Join Tami Setala, BC Libraries Cooperative's Licensing & Business Development Manager, and Sarah Felkar, @booksbc.bsky.social's Executive Director, for a 45-minute discussion about ebooks and their licensing terms. When? Aug 19, 1:30 PM via Zoom. Register: readlocalbc.typeform.com/to/GGmHm810?...

Applications for the 2026/2027 Accessibility Projects Grants open today, Wednesday August 5th! Read our full announcement and press release: disabilityalliancebc.org/accessibilit... #Accessibility #AccessibilityProjectsGrants #BritishColumbia

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Accessibility Projects Grants 2026/2027 Promoting Inclusion and Accessibility for People with Disabilities Applications now open! Background As part of the Province’s goal to improve accessibility for...

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NNELS readers in our funding provinces and territories can request a title that is not in our collection or a title in a different format. The request form is available at nnels.ca/request-title (login required). #NewInNNELS

DAISY is the next format in the NNELS collection that we’re highlighting. DAISY (Digital Accessible Information sYstem) is a specialized format for people with print disabilities. DAISY books may include both text and audio, audio only, and text only: youtu.be/jjRqyuAU7G0?... #AccessibleFormats

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Our next AI Exploration series workshop (Wed. Aug. 12th at 10am) is on readers' advisory, how different digital services curate their content, and the value of human connection within libraries c/o Allison Jones & Brooklyn Kemp of GVPL. Register here: tinyurl.com/readersadvis...

📢 Capital Bike is looking for people with lived experience of disability, accessibility barriers to help shape a series of road safety videos that is being developed for the Greater Victoria region. To learn more, email erica.camfferman@capitalbike.ca. 🚲 #PeopleWithDisabilities #GreaterVictoria

Summer Reads that Open New Worlds What's on your summer reading list? Find your next read in this blog post written by Laetitia Mfamobani, published on the @rickhansenfdn.bsky.social blog. Read the blog post: www.rickhansen.com/news-stories... #SummerReading #Libraries #DisabilityPride

Summer Reads That Open New Worlds

Our latest summer reading list features books by authors with disabilities across fiction, memoir, and essays. These books were chosen because they're memorable, thought-provoking, and simply great re...

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Public libraries in BC can now apply for up to $25,000 in grant funding through SPARC BC's Local Community Accessibility Grant Program. Applications are open now, learn more on their website: www.sparc.bc.ca/partnerships... #Accessibility #Libraries @bcla.bsky.social

Local Community Accessibility Grant Program

With funding provided through the Province, SPARC BC has launched the Local Community Accessibility Grant Program.

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Good news for our LibPress community! Three member libraries have completed their website redesigns as part of our LibPress 2.0 beta testing project. Learn more about the project in this blog post written by our LibPress Coordinator Leah Tottenham: bc.libraries.coop/news/libpres... #WordPress #Coop

Read our latest Member Library Spotlight with Richmond Public Library's Chief Librarian & BC Libraries Co-op Board Director Susan Walters on our Linkedin feed and our Blog: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #MemberSpotlight #Richmond #Libraries #Coop

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In our Member Spotlight series, we shine a light on our BC Libraries Co-op members and partners, exploring how they use our services and the unique challenges and successes they experience. Susan Wal...

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On behalf of BC Libraries Co-op staff and Board, we are pleased to introduce our two new Board Directors: - Erin Howard, Director of Learning Services at Camosun College - Susan Walters, Chief Librarian at Richmond Public Library You can find their biographies on our website! #Coop #AGM

We are co-hosting a free webinar with the BC Co-op Association. Join our conversation with @trishkellyc.bsky.social and @micievans.bsky.social on June 24th, 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific via Zoom. More about the webinar and how to register: bc.libraries.coop/event/webina... #Coop #Accessibility

The theme for National AccessAbility Week this year is “Building a Strong, Accessible Canada.” One way to uplift this theme is by sharing disability perspectives and lived experiences. We shared staff and member resources on our Linkedin Feed: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @nnelsca.bsky.social

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The theme for National AccessAbility Week this year is “Building a Strong, Accessible Canada.” One way to engage with this year's theme is by supporting and sharing stories that center disability pers...

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On Tues. May 26th, BCLA is hosting the panel 'Developing AI Policies in Canadian Public Libraries' with Laural Raine (TPL), Patricia Lesku (WVML) and Vicky Varga (EPL) to learn about their process, policies, and glean advice. Register today for this free event & recording. tinyurl.com/aipolicypanel

Join NNELS and CELA for the BCLA Virtual Reboot Series! This presentation explores how libraries can make their children’s programming more accessible to people with disabilities. When: Wednesday, May 20th at 10 am-11 am Pacific on Zoom Register now: bclaconnect.ca/resources/co...

Registration: Accessible Library Services for Children with Disabilities | BCLA

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Today's #ThursdayReads is one of the Top 10 audiobooks in the Bibliothèque numérique, a French digital collection of over 6,500 eBooks and 400 audiobooks. To access this title, and many more, head to bclibrariescoopgroup.cantookstation.com/find_library and find your library! #DigitalCollection

Don't miss this session at Marigold Library Conference today! #Accessibility @nnelsca.bsky.social @celalibrary.bsky.social

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Join NNELS Marigold Library Conference on May 13! If you’re attending the Marigold library conference, we hope you’ll attend the NNELS and CELA session, “I belong at my library too! Creating accessible library services for children with disabilities,” at 2:45 pm Mountain time: marigoldconference.ca

On Wed. May 20th we're offering "Creating Accessible Library Services for Children with Disabilities" thanks to @nnelsca.bsky.social and @celalibrary.bsky.social. Learn to plan and deliver programs, and enhance services for young patrons with disabilities. Register today! tinyurl.com/accessiblepr...

What a week of connection! Check our All-Staff retreat and @bcla.bsky.social conference recap here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #community #connection #libraries

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What a week of connection! We brought our remote team and our board directors together for an all-staff retreat in Vancouver, then dove straight into the BCLA conference as exhibitors and attendees. ...

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Follow us on Linkedin for our weekly digital collections spotlight, handpicked by our Digital Collections Librarian! This week, we feature a title from the Bibliothèque Numérique, a French language eBook and audiobook platform. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #ThursdayRead #DigitalCollection

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Welcome to Thursday Reads — each week we feature a standout title from our digital collections, handpicked by our Digital Collections Librarian Jessie Hawkes. Follow along for our weekly spotlights! ...

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Our Co-op was featured in an Employer Spotlight by Living Wage BC! BC Libraries Co-op has been a proud Living Wage employer since 2021. Read about our continued commitment on the Living Wage BC website: www.livingwagebc.ca/employer_spo... @vancitycommfdn.bsky.social #LivingWage #Coop

We're proud to announce this year's recipients of the BC Libraries Co-op Open Source Contribution Fund! Each year, our employees nominate open source projects they benefit from. This year's recipients: bc.libraries.coop/news/2026-op... #OpenSource #Coop #Community #FOSS @evergreenils.bsky.social

Let’s continue to explore what’s available in the NNELS Library Toolkit for Canadian libraries! Next up, we have marketing and promotional materials that libraries can use and adapt for their platforms and audiences.

Joyeux Mois de la Francophonie! In honour of Francophonie Month, we're shining a spotlight on the Bibliothèque numérique, a curated digital French-language collection available through BC public libraries. Learn more on the blog: bc.libraries.coop/news/bibliot... #DigitalLibrary #French #EBooks

Let’s learn what’s #NewInNNELS this week! We have recently added fiction audiobook titles for you to listen to this Wednesday. Click the links below or visit the recently added collection for more titles: nnels.ca/recently-added

On March 25th, Simon Jaeger (NNELS) and Ioana Gandrabur (CELA) are hosting "Navigating Toward Better Accessibility in Audiobooks." The workshop includes a demo of new audiobook options for those with print disabilities and how AI may improve accessibility. Register here: tinyurl.com/accessibleau...

What's new at National Network for Equitable Library Service? Our NNELS team has developed the Library Toolkit to provide practical, ready-to-use materials for library staff to connect readers to accessible formats. Visit the toolkit: nnels.ca/nnels-librar... @nnelsca.bsky.social #accessibility

"At the heart of everything we do [...] is a simple belief: that access to knowledge and literacy is not a privilege — it is a foundation of community and even the base of a functioning, and vibrant democracy." Read the full Executive Director Update on our #Blog: bc.libraries.coop/news/march-u...

Tomorrow is the deadline. We're calling on the Minister of Public Safety to reverse plans to eliminate prison librarians & cut incarcerated student programs in Quebec. This is a literacy issue. A human rights issue. Add your signature by Feb 27: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #literacy #libraries

Open Letter - CSC Elimination of Librarians & CEGEP Education

Book Clubs for Inmates 400-192 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C2 OPEN LETTER The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 By email: gary...

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It's Freedom to Read Week! Freedom to Read is about being able to choose what and how you read. NNELS supports this by providing books in accessible formats for people with print disabilities in collaboration with libraries across Canada. Learn more: www.freedomtoread.ca #FTRW26 #FreedomToRead

Welcome to Freedom to Read - Freedom to Read

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right of all Canadians, and freedom to read is part of that precious heritage.

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