Brick by brick, Saskatoon residents to help build Lego mosaic for new downtown library www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hundreds of people are expected to help build a colourful mosaic out of Lego depicting native Saskatchewan plant species to hang in Saskatoon's new downtown library.
'The hardest part was doing it without my mom:' A 300 km library journey www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Marci Stepak completed a 300 km tribute to her late mother, walking to every Toronto Public Library branch. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc met her at the finish line.
‘I felt her with me every step of the way’: Woman walks to all 100 Toronto libraries in honour of mother www.thestar.com/news/gta/i-f...
Marci Stepak completed a 300km trek to all 100 TPL branches in honour of her mother. Mayor Olivia Chow joined the finish line as over $10,000 was raised.
P.E.I. kids won't receive books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library after budget cut www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A program that provided Prince Edward Island children with free books in the mail every month is ending as part of cuts in the province's 2026-27 operational budget.
The news follows a community notice issued by the Town of Hay River on Thursday that said the library committee had decided to “discontinue its role as a society overseeing local library services" as of April 30.
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Library in Hay River, N.W.T. to close next month; town looks to form new oversight committee www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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National libraries group urges Alberta to ditch 'political interference' in libraries www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
The Canadian Urban Libraries Council is urging Danielle Smith’s government to ditch its proposed changes to the law governing libraries in a bill currently before the legislature.
Opinion: UCP government has no business running Alberta's public libraries edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
We don’t need a provincial government that contributes a meagre amount to public libraries to have any business overriding local governance.
Ron Sheppard with the Coalition of Alberta Public Libraries joins Alberta Primetime’s Michael Higgins to discuss concerns around legislation impacting the regulation of libraries, including children under 16 needing parental approval to access explicit material.
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New legislation causing ‘tremendous concern’ to Alberta libraries www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/alb...
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Changes to the Libraries Act address a problem that doesn't exist, say critics www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
The Coalition of Alberta Public Libraries says new legislation around how Alberta libraries operate is addressing a problem that doesn't exist.
Foothills libraries concerned with new provincial legislation www.westernwheel.ca/local-news/f...
Okotoks Public Library and Sheep River Library are worried about the logistics of implementing Bill 28 and the precedent it sets.
Chinook Arch Library Board responds to province’s Bill 28 lethbridgenewsnow.com/2026/04/14/c...
Officials with the Chinook Arch Library Board say they are concerned about the introduction of the government’s Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act.
Penticton to consider moving library services to Okanagan Regional Library system www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Penticton Public Library has been a municipal library since 1969, but now, the City of Penticton is considering a switch to the Okanagan Regional Library system.
Hay River grapples with how to keep its public library open cabinradio.ca/287033/news/...
A committee that ran Hay River's library is dissolving and staff funding is changing. The town says it's "actively working to ensure these services continue."
Kirkland Lake library’s roof-replacement effort passes $10,000 www.northernnews.ca/news/kirklan...
The total cost for this project is estimated at around $300,000, which poses a significant financial challenge for the library, as it must independently fund its capital improvements
Support workers have interacted vulnerable downtown library patrons 1,000 times since January www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
Support workers have interacted with vulnerable patrons at Hamilton’s downtown library 1,000 times since a pilot project placed them there a little more than a year ago.
Task force proposed to support addiction response at Hamilton libraries www.chch.com/chch-news/ta...
Hamilton library officials say they need more help addressing the opioid crisis along York Boulevard as staff face a "staggering" number of overdoses at the Central branch.
TBM library use up in 2025 as CEO, staff 'celebrate momentum' www.collingwoodtoday.ca/the-blue-mou...
In 2025, The Blue Mountains Public Library saw more than 92,000 in-person visits and delivered 671 programs
Why the library seems to never have copies of the ebooks you want to read calgaryherald.com/news/canadia...
Advocates push to reduce prices, extend shelf-life of digital books and audiobooks for libraries
Hamilton Central Library Children’s Area Moved to Second Floor Following ‘Adult Disruptions’ thepublicrecord.ca/2026/04/hami...
HPL moving children's area from first floor to second floor due to disruptive adults and social disorder challenges.
Alberta's access restrictions threaten privacy and democratic role of libraries, critics say www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Critics of proposed rule changes to libraries say the true danger lies in giving the province power to dictate access and potentially snoop on which books people are checking out.
Alberta libraries raise concerns over 'censorship' in proposed new bill www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The Coalition of Alberta Public Libraries is pushing back on Bill 28, saying there are serious concerns over privacy, local control and the future of library services.
How Alberta libraries help out during wildfires www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Librarians from across Alberta met this week to talk about ways they can help during wildfires. Some of the answers might surprise you.
'Serious privacy concerns' — Library leaders raise alarm over proposed gov't restrictions calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
“We are concerned about this proposed legislation because of the ways in which it undermines free speech, expression, local decision-making and the privacy of Albertans.”
De jeunes lecteurs impliqués pour revitaliser leur bibliothèque ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/le-tele...
Face à la diminution des budgets, une technicienne en documentation passionnée refuse de baisser les bras.
Cumberland library workers vote unanimously to unionize www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Employees at Cumberland Public Libraries have voted unanimously in favour of unionizing.
300 km à pied pour visiter les 100 bibliothèques de Toronto en mémoire de sa mère ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/224...
Marci Stepak, écrivaine originaire de Toronto, franchit plus de 300 km à pied pour se rendre à 100 bibliothèques publiques en hommage à sa mère.
Windsor had a plan for a new central library open in 2026. Here's what's happening now www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
As library staff get squeezed out of the temporary downtown library location, Windsor's mayor pitches a campus like vision for a new permanent space.
New chapter ahead as refurbished Isabel Turner Library readies for reopening www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
The Isabel Turner Branch began renovations in October 2024, and will officially welcome patrons back into the new space on June 6.