CSL joins BCTLA push back on TL redeployment
CSL has joined the BC Teacher Librarians push back on the practice of redeployment of teacher-librarians for intervention work. Please see their letter below.
Announcing the Digital and Media Literacy Toolbox
We have something special for you this Canadian School Library Day. It’s been cooking for a while and it’s ready for the table. Introducing CSL’s Digital and Media Literacy Toolkit. …
CSL Statement on Alberta’s Announcement Regarding Possible Book Bannings
For immediate release Canadian School Libraries is deeply troubled by the announcement of the Alberta Education minister on May 26, 2025. The Calgary and Edmonton Public School Boards statements that …
Open Letter of Concern to New Brunswick Ministry of Education
On May 15, 2025 Canadian School Libraries sent an open letter to the New Brunswick Ministry of Education to address our concern with the cutbacks to library staff in Anglophone …
Open Letter to BC Ministry of Education
On Wednesday, May 7, Canadian School Libraries sent an open letter to the BC Minister of Education, the Honorable Lisa Beare, regarding the state of education funding in the province …
TMC8 Papers Available
LIVE on the blog-so many thought provoking papers as we prepare for Treasure Mountain Canada 8! You actually don’t have to attend to be a part of the conversation, but …
BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association (BCTLA) Executive wins inaugural Donald Hamilton Advocacy Award
The BCTLA Executive undertook a comprehensive study of working and learning conditions for teacher-librarians in BC, which uncovered significant challenges including increasing workloads, erosion of the teacher-librarian specialist role and …
Wendy Burch Jones receives inaugural Donald Hamilton Advocacy Award
Wendy Burch Jones is a teacher-librarian at Dixon Grove Jr Middle School, and the president of the Ontario School Library Association. An active voice for the state of school libraries …
Diana Maliszewski receives Angela Thacker Memorial Award 2025
Diana Maliszewski is a teacher-librarian at Agnes MacPhail Public School, a prolific presenter, former editor of The Teaching Librarian and course instructor for the Teacher-Librarian Additional Qualification at both York …