September Update from CFLA-FCAB
Please consider joining the Federation! CFLA-FCAB has been busy up until now with some of the more mechanical aspects of forming an association of associations: drafting by-laws; completing papers for incorporation as a not-for-profit; developing a contract and hiring a Senior Project Executive; identifying gaps for library advocacy in Canada; consulting with the founding member […]
August 2016 Update
This is our third monthly update, intended to let you know how we’re progressing. CFLA-FCAB is the national, bilingual voice of Canada’s library communities. The Federation is an association of associations, with membership from library associations across Canada. Our mandate is to: Advance library excellence in Canada; Champion library values and the value of libraries; […]
Message from the Interim Chair, July 2016
On behalf of the interim Board of CFLA-FCAB, I’m writing to provide an update on Federation activities since our last update on May 20th. We continue to set up your new association of library associations, providing a united voice for Canadian libraries. First, a warm welcome to Kevin Brennan, who started as our Senior Project […]
National Aboriginal Day
The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB) reminds all Libraries that June 21 is National Aboriginal Day. At the CLA Forum in Ottawa in June 2016 the Federation Board adopted the following as its first priority: to promote initiatives in all types of libraries to advance reconciliation by supporting the Truth and Reconciliation Council’s calls […]
Message from the Interim Chair, May 2016
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to provide this update on the Federation. On May 16, 2016 the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques was officially incorporated as a federal not-for-profit corporation. The Inaugural Board is now in place and will serve until our first AGM at the OLA Super […]