Letter of Concern sent to Pembina Schools Division, February 19, 2024

Letter of concern to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network following calls for censorship across a number of Manitoba public and school libraries in the past several months, September 4, 2023

Letter  to Minister Obby Khan and Deputy Minister Jeff Hnatiuk in support of the South Central Regional Library (SCRL) system, and all other Manitoba libraries who have had to deal with the growing bullying and harassing tactics of an emboldened group of individuals, September 1, 2023

Letter to Wab Kinew, leader of the official opposition and the NDP in support of the tireless work, integrity, and professionalism of the South Central Regional LIbrary (SCRL) and all Manitoba libraries who have been exposed to and harassed with calls for censorship and defunding of library collections, September 1, 2023

MLA and MSLA issue statement in light of the recent active harassment of public school boards and public library boards in Manitoba, July 11, 2023

Statement Regarding Calls for Censorship and Defunding of Public Libraries, December 22, 2022

Letter in support of the Librarians, Archivists, Professors, and Instructors represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), November 17, 2021.

Letter to CFLA outlining concerns over lack of consultation, November 21, 2021.

Letter to The Honourable Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba, regarding the continued closure of libraries, museums, and galleries, June 28, 2021.

Statement from MLA’s Prison Libraries Committee (PLC) supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

Reply from Dr. Christine Watson, Vice-President, Red River College, August 25, 2020.

Letter to Dr. Christine Watson, Vice-President, Red River College, August 4, 2020.

Reply from Trevor Surgenor, Director, Public Library Services Branch, April 28, 2020.

Statement Recommending Public Libraries Close to the Public due to COVID-19 Pandemic, March 19, 2020.

Letter to The Honourable Cathy Cox, Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage, and Cliff Cullen, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Government of Manitoba, February 14, 2020.

Statement in Support of the 2SLGBTQ+ Community, December 5, 2019.

Reply from The Honourable Kaycee Madu, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Government of Alberta, no date.

Letter to The Honourable Kaycee Madu, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Government of Alberta, October 1, 2019.

Reply from The Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Government of Ontario, June 21, 2019.

Letter to The Honourable Michael Tibollo, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Government of Ontario, May 1, 2019.

Reply from The Honourable Kelvin Goertzen, Department of Education and Training, Government of Manitoba, April 15, 2019.

Letter to The Honourable Kelvin Goertzen, Department of Education and Training, Government of Manitoba, March 18, 2019.

Reply from Sarah Harrison, Deputy Minister, Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, November 9, 2018.

Reply from The Honourable Cathy Cox, Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, October 23, 2018

Letter to The Honourable Cathy Cox, Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, October 10, 2018

Reply from Dr. Steven Robinson, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University, May 14, 2018.

Letter to Dr. Steven Robinson, Interim President, Brandon University, April 25, 2018.

Letter to The Honourable Cathy Cox, Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, January 15, 2018.

Letter to Mr. Marcotte, Copyright Review Board

These letters and statements were sent by MLA before the amalgamation of January 1, 2018.

Letter to The Honourable Rochelle Squires, Minister of Sport, Culture, and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, June 30, 2017.

Reply from The Honourable Brad Wall, Premier, Government of Saskatchewan, April 27, 2017.

Letter to The Honourable Brad Wall, Premier, Government of Saskatchewan, April 6, 2017.

Reply from The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, May 30, 2016.

Letter to The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, May 13, 2016.

These letters and statements were sent by associations before the amalgamation of January 1, 2018.

Manitoba Library Trustees Association

To learn more about Library Trustees in Manitoba, please visit the Library Trustees Division page.

Reply from The Honourable Jeff Wharton, Department of Municipal Relations, Government of Manitoba, February 15, 2018.

Letter to The Honourable Jeff Wharton, Department of Municipal Relations, Government of Manitoba, February 5, 2018.

Reply from The Honourable Rochelle Squires, Minister of Sport, Culture, and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, June 13, 2017.

Reply from The Honourable Cathy Cox, Minister of Sport, Culture, and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, December 12, 2017.

Letter to The Honourable Cathy Cox, Minister of Sport, Culture, and Heritage, Government of Manitoba, November 14, 2017.

Article in the AMM Municipal Leader, The Economics of Public Libraries, Fall 2016, p. 34.

Letter to The Honourable Rochelle Squires, Department of Tourism, Culture, Sport, and Consumer Protection, Government of Manitoba, June 24, 2016.

Presentation to a Planning Session for the Provincial Cultural Review Process, June 6, 2016.

Letter to The Honourable Dale Kirby, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, May 26, 2016.

Letter to The Honourable Ron Lemieux, Department of Tourism, Culture, Sport, and Consumer Protection, Government of Manitoba, September 1, 2015.

Article in the AMM Municipal Leader, The Importance of Supporting Public Libraries, Winter 2015, p. 34.

Presentation to Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on The Status and Future of Canada’s Libraries and Archives, October 19, 2013.

Article from the AMM Municipal Leader, Establishing and Enhancing Municipal Library Services, Fall 2009.

Article from the AMM Municipal Leader, Public Libraries as Value-Added Community Assets, Autumn 2008.

Manitoba Association of Library Technicians

To learn more about Library Technicians in Manitoba, please see the Library Technicians Division page.

Letter to Mr. Pierre Gamache, Library and Archives Canada.

Letter to Tina Chen, History Department, University of Manitoba.

Letter to The Honourable Rochelle Squires, Department of Tourism, Culture, Sport, and Consumer Protection, Government of Manitoba.