Each year the Manitoba Library Association awards scholarships to Manitoba students enrolled in Library and Information Studies graduate level programs. The John Edwin Bissett Memorial Scholarship is awarded to to eligible undergraduates of the University of Manitoba who are pursuing…
“Libraries are better when we work together.” – David Christensen If you bring up the name David Christensen in Manitoba’s library community, then there is a good chance you will elicit a familiar response and spark a conversation about his…
“I don’t think I’ll be able to help you find that.” – No librarian, ever. Located in the heart of Manitoba’s second largest city, the Brandon Public Library (BPL) serves one of the most diverse populations in the province through…
To showcase the interesting and important work being done by libraries across the province, MLA interviews one library worker every other month about the unique work they do in order to deliver library services to Manitobans. Earlier this year we…
“You can grow ideas in the garden of your mind” -Fred Rogers The process of cross-pollination in the natural world can help to produce bountiful gardens and crops required for healthy living. Communities can also benefit from this process, but…
February 19, 2024 To the Board of Trustees of the Pembina Trails School Division: The Manitoba Library Association (MLA) would like to address concerns in relation to the 2024-25 draft budget proposed for the school division. In the “Draft Budget…
To showcase the interesting and important work being done by libraries across the province, MLA interviews one library worker every other month about the unique work they do in order to deliver library services to Manitobans. In January we talked…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham…
Located 25 minutes east of Brandon on Canadian Forces Base Shilo, the Shilo Community Library serves a unique mix of military members and families, youth who attend the local elementary school, preschoolers from the Military Family Resource Centre, as well…
To showcase the interesting and important work being done by libraries across the province, MLA interviews one library worker each month about the unique work they do in order to deliver library services to Manitobans. This month we’ve talked with…