On a light blue background the text says "The Co-op Gaming Experience: Cross-generational inclusion. Presented by Chris Knapp, Tuesday, April 14th, 10am-11am PST Virtually on Zoom." A head shot of Chris is included. He is a young, white man with curly short hair. He is smiling, wearing a dark green shirt, and is standing in front of book shelves at the library.

Join Chris Knapp, Children's & Teen Librarian next Tuesday, April 14th at 10am for his workshop The Co-op Gaming Experience, exploring unique ways to promote cross-generational inclusion and learning at the library! Register today.
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Looking forward to attending Vancouver Writers Fest's Ibram X. Kendi in Conversation on April 13 at 7:30 PM at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. One of my favourite academics! writersfest.bc.ca/event/ibram-...

Excited that the 2026 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence application is out! @ubclibrary.bsky.social ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/...

This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @archive.org @allancho.bsky.social @ithakasr.bsky.social @vimloc.bsky.social @scholarsportal.bsky.social @sparcopen.bsky.social and more!

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A Conversation with EDI Scholar-in-Residence, Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
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Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation about.library.ubc.ca/2026/03/23/a... #ubc #edi

BRITISH COLUMBIA – IBPOC GLAM workers and students event The Latinx GLAM in Canada interest group and other colleagues of color, are organizing a gathering for IBPOC GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) workers and students during the BC Librar…

Our Latinx GLAM in Canada interest group is organizing a gathering for IBPOC GLAM workers and students during the BC Library Association Conference.

Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
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We are so thrilled to announce our newest issue of Canadian Literature, issue 258/259, on How to Be at Home in Canada: Placemaking in Indigenous, Diasporic, and Settler Texts! This special double issue is guest-edited by Heather Macfarlane, Sophie McCall, and Basmah Rahman.

Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library By Allan Cho Community Engagement & Partnerships Librarian University of British Columbia Library Introduction The mission of academic libraries has been to steward literary archives, preservin…

My piece is published now in the "Journal of Creative Library Practice." I enjoyed writing about this initiative that I helped shape a few years ago, "Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library" creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/03/21/p...

EDI Scholar-in-Residence with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie: Advancing the Indigenous Strategic Plan at UBC Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking lecture with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, UBC Library’s EDI Scholar-in-Residence, as she discusses her experiences with the vision,...

Looking forward to this upcoming EDI Scholar-in-Residence with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie: Advancing the Indigenous Strategic Plan at UBC libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3928813 #edi #ubc

AI workplace wars: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more — who’s actually winning? Which AI tools lead at top workplaces? Survey data breaks down usage of Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, Copilot, Meta AI, and more.

AI workplace wars: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more — who’s actually winning? Turns out it's a fragmented AI world...

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Keep up the great work! Hope the team gets some more exposure here!

Canada’s book community shares some of their favourite titles from 2025, including one from myself quillandquire.com/omni/canadas...

"Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Academic Libraries: Empowering Staff to Foster Resilient and Inclusive Learning Environments" is a project that I've been a part of, and it's been an enriching experience allancho.com/2025/12/over... #lis

Thank you to the University of Toronto Libraries @uoftlibraries.bsky.social & June Chow for digitizing "Inalienable Rice," a landmark publication in Asian Canadian literature, now available open access archive.org/details/cca_... #asiancanadian #diversityLit

Donate to Help finish Alice’s work, organized by yomi wrong Our comrade, friend, collaborator and fierce Tiger Mischief Maker, Alice Wong, needs us. As yo… yomi wrong needs your support for Help finish Alice’s work

Very sad about disability advocate Alice Wong's passing. Her influence was immense in raising awareness of marginalized and disabled people. She lived a life that truly made this world a better place. Rest in power.
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Ricepaper's Executive Editor and multi-genre writer, Allan Cho, interviews PP Wong, author of the new novel, Slice the Water -- a dystopian thriller, a speculative fiction, and a coming-of-age story ricepapermagazine.ca/2025/11/writ... #asiancanadian #diversityLIT

Looking forward to "emerge 25: The Writer’s Studio Anthology" from
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On a light blue background, the text says, 'Library Workplace Morale Renewals Colloquium with Kaetrena Davis Kendrick. Thursday, July 17, 11am-12:30pm PDT on Zoom.' There is a headshot of Kaetrena who is a Black woman wearing glasses and a black blouse. She is smiling and has her hair in a braided wrap. There are three logos. The Renewals Colloquium, the British Columbia Library Association, and the Provincial Professional Development program.

We’re pleased to announce that Kaetrena Davis Kendrick @kaetrena.bsky.social is hosting the Library Workplace Morale Renewals Colloquium on Thurs. July 17 at 11am on Zoom. This session is based on her extensive research on low morale and includes a Q&A. Register today! bclaconnect.ca/resources/co...

A Conversation: The Exodus of Faculty Librarians of Color from the California State University System 🎧 Three former CSU librarians reflect on their experiences on the tenure-track system, life as LoCs, and explore the data and responses of an information gathering study on the lived experiences of ot...

"The Exodus of Faculty Librarians of Color from the California State University System" is a fascinating conversation between 3 BIPOC librarians who share their suffering under the oppression of racism and intolerance commonplace.knowledgefutures.org/pub/9hfyt7p0... #academia #lis

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of ACWW at the LiterASIAN Writers Festival in June 2025 with/ Catherine Clement's new book, "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act," on June 28, at the Chinese Canadian Museum www.allancho.com/2025/04/cele... #literasian #asiancanadian #LIS

An essential new title, "Well-Being in the Library Workplace: A Handbook for Managers" - a must-read for anyone in libraries and archives. A beautifully designed book cover as well! alastore.ala.org/wblw #lis

Applications for 2025/2026 Writer-in-Residence Program are now open
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Mentorship Program At ViMLoC we believe that mentorship for visible minority librarians is an important aspect to recruit, retain, and revitalize the library workforce. To ensure that librarians are supported to over…

Exciting news! The ViMLoC Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for the 2025 session. This mentoring session will run from May 1st to June 30th, 2025. Apply by Apr 20th, 2025. vimloc.org/mentorship/

A wonderful event featuring UBC Library's inaugural Writer-in-Residence Tsering Yangzom Lama, moderated by Word Vancouver's Festival Director, Bonnie Nish. Thank you to Bonnie and Word Vancouver for its partnership in creating this program with us ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/...

This panel features editors Allan Cho, Jessica Key, and Cadence Mandybura, moderated by FBCW host Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho. The discussion will delve into key aspects of pitching to magazine editors bcwriters.ca/event-6090116

The BC Museums Association will be hosting an important event virtually on January 22nd from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. It’s the BCMA Webinar: Learning to be Better – creating a healthy, ethical climate in your organization to learn more. Click here to learn more and register museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Dr. Brian Goldman explores intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, or ISTDP, a kind of talk therapy that is gaining a reputation for helping long-suffering patients with unexplained symptoms www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

The growing challenges for arts nonprofits: a call for partnership and support - Pancouver In a diverse country such as Canada, the arts do more than entertain—they connect us to our shared humanity.

It’s concerning that “potential cuts to Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts [will] threaten the very backbone of cultural institutions across the country.” Although I hope it doesn’t happen, arts is often rhe first to go in budget crises pancouver.ca/the-growing-... look

The Lower Mainland Curators Group presents its first meeting of 2025 on Thursday, February 13 from 3:00-4:30 pm. Join virtually via Zoom for an insightful and practical conversation about oral history projects. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election (Published 2023) A legal campaign against universities and think tanks seeks to undermine the fight against false claims about elections, vaccines and other hot political topics.

Utmost of concern that Republicans (MAGA) Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/t...