Registration is now open for the 2026 NeuroGLAM Conference, taking place August 21, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ADT. This is an annual free, virtual conference by and for neurodivergent (identified or suspected/questioning) workers in Canadian galleries, libraries, archives and museums.
This year’s conference theme is “Hopepunk.” The schedule is being confirmed and will be shared soon.
Register here: NeuroGLAM 2026 Conference
Ready or not, September is just around the corner which means that it is almost time for the 2026 NSLA Conference. This year’s theme is Making Connections and it will be held at the Pictou Library & deCoste Culture Hub on September 18-20, 2026.
Here are just a few things you have to look forward to:
Details and registration are available on the conference website https://parl.ns.ca/nslaconference2026/
If you have any questions, please reach out to Conference Co-Convenors Trecia Schell at tschell@parl.ns.ca or Kristel Fleuren-Hunter at kfhunter@parl.ns.ca
APLA and NSLA are member associations of The Partnership, so with your APLA membership you can also apply for the NSLA membership conference rate! Another membership perk!”
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has announced a new statistics search platform to help residents quickly and easily find historical records on their own.
The Finance and Treasury Board’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible for the archives.
Finance and Treasury Board Minister René Legacy says the platform launch is a step to modernizing public services through digital solutions to improve how people access government records.
“New Brunswickers expect government services to be accessible, efficient and easy to use,” he says in a provincial news release on Wednesday.
Recent changes to the Citizenship Act have resulted in a surge in requests for historical records from people outside of Canada seeking documentation to support citizenship applications.
The province says the platform will help respond to this increased demand.
The platform will soon allow for online payments, too.
“More than one million historical vital statistics records are now available online, including birth records more than 95 years old and marriage and death records more than 50 years old,” reads the release.
The province says access to historical photographs has expanded from about 2,200 to more than 150,000 in less than a year.
“The archives continues to preserve New Brunswick’s documentary heritage while improving public access to historical records,” says provincial archivist Joanna Aiton Kerr.
“The new platform builds on decades of innovation by providing enhanced digital tools that make it easier for New Brunswickers, researchers and families to find and access the records they need.”
Source: CTV News
Want to help plan a conference?
Are you interested in learning how to organize a conference, build your project management skills, and make new connections in the library world?
APLA is looking for volunteers to help plan the APLA 2027 Conference tentatively taking place in St. John’s, NL! We’re currently seeking conference coordinator(s) as well as subcommittee members:
APLA members from all four Atlantic Canada provinces are encouraged to volunteer!
Time commitment: 5-10 hours/week beginning September 2026 until the conference is held.
Whether you’re looking to expand your resume, grow your leadership experience, or just want to meet new friends in the Atlantic Provinces library community — we’d love to have you on the team!
Interested? Reach out to us at president@apla.ca
The idea of boosting young people’s critical thinking skills is receiving renewed attention amid the steady creep of generative AI into digital spaces already overloaded with information.
But how are we teaching students to think critically?
Continue reading “In the age of AI, how do we teach young people to think critically?”
It appears bees love the library — or at least they want to live there.
Hundreds of bees blocked the entrance to the A.C. Hunter Library, located inside the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, as they swarmed the outside steps. Yellow caution tape blocked the stairs Friday morning.
Continue reading “NL: Buzz off readers! Bees blocking entrance to St. John’s library”
As conversations around AI use continue to grow, it can be challenging to stay informed about the impact AI is having on society and our role as consumers.
CBC Books has compiled a list of books from experts in the tech industry to help demystify the digital age we’re living in. AI-generated content, disinformation and fake news are everywhere — these books examine how we got here, and what it might mean for the future.
Continue reading “10 essential reads to understand the impact of AI”
These days, everyone needs the internet, even if it is not affordable. The foundation that supports Charlottetown’s library is hoping to help with that for Charlottetown residents and Islanders across P.E.I.
The Charlottetown Library Learning Centre Foundation fundraised tens of thousands to purchase a set of 20 Wi-Fi hotspots that can pick up internet anywhere they connect to a cell tower.
For a year and a half now, the Chatham Public Library has been operating out of a former Tim Hortons storefront in downtown Chatham, with just a third of the space it once had.
The reduced size means a reduction in the on-site collection from more than 24,000 items down to about 8,000, and the conversion of one of two bathrooms to a storage closet.
The revitalization of the New Glasgow Public Library continues to progress smoothly.
The Town of New Glasgow, in partnership with the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, has been working on the library revitalization project since June 2025.
