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Price McIntosh Bursary for prospective libraries and archives students

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Library and Archives Canada is offering financial aid to Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities through the Price McIntosh Bursary. The bursary aims to encourage students to pursue studies in fields related to libraries and archives.

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How to Make This Your Most Successful Library Giving Day

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Library Giving Day is an international one-day fundraising event that could significantly boost your library’s fundraising potential. How can you plan a more successful Library Giving Day? In 2022 alone, Library Giving Day reported 12,168 total donations adding up to $1.6 Check out what other libraries have done.

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Government of Canada launches $500 million Canada Community Revitalization Fund to drive post-COVID-19 recovery

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Shared public spaces in villages, towns and cities are at the heart of communities across Canada. Main streets, downtown cores, community and cultural centres, farmers’ markets, libraries, outdoor spaces and other public places draw in residents and visitors alike, supporting local businesses and jobs.

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Best workplaces for giving back 2023

Charity Village

CharityVillage would like to congratulate Burlington Public Library, Cross Cultural Learner Centre, Milton Community Resource Centre, SkilledTradesBC, and The Nature Conservancy of Canada. The list recognizes organizations with purpose, recognizing that a strong community focus is beneficial for all stakeholders.

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Go Mobile: Why Responsive Web Design Matters for Libraries and Nonprofits

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As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Why should mobile be part of libraries and nonprofits' game plan? It begs the question: Why aren't more patrons accessing library sites on their mobile devices?

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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

Tech Soup

In July, wildfires swept through the Saskatchewan province in Canada, forcing more than 13,000 people to evacuate their homes. The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends.

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A Call for Millions: Ending the Global Book Famine for the Blind

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I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times. This one does.

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