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Vancouver poet laureate Evelyn Lau offering free manuscript review

As part of her three-year term as Vancouver's poet laureate, Evelyn Lau is offering free manuscript consultations. Starting March 5, Lau, who is working on her sixth poetry collection, will meet monthly with selected writers ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Bechdel and Delisle to headline Toronto Comic Arts Festival

By Sue Carter

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has released a partial guest list for this year's event, which takes place May 5“6 at the Toronto Reference Library. According to The Comics Reporter, headliners include Jeff Smith, Alison ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Apple to ship iPad 3 in March; rare Audubon to go for $10 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Apple to ship iPad 3 in March; iPad 4 in October A first edition of a rare Audubon book is yours for $10 million U.S. Popular Halifax secondhand bookstore owner to pack up 25 years ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Holiday gift round-up: scary Dickens dolls, gifts for the verbally inclined, and more

By Sue Carter

It's that season again, when every media outlet pushes a gift-giving guide on its readers. This year, Quillblog has ... Read More »

December 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Academic librarians experience small salary bump in 2010-2011

By Natalie Samson

Academic librarians in Canada enjoyed a small salary increase from 2010“2011, according to a recent industry study. The Association of Research Libraries released its annual salary review on Tuesday. The report finds the median salary ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

By Natalie Samson

Last night, in its final meeting of the year, the Toronto Public Library Board approved a cut of 5.9 per cent to its 2012 operating budget. The 2012 budget now stands at just over $164 ... Read More »

December 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has not been terribly successful on the literary front. From his under-the-breath insult to author Vikki VanSickle during this summer's marathon executive committee hearing to his brother Doug's very public spat ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Windsor Library settles in wrongful dismissal suit

By Natalie Samson

A controversial lawsuit brought against the Windsor Public Library Board by its former CEO, Brian Bell, has been settled out of court. Windsor Star columnist Anne Jarvis criticized the settlement with Bell, which she pegs ... Read More »

December 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

$10,000 Alberta prize now open to books published out of province

By Stuart Woods

Organizers of the Alberta Readers' Choice Award, now in its third year, have taken steps to quiet a muted strain of controversy that has attached itself to the prize since its inception. The $10,000 award, ... Read More »

November 9, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Libraries

Vancouver Public Library opens new branch in Winter Games venue

By Natalie Samson

The first full-service library branch in Vancouver's Riley Park and Little Mountain neighbourhoods opened last week, thanks to the city's Olympic legacy planning. Vancouver Public Library's new Terry Salman Branch is located in the Hillcrest ... Read More »

October 20, 2011 | Filed under: Libraries

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Search Results by tag: library

Vancouver poet laureate Evelyn Lau offering free manuscript review

Bechdel and Delisle to headline Toronto Comic Arts Festival

Book links roundup: Apple to ship iPad 3 in March; rare Audubon to go for $10 million, and more

Holiday gift round-up: scary Dickens dolls, gifts for the verbally inclined, and more

Academic librarians experience small salary bump in 2010-2011

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

Windsor Library settles in wrongful dismissal suit

$10,000 Alberta prize now open to books published out of province

Vancouver Public Library opens new branch in Winter Games venue

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