by Mark Pagliaroli | Mar 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
A 25% tariff on books imported from the U.S. is set to take effect on April 2, and Canadian booksellers are fighting back. In a rare alliance, Laura Carter (CIBA) and Heather Reisman (Indigo) have urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to exempt books, warning of price...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Ontario Library Association (OLA) has recently launched the Inclusive Librarianship: State of the Sector Survey as part of its ongoing commitment to becoming an anti-racist organization. This initiative aims to gather critical data on the state of equity,...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Library Impact Ontario is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 service plan, offering enhanced services at no cost to all Ontario public libraries. With valuable feedback from libraries across the province, significant improvements have been made to ensure that...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
CRKN has been expanding access to Canadian documentary heritage since 2018. In collaboration with their members and partners, they make over 60 million pages of digitized heritage content available free of charge in the Canadiana collections. To preserve these...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
As book bans continue to surge in the U.S., Ontario librarians are preparing for similar challenges at home. A recent study by the Canadian Federation of Library Associations found that nearly half of book challenges in Canadian libraries last year targeted 2SLGBTQ+...
