By Martha Attridge Bufton and Valerie Critchley We have revised our Open Shelf author guidelines, in part to make our editing and publishing policies…
Summer is often when we allow ourselves extra time for reading, so the Open Shelf editing team thought you might like a few suggestions for books to take on…
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In 1867, library schools as we know them had not yet been founded. Diversity was not formally defined as race, ethnicity or access challenges,…
“In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following…
Author, title, publisher, year of publication—that’s all the bibliographic description needed to find an item, right? Maybe for a monograph but, even for one…
It may seem strange that a book with no words can help a child develop language … but language is more than vocabulary. Language…
Did you get caught up in Pokémon GO! fever? While the pace was frantic, Halifax Public Libraries was able to stay astride, and we…
On a busy day, the phone (yes, an actual telephone) would ring off the hook and, heart pounding, you would furiously scribble down notes,…
We all see things a little differently. Unique perspectives can help to feed curiosity and innovation. But in an era of information overload, differing…
Working in libraries we must be brave. Bravery can come in many forms - the socially conscious books we add to our collection, the…
