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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Sault librarians rise up against city's TikTok ban https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/sault-librarians-rise-up-against-citys-tiktok-ban-11945219

They want to post content on the BookTok subgroup, which calls itself 'the biggest book club on the planet'

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Union urges Sask. to increase library supports after attacks on workers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/union-urges-sask-to-increase-library-supports-after-attacks-on-workers-9.7113287

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says libraries across the province are doubling as shelters when they shouldn't be.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Sask. library union urges supports amid ongoing violence, overdoses https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/sask-library-union-urges-supports-following-attacks-against-workers/

A union representing Saskatchewan library workers is calling on Premier Scott Moe’s government to quickly address drug addiction issues that are causing violence.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Les ouvrages en français de plus en plus demandés dans les bibliothèques https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2234094/bibliotheque-ouvrage-francais-francophonie

Depuis 2019, le taux d’emprunt a largement augmenté dans les bibliothèques d’Edmonton et de Calgary, alors que celui pour les ouvrages anglophones a diminué.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Oakville's new Central Library moves closer to reality https://www.oakvillenews.org/local-news/oakvilles-new-central-library-moves-closer-to-reality-11944077

Council greenlights design changes and scraps underground parking at former post office

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Fraser Valley libraries may close Friday due to labour lockout https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local/fraser-valley-libraries-close-labour-lockout-9.7113632

All 25 Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL) locations could be closed starting Friday morning if lockout not avoided.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Jackie Flowers appointed Chief Librarian of Burnaby Public Library https://librarianship.ca/news/jackie-flowers-burnaby/

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Vancouver Public Library lending grief and loss books to Tumbler Ridge in wake of tragedy https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-public-lending-book-on-grief-tumbler-ridge-9.7108585

In the wake of the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, a big-city library has come to the aid of a small-town one. The Vancouver Public Library has supplied the Tumbler Ridge Public Library with a collection of books that help parents explain grief and loss to children.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Des experts de la documentation activement recherchés https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2230342/penurie-technicien-documentation-bibliotheque-archives

Des employeurs en tous genres sont désespérément à la recherche de techniciens de la documentation pour gérer leurs banques de fichiers informatiques.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

By threatening to get rid of prison librarians, Canada is not going by the book https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-prison-librarians-inmates-rehabilitation-education/

Eliminating educational programs and the jobs of federal prison librarians hollows out potential rehabilitation services – not to mention Canada’s humanity

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Interest in digital books is growing — and it's increasing costs for the Windsor Public Library https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/e-books-windsor-library-budget-9.7096265

People checking out books from the Windsor library system are now just about as likely to pull a physical copy off the shelf as they are to download a version to a digital device. But the trend toward digital access comes with increased costs for libraries that pay a premium for access to online versions.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

6 million records later: What does Library and Archives Canada’s Day Schools Project mean for survivors? https://www.aptnnews.ca/infocus/6-million-records-later-what-does-library-and-archives-canadas-day-schools-project-mean-for-survivors/

After more than three years of work, Library and Archives Canada is wrapping up its Day Schools Project. This week on InFocus, senior project manager Beth Greenhorn gives a behind-the-scenes look at the labour of digitizing millions of Indian Day School records.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Drug use and overdoses run rampant in Canada’s public libraries https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/drug-use-and-overdoses-run-rampant-in-canadas-public-libraries/

Libraries are one of the last true public spaces but have found themselves on the front lines of the opioid and mental health crisis gripping parts of the country.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Beaumont Library sees record-breaking use in 2025 https://www.thebeaumontnews.ca/news/local-news/beaumont-library-sees-record-breaking-use-in-2025

The Bibliothèque de Beaumont Library saw record-breaking use across nearly every major service area in 2025.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

The library isn’t the crisis, it’s the symptom https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/opinion-kroetsch-library/article_bd3af2b9-d6c2-5ce4-bb9a-71027d2df764.html

Upper levels of government have failed to act with the urgency the moment demands.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Waterloo Public Library celebrates 150 years https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/02/23/waterloo-public-library-celebrates-150-years/

The library celebrates 150 years of operation in Waterloo this year, and has special events and activities planned to mark the occasion.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Temporary closure of downtown Hamilton library a ‘last resort’ amid drug problems https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-library-drugs-homelessness/article_cd238914-1949-51e7-a0d7-6b788a9e243c.html

Drug use and overdoses at the central branch could prompted a closure to make layout changes to the first floor of the downtown library

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Margie Singleton closes book on 18 years as CEO of Vaughan Public Libraries https://www.yorkregion.com/news/ceo-of-vaughan-public-libraries-retires/article_bd6703a4-61d7-5146-ae62-f6ef54d12d63.html

Margie Singleton, the CEO of Vaughan Public Libraries, announced she is retiring at the end of the month, after 18 years in the position.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Six Nations community ‘devastated’ by sudden closure of only library https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/six-nations-community-devastated-by-sudden-closure-of-only-library

The only library on Six Nations of the Grand River territory was shut down without warning last week, leaving staff bewildered and throwing plans for an upcoming 60th anniversary celebration in flux.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

Local Caribbean history showcased as University of Windsor expands its archives https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7105076

Antoinette Seymour spent most of her life growing up in the Caribbean. Now, she's an archivist at the University of Windsor's Leddy Library who started a new research project titled From Mango to Maple.

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@LibrarianshipCA@mstdn.ca · Feb 02, 2026
CULC releases national study on the social impact of urban public libraries https://librarianship.ca/news/culc-study-impact-libraries/ The Impact of Canadian Public Libraries explores the role public libraries play in community life and social wellbeing by drawing on data and lived experience from more than 18,000 respondents across 26 Canadian urban public library systems.
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