Category Intellectual Freedom
The Librarians movie screening January 16!
The Manitoba Library Association is thrilled to announce an in-person screening of The Librarians (watch the trailer here) on Friday, January 16 at the Université de Saint-Boniface. This documentary is making big headlines at film festivals and throughout libraryland as…
Human Rights Award presented at South Central Regional Library!
Manitoba Library Association visited the Winkler branch of the South Central Regional Library last week to present the first ever Human Rights Book Award to Cathy Ching and her team. The event was captured by local media and you can…
Manitoba Library Association awards its first Human Rights Book Award to Cathy Ching and the South Central Regional Library System!
Manitoba libraries are upholding the fundamental values of intellectual freedom, inclusion, and diversity despite recent calls for censorship and the harassment of library workers. Appreciating this important and yet often unrecognised work, the Manitoba Library Association (MLA) alongside the Association…
De véritables outils démocratiques – un article dans La Liberté
“Dans le sud du Manitoba, des résidents avaient fait circuler plusieurs pétitions dont une au mois de juillet afin de retirer des livres d’éducation sexuelle de la bibliothèque publique South Central Regional Library. Après plusieurs mois de réflexion, le Conseil…
Letter of concern sent to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network
September 4, 2023 Good day, …
Article in THIS magazine features MLA-Prison Libraries Committee
“Despite the obvious benefits of access to information behind bars, that freedom is routinely limited or not extended to incarcerated people in Canada.” The Prison Libraries Committee was interviewed for an article in THIS magazine entitled: Books behind bars: Incarcerated…
Letter sent from the Manitoba Library Association to the Municipal Council of the City of Winkler
July 21, 2023 To the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Winkler: The Manitoba Library Association (MLA) has significant concerns stemming from the July 11, 2023 City of Winkler Council meeting, where the Council chose to officially appoint…
MLA Continues Advocacy in Response to Calls for Censorship
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…
Intellectual Freedom Toolkit
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…