Etiket: libraries
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.…
[Opinion] Public libraries, protectors of freedom of expression
It would be inconceivable to realize that a physical or digital copy of a book one seeks at our public library has been banned. However, this is not the case…
A contest in the libraries of Quebec
Until February 25, users of all libraries in Quebec will be able to take part in a great hunt for golden tickets. Posted at 5:00 p.m. This initiative, intended to…
Public libraries | To each his own dose of reading
To fall asleep gently, children often ask for their favorite book. Even if it can sometimes seem boring to reread the same book over and over again, the parent can…
Public libraries are gradually finding their users
After the shock of the pandemic, public libraries are slowly getting back on track. In the fall, nearly 80% of their users had resumed their habits in their neighborhood library.…
[Opinion] What are libraries for?
My dear daughter, in the summer of 2014 you were just one year old. You were chirping gently, a foamy book in your hands or in your mouth, when the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Libraries as third places
For a long time, we saw the library as a place of a certain coldness. But, like a Drummondville initiative, another approach exists, that of the library as an open…
More documentation technicians needed in school libraries
While young people encounter difficulties in reading and writing, or have difficulty taking an interest in books, many denounce a lack of documentation technicians in school libraries, who are replaced…
[Opinion] What the good rating of Montreal libraries hides
On Monday, October 17, the presentation of BiblioQualité by the Association of Public Libraries of Quebec (ABPQ) generated strong media interest. According to the results presented in this evaluation exercise,…
Libraries are suffering, let’s take care of them! | The Press
No one is fighting on the buses about the fate of Quebec’s public libraries… but the role they play in making reading and culture accessible to everyone is nevertheless fundamental.…
“La fin des lice?”, by Orbie, wins the Montreal Libraries Children’s Book Prize
What happens when a family of lice keeps growing on a single head, until they invade almost every millimeter of every hair? When these little beasts can no longer jump…
Montreal Libraries Children’s Book Award | Orbie rewarded for The end of lice?
The pandemic has not only turned the lives of all human beings on the planet upside down. She also shook up the tiny creatures that love children’s hair: lice! With…
A first national exam gives the passing mark (66%) to the network of 1042 public libraries in Quebec
A first overall assessment of libraries, their staff and their services gives just a pass mark (66%) to the entire Quebec network comprising 1,042 public establishments. The portrait also highlights…
Libraries | Borrowing conspiracy theories is possible
Alex Jones, Renaud Camus, Didier Raoult, Joseph Mercola… many controversial, even conspiratorial authors have found a place in the sun on the shelves of our national and local libraries. A…
Libraries | Funny omissions in borrowed books
Library documents contain beautiful stories or knowledge, but also, on occasion, the little secrets of certain subscribers, who sometimes return them with a supplement of their own, misplaced between the…
[Opinion] Tales in the image of our libraries
Despite the bad press that public libraries have been getting lately (think of the items to about the vaccine passport and, even more recently, to those who reported the cancellation…
Libraries Without Borders promotes access to education, information and culture
Access to knowledge allows the exercise of one’s rights, inclusion in society and the emancipation of all. This is why since 2007, Library without borders promotes access to information, education…
employees of media libraries on strike to denounce cuts in budget and staff
Anger rumbles between the shelves of the Francophone Multimedia Library in Limoges. The employees are called to strike this Saturday, as well as to new walkouts on April 2, 9…
“We leave our projects, our libraries, our memories”, Ukrainian refugee Oksanna in Sens in Yonne
Oksana Savchenko, French teacher in Kiev, just retired, fled the war in Ukraine. She ended up arriving in Sens in the Yonne, where she has a small apartment and knows…
Libraries stricter than strict
Vaccination passport required on entry, despite the current exemption for libraries. Wearing a mask for children 8 to 10 years old. Closure of book shelves or workspaces. Public libraries in…