Etiket: Bibliothèque
Homelessness in the Latin Quarter | Initiatives for the homeless at UQAM and the Grande Bibliothèque
Two projects financed by Quebec will attempt to relieve the pressure exerted by homelessness on the Latin Quarter: a heat stop will be offered at UQAM and a worker will…
Quebec grants $190,000 to the Grande Bibliothèque and UQAM to fight against homelessness
The Grande Bibliothèque and the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) will hire workers this winter to welcome and support the homeless who will visit these downtown establishments in the…
Zines enter the Grande Bibliothèque
Since October 2022, a small and substantial collection of zines has found a niche at the Grande Bibliothèque. Zines? This is the nickname of the fanzines, these small-circulation self-published craft…
The degradation of the Grande Bibliothèque
Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ) is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements in Quebec in recent decades. But for the past few years, it has been clear that…
A threat of strike hangs over the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
Without a collective agreement for three years, bogged down in slow negotiations, the employees of the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ) are preparing to go on strike on…
What we borrow, what we read, what we like at the Grande Bibliothèque
The list of the most borrowed books of the year at the Grande Bibliothèque is a bit like a selfie: anecdotal, tightly framed and ultimately revealing little of the full…
“Flying librarians” at BAnQ’s Grande Bibliothèque?
Will the information counters disappear from the Grande Bibliothèque (GB)? These small offices, on each floor, where a librarian is always ready to answer readers’ questions, have been put back…
Difficult collective bargaining at the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
Faced with slow negotiations and a collective agreement that has expired since April 2020, the employees of the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ) are urging the Legault government…
The TEMA music video festival! back with a 100% rap edition on Thursday June 9 at MK2 Bibliothèque
More and more careful, more and more audacious, the music videos, main vehicles of the artists’ imagination, do everything possible to attract the eye and hold the ear. While they…
The jewels of the Grande Bibliothèque in 2021
The Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal unveiled this Tuesday the list of literary, cinematographic, musical and video game works that were the most borrowed by its subscribers in 2021. In many…