Etiket: libraries
To whom should we bequeath the massive libraries of Quebec writers and intellectuals?
The cultural boom that Quebec experienced at the heart of the Quiet Revolution, propelled among others by the reforms of Guy Rocher, will have contributed, during at least the thirty…
Public libraries face homelessness
The image is striking. Anyone entering the Winnipeg Millennium Library must submit to a search of their bag, if they have one, by security guards, as well as a metal…
in Germany, 19th century books colored with arsenic are removed from libraries
Tens of thousands of books would be affected: the bright green pigment was widely used for the manufacture of books in the 19th century. Published on 05/04/2024 09:48 Update on…
United States | Censorship continued to increase in libraries in 2023
(New York) Book bans and attempted bans increased again in the United States last year, continuing to set record levels, according to a new report from the American Library Association…
QS calls for access to free menstrual products in schools and public libraries
Québec solidaire (QS) took advantage of International Women’s Day on Friday to demand free menstrual hygiene products in public institutions. According to QS spokesperson for the status of women, Ruba…
These Croque-livres which become wild again (or the dilapidation of small libraries)
They grew in Quebec a little over ten years ago like pretty weeds, full of colors and leaves to share. The Croque-livres, or microlibraries, have spread wildly, in tills, sometimes…
Toy libraries in search of recognition
Despite having been present in Quebec for around fifty years, toy libraries consider themselves to be lacking in notoriety. These toy libraries believe that they benefit from being known for…
State of Public Libraries | Two steps forward, one step back
After a very first study, presented in 2022, providing an overall portrait of Quebec libraries, the Association of Public Libraries of Quebec (ABPQ) has just published an update of this…
Who owns Quebec public libraries?
The question is more complex than it seems. Theoretically, public libraries belong to the majority. But let’s refine it all the same since the question is posed bluntly, and even…
Beware of the danger of social exclusion in Montreal libraries
The City of Montreal is supposed to modify a municipal by-law which would allow people whose “personal hygiene may inconvenience others” not to be able to enter municipal libraries. Although…
Workers missing from libraries
Like many sectors of activity, but even more markedly than many others, Quebec’s public libraries suffer from a cruel lack of manpower. A survey obtained by The duty estimates that…
A developing digital strategy for public libraries
Quebec public libraries are preparing a major digital shift by developing a strategy for sharing their online services, including their catalog. The sector lags behind other examples, including streaming services,…
When will there be a Lacombe plan for the development of our libraries?
Have you visited your public library recently? If not, I strongly encourage you to do so, because if you have changed in 25 years, so have your libraries. Indeed, our…
Replica | Public libraries: lively places accessible to all
In response to Sylvie Marchand’s letter, “The degradation of the Grande Bibliothèque”, published on June 14 Updated yesterday at 11:00 a.m. Eve Lagace Director General of the Association of Public…
Libraries and museums, post-ice oases
Thursday morning, 8:45 a.m. Fifteen minutes before the opening, an unusual line snaked in front of the doors of the Grande Bibliothèque overlooking the Berri-UQAM metro. Friday during the day,…
Quebec libraries, a distinct society for digital books
Canadian libraries are failing to meet their subscribers’ demands for digital books and services. The reason ? The “prohibitive costs” demanded by the major American publishing groups. And in Quebec?…
Ginette Reno’s book removed from libraries
Libraries and public schools in Quebec will not be able to acquire Ginette Reno’s autobiography, entitled Ginettesince it will be sold outside bookstores, has learned The Press. Posted at 5:00…
Behind bars, libraries
“What we have most here is time. Of course, we’re going to read everything, everything from a book, even if we’re less interested in it. The woman who thus speaks…
Montreal libraries withdraw comics by Bastien Vivès
The libraries of the City of Montreal withdrew from their catalog last week two comic strips by Frenchman Bastien Vivès, mental discharge And The melons of anger (in Hammerhead sharks).…
Free access to public libraries
The protection of the written and spoken French language seems to be an important issue for many. The degree and quality of literacy among young and old are of concern.…