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  • Thursday, February 16, 2023

    CBC Canada Reads have announced their short list, and it is rich with an intriguing variety of books! This year's theme is: “One Book to Connect Us.” View the final nominees, as well as some of the long-listed books, here in our collection!

    Follow host Ali Hassan and guests as they...

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  • Thursday, November 17, 2022

    Congratulations to this year's Governor General’s Literary Award Winners! From the hundreds of submissions come fourteen outstanding books in seven categories and both official languages.

    Founded in 1936, the Governor General's Literary Awards have an annual value of $450,000. Each winner receives $25,000, non-winning finalists receive $1,000...

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  • Wednesday, October 5, 2022

    The West Coast Book Prize Society is thrilled to announce the winners of the 38th annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Prizes are awarded annually to recognize the achievements of BC and Yukon authors, illustrators and publishers. Award winners are selected through a juried system, with five finalists in each...

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  • Sunday, May 29, 2022

    Today launches National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) across Canada from May 29 to June 4, 2022. This year the theme for National AccessAbility Week is “Inclusive from the start”. As stated on Canada.ca: “Imagine a Canada where no one is left...

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  • Thursday, April 7, 2022

    The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is pleased to offer accessible COVID-19 Rapid Testing Instructions for blind and low vision individuals in alternative formats. Since these tests became available to the public, people with print disabilities seeking to...

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  • Monday, January 31, 2022

    CBC Canada Reads have announced their short list, and it is rich with an intriguing variety of books! This year's theme is: “One Book to Connect Us.” View the final nominees, as well as some of the long-listed books, here in our collection!

    Follow host Ali Hassan and guests as they...

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  • Thursday, December 2, 2021

    December 3rd is International Day for People with Disabilities.

    The theme this year is "Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world”.  Since 1992, the United Nations has recognised December 3rd as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) The...

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  • Friday, November 19, 2021

    Congratulations to this year's Governor General’s Literary Award Winners! From the hundreds of submissions come fourteen outstanding books in seven categories and both official languages.

    Founded in 1936, the Governor General's Literary Awards have an annual value of $450,000. Each winner receives $25,000, non-winning finalists receive $1,000...

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