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Dear friends and colleagues,

The APLA Grow-A-Library Committee needs your special talents and donations for our first ever virtual silent auction happening this June at our annual conference! All winning bids will be donated in full to 1 of 3 Atlantic provinces literacy organizations (of the bidder’s choosing, more on that soon!). eGift cards and services that can be posted virtually are much appreciated, as well as physical items both purchased and/or handmade. Be creative! 

Do you need financial assistance for study or research? The APLA Memorial Trust provides funding for projects that contribute to the development of your career and are of benefit to the library profession, through research, educational opportunity, or other appropriate endeavour. Applicants must be members of APLA. 

Previous applicants and winners are eligible.

To apply, send a letter outlining your proposed project and estimated costs, and a copy of your curriculum vitae. Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2020.

The APLA Nominations and Elections Committee is now accepting nominations (including self-nominations) for the following executive positions:

1. VP / President Elect (3-year term as President Elect, President, and Past President)
2. VP Membership (2-year term)
3. VP Nova Scotia (2-year term)
4. VP New Brunswick (2-year term)
5. VP Newfoundland & Labrador (2-year term)

Deadline: 31^st December 2020

The APLA 2020 Programming Committee invites proposals to be considered for presentation at the 2021 online annual conference in Wolfville, Nova Scotia (June 8-11): Cross-pollinate. Cultivate. Change. / Brasser des idées. S’épanouir. Changer.

Dear friends and colleagues,  

I’m reaching out to announce the move of APLA’s 2021 conference, Cross Pollinate. Cultivate. Change/ Brasser des idées. S'épanouir. Changer., to an online event. Due to the unpredictable circumstances for the upcoming year, the APLA Executive and the APLA Conference Committee decided it was safest for our members and our communities to hold the conference virtually.  

Halifax, August 26, 2020. APLA Response to Globe and Mail op-ed.

The Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) is one of the most enduring library organizations in North America, with a membership representing all levels of interest and participation.  The association’s mission is to promote the interests of libraries in the Atlantic Provinces while fostering the development of librarians, library technicians and information professionals.  We care deeply about public libraries and the people who use them

18 March 2020

Dear APLA members, invited 2020 conference guests, and library colleagues -

Le 1 mars, 2020, Marc Harper a passé au Téléjournal Acadie comme représentant du Comité exécutif de l’APLA. L’entrevue était dans le cadre de l’embauche du nouveau Directeur des bibliothèques publiques du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le reportage commence à trois minutes et 39 secondes.

On March 1, 2020, Marc Harper was interviewed on “Téléjournal Acadie” as a representative of APLA’s Executive Committee. The interview was regarding the hiring of the new Director of the New-Brunswick Public Library Service. The story begins at three minutes and 39 seconds.

Please find below an Open Letter from APLA in Response to the Recent Appointment of the new Executive Director of the New Brunswick Public Library Service (NBPLS), that has been sent today, to the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Mr. Trevor Holder. 

An Open Letter in Response to the Appointment of NBPLS ED (28 Feb 2020)