2025 BC Library Conference Registration is Open
British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)
Leading the library community in advocacy, professional development, and support of intellectual freedom.
Early bird registration is now open for the?2025?BC Library Conference in Nanaimo May 7-9: view the schedule?and?register now!
Our theme is?Navigating Together, inspired by the setting – a harbour city on an island – and by the birds that live there. This theme reflects not just the location where we will gather, but how we can navigate our current reality.
Many species of birds choose to travel together on long or dangerous journeys. They do this because it benefits them. When they fly together, they are safer, and they can go further and faster with less effort. They share leadership: when one gets tired, it drops back to rest and another steps up to lead. Different species will even flock together, leveraging their different traits for the benefit of all.
In libraries we are dealing with rapid technological evolution combined with social, economic and environmental challenges and pressures. As we face these challenges, we can benefit from emulating the way birds navigate collectively. During conference you may lead by presenting a session, sharing your strength with colleagues. You will also draw on the strengths of others, attending presentations and learning from your colleagues’ work, and from the different perspectives of those in other kinds of libraries.
We come together for conference not just out of tradition, but out of necessity and opportunity. In a time of rapid change and complex challenges, we navigate better together than we ever could alone.
Our program is filled with sessions representing the varied and thoughtful work being done in libraries, addressing current challenges and trends and looking to the future.
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If you’re staying in Nanaimo, we recommend booking your hotel rooms promptly to get the conference rate. If you’re coming from the lower mainland, you may wish to take the hullo passenger ferry from downtown Vancouver.
We look forward to connecting with you at the conference. Please join us for an incredible line-up of speakers and presenters!
With thanks,
Rina Hadziev
for the BCLA Board of Directors