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Month: May 2023

May 29, 2023
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Announcing AGM 2023

Posted in AGM, Board, and Membership

As announced at the Manitoba Libraries Conference, the Manitoba Library Association is pleased to invite members to its Annual General Meeting:

Tuesday June 20, 2023, 6:00 PM Central Time, online over Zoom

This meeting will be followed by a meeting of the incoming and outgoing Board members at 7:00 PM Central.

Please register for receipt of AGM package and Zoom link. Only registered members are able to vote, please visit our website if you need to renew or purchase membership.

We will be electing for the following Board positions:

  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Communications Director
  • Director At Large – Website
  • Director At Large – Professional Development
  • Library Technician Divisions Chair
May 28, 2023
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MLA Continues Advocacy in Response to Calls for Censorship

Posted in Advocacy, and Intellectual Freedom

Manitoba Library Association has continued its work responding to calls for censorship in Manitoba libraries through the month of May. Our board and staff have worked hard on these responses and we would like to express sincere thanks to our members and partner organizations for their collaboration – without your active engagement, these responses would not have been possible.

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May 11, 2023
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Intellectual Freedom Toolkit

Posted in Advocacy, and Intellectual Freedom

Manitoba Library Association continues to express its ongoing concern regarding book censorship efforts in the province. As recently as this week, Brandon School Division was approached by a delegation suggesting the banning of books from school libraries.

In response to these matters, MLA is announcing its release of the

Public Libraries Intellectual Freedom and Anti-Censorship Toolkit. 

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