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Canadian literary event roundup: June 8-14

Patrick deWitt signing for Ablutions, Indigo Eaton Centre, Toronto (June 8, 12 p.m., free) The Adventure of the Process": The Writer's Guild of Alberta Conference and Alberta Book Awards Gala, Hotel Arts, Calgary (June 8“10, ... Read More »

June 8, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Canadian literary event roundup: June 1-7

By Katie Gowrie

Deux Voiliers Publishing open house featuring Brendan Ray, Stephen Lorne Bennett, Chris Turner, and Con Cu, Collected Works Bookstore, Ottawa (June 1, 7 p.m., free) Niagara Literary Arts Festival kicks off with readings by Erno ... Read More »

June 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Regina librarians walk out, nix fines to protest stalled contract negotiations

By Natalie Samson

Regina Public Library staffers temporarily walked out of work and are refusing to collect late fees in a bid to get administration back to the bargaining table. A post to the website for CUPE Local ... Read More »

May 29, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, dies at age 83

By Katie Gowrie

Where the Wild Things Are, 1963 He is known for upending the traditions of American children's fiction - for taking it out of the safe confines of the home and plunging it into darker, more ... Read More »

May 8, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Library and Archives Canada to eliminate more than 100 positions

By Sue Carter

The Globe and Mail is reporting that the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the country's largest union of federal workers, has given layoff notices to 235 of its members at Library and Archives Canada. According ... Read More »

April 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian literary event roundup: April 20-26

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Fan Expo Vancouver celebrates science fiction with Spider Robinson, D.D. Brant, A.M. Dellamonica, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Vancouver Convention Centre (April 21-22, check website for times) Blue Metropolis Festival offers readings, panel discussions, master classes, literary ... Read More »

April 20, 2012 | Filed under: Events

CLA awards recognize Kit Pearson, Catherine Austen, and Matthew Forsythe

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Library Association named the winners of its annual book awards Monday morning. Kit Pearson's The Whole Truth (HarperCollins Canada), which touches on the Depression era, family drama, and forgiveness, has been selected as ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Book links roundup: TTC launches book club, activists concerned about London Book Fair’s China focus, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Toronto Public Library launches TTC book club London Book Fair's focus on China worrying to free speech activists PBS Newshour interviews attorney Steve Berman, lead counsel in the Apple ebook antitrust lawsuit Heather Reisman speaks to CBC ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Department of Canadian Heritage to review Target's cultural content Harry Potter ebook sales top over $1.5 million in three days American Library Association releases the 10 most frequently challenged library books of 2011 Three Cups ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Regina and Okanagan libraries vote to strike

By Natalie Samson

With the dust of the 10-day strike at the Toronto Public Library settling, two other public library systems face the possibility of job action. On Monday, public library workers in Regina voted 83 per cent ... Read More »

April 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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Search Results by tag: library

Canadian literary event roundup: June 8-14

Canadian literary event roundup: June 1-7

Regina librarians walk out, nix fines to protest stalled contract negotiations

Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, dies at age 83

Library and Archives Canada to eliminate more than 100 positions

Canadian literary event roundup: April 20-26

CLA awards recognize Kit Pearson, Catherine Austen, and Matthew Forsythe

Book links roundup: TTC launches book club, activists concerned about London Book Fair’s China focus, and more

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

Regina and Okanagan libraries vote to strike

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