With nearly $40-million in new money earmarked for book-buying over the next three years, Quebec public and school libraries should have reason to rejoice. But many librarians in the province view the funding programs announced ... Read More »

Toronto’s recently amalgamated library system now has a chief executive officer – Josephine Bryant, formerly CEO of North York Public Library – and a newly approved budget that will mean staff reductions and financial cutbacks ... Read More »

BookExpo Canada is hoping to expand the range of its attendees this year by formally aligning with seven industry associations.The Book Promoters Association of Canada, the Book Publishers’ Professional Association, Crime Writers of Canada, the ... Read More »

It was just a short line in last fall’s federal Speech from the Throne, one that might have passed below the radar of even keen political observers. In it, the government proposed to create “a ... Read More »

When patrons of Ontario’s Mississauga Library System place reserve requests on loan materials, they have the option of holding their place in the queue for up to one full year. Which means that since last ... Read More »

Dealing with digitization in Canada is “like reaching into a bowl of Jell-O.” There’s nothing solid to get a grip on, says Ernie Ingles, one of Canada’s foremost authorities on the digitization of library collections. ... Read More »

After a three-year run as president of Key Porter Books, Diane Davy is moving on – and she cites the exhausting work of responding to a series of industry-wide disasters as one of the major ... Read More »