As the 2025 municipal elections approach, library leaders across Alberta have a unique opportunity to advocate for the future of public libraries. Parkland Regional Library System has developed a comprehensive Municipal Elections Resource page designed specifically for library managers and board members to help ensure libraries remain a priority for …
What do library patrons need to know about freedom to read? “The freedom to choose what we read does not, however, include the freedom to choose for others.” Canadian School Libraries Association Additional Resources CFLA’s Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries National Freedom to Read Week Centre for Free Expression’s …
What do board members need to know about freedom to read? (Turk, 2025, Peace Library Symposium Presentation) Talking Points (Library Freedom Project, n.d.) It’s important that the Board “build a shared understanding Intellectual Freedom, its fundamental importance to what a public library is and does, and its importance to the …