The following is an edited transcript of an interview between Tamsen Tillson and Ontario’s new minister of education, Gerard Kennedy, on the subject of funding for school libraries. The conversation took place in mid-December.TT: I ... Read More »

Almost two years after the Canadian Coalition for School Libraries was founded – directly inspired by Q&Q’s February 2002 report on the crisis in school libraries – the challenges remain virtually unchanged, according to coalition ... Read More »

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, 7:45 a.m.Teacher-librarian Linda Smith arrives at Chester Elementary School in east Toronto, sets down her things, hangs up her coat, and makes her way along the library’s back wall, flicking on ... Read More »

Accounts of the AIDS pandemic killing thousands, young and old, male and female, in sub-Saharan Africa are deeply troubling, even for adults. Trying to convey that horror, and the scope of it, to children is, ... Read More »

A rare success story in Canadian bookselling, Vancouver bookstore Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks has built up a stellar reputation among chefs and foodies over the past several years. Now Douglas & McIntyre is looking to ... Read More »

A new inventory technology that could replace barcode strips is making inroads into the library market. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is still nascent, and some find its costs prohibitive, but some Canadian libraries using the ... Read More »