, fans mourning the loss of country music icon Dolly Parton are choosing to honour her memory in the way she loved most: by opening a book for a child.
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialNearly four years after the Orangeville Public Library began stocking the Orangeville Food Bank with gently used books, the program has grown from a small addition for clients to something they have come to count on. 2/2
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialFood bank’s library book program distributes thousands of titles nearly four years later citizen.on.ca/food-banks-l...
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@librarianshipca.bsky.socialCKPL partnership connects readers with Canadian authors www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
The Chatham-Kent Public Library (CKPL) has partnered up with Project Bookmark Canada in an effort to connect readers with Canadian authors in the locations that inspired the work.
@cfetmu.bsky.socialReposted by @librarianshipca.bsky.socialAlberta’s public libraries have until January 1 to respond to the province’s new censorship rules.
James L. Turk, Toni Samek and Peter Bailey lay out what libraries can do to stand by their collections, policies, and commitment to intellectual freedom: buff.ly/agPMKln
@librarianshipca.bsky.socialMore books, closer to home: Nelson Library pilots new rural delivery service www.castanet.net/news/Nelson/...
Thanks to an Regional District of Central Kootenay Area E Community Development Grant, the Nelson Public Library (NPL) is piloting the expansion of its rural book delivery service.
