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The Ex Libris Association Board is pleased to report that the Indigenous Student Bursary, created in 2023, has been awarded to William Fayant, a student with an excellent GPA in his second year in the Library and Information Technician Program at Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology. William sent us the following thank you message. “As I currently understand it, 2023 marks the first year this bursary has been awarded, in what I hope shall be the case for many years to...

The CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Committee has been hard at work and in light of the current state of censorship attempts in Canada have proactively drafted the following letter that the CFLA-FCAB board approved to send to related federal Ministers. It primarily seeks to remind Ministers of this important topic and to urge the Government of Canada to take a firm stance on the right guaranteed under Section 2(b) of the Charter. As the rhetoric about removing books has begun to appear in...

In today's world, the battle against censorship is more critical than ever. We believe in the power of knowledge and the importance of unrestricted access to information. That's why we're excited to share a video that addresses the rising censorship issue in America and how it affects libraries, books, and the right to read. This video features Tracie D. Hall, former Executive Director of the American Library Association and a passionate advocate for the right to read without constraints....

The fallout of ransomware attacks is not just a privacy challenge; it’s a social equity challenge and these attacks are getting more sophisticated and more frequent... Read more of this article: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/why-i-cant-wait-for-the-public-library-to-be-back-online/article_76b95c34-aa63-11ee-bbe6-e77dc629c4dc.html

Two large library systems in Ontario have been recent victims of cyber attacks, impacting services to millions. An interesting read puts a fine point on the dire circumstances. https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-disturbing-impact-of-the-cyberattack-at-the-british-library  

Please join us in welcoming Jodie Player Delgado as our new Small/Medium Caucus Representative. Jodie is the CEO of Springwater Township Public Library. She has worked as a Teacher-Librarian and Children’s Librarian in the Florida Keys and is happy to be back in her hometown of Elmvale, although she is not a huge fan of winter. She became a dyslexia advocate when her son was diagnosed, and is an advocate for early literacy and Freedom to Read. She has a Master’s of Science in Library and...