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ELAN ELAN Ex Libris Association Newsletter www.exlibris.ca INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Arts and Letters Club Tour 1 By Susan Morley The Arts and Letters Club Tour President’s Report 2 By Tom Eadie By Susan Morley

Canadian Federation of Library 3 n May 29th, two dozen Ex Libris Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) members toured Toronto’s By Shelagh Paterson Arts and Letters Club at 14 Elm Street. Scott James, ELA member CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom 3 O Committee and the club’s archivist, greeted our By Deb Thomas group as we gathered in the great hall, eager to begin our tour and discover the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service 4 to Seniors 2020 club’s fascinating history. Being there By Rick Ficek evoked fond memories for many of us — in my case, I remembered wine- Ex Libris Biography Project 4 By Nancy Williamson and-cheese receptions held there by the Canadian Association of Special The Arts and Letters Club archives Technology Unmasked: The Internet 4 Libraries and Information Services. Photo credit: Joan Winearls Archive and the Wayback Machine By Stan Orlov The Arts and Letters Club formed in 1908 to provide a “home” for artists in explore the very compact library — tiny Upcoming Events 4 disciplines that spanned architecture, but well formed — that is managed by

Why I became a Librarian (by Mistake) 5 literature, music, painting, sculpture, the part-time librarian Bill Denton, and How I Became Chief Librarian and the stage. According to Scott, who also works at York University. By Bob Blackburn some exciting times and moves took Appropriately, bookcases line the walls,

Preserving our Parish History 6 place before the club settled into its filled exclusively with books by and about for Today and Tomorrow current location. In 1920 it began members. A portrait of the club founder, By Norman McMullen renting the property from the St. Augustus Bridle, hangs over the stately

Bibliotheque Publique d’Iroquois 7 George’s Society, undertaking extensive fireplace. Also known as the “bridal suite,” Falls Public Library: How Small-Town renovations including the baronial the library has been used often as the Public Libraries Enhance Life hall, which was designed by Henry bride’s room at wedding receptions. By Leslie McGrath Sproatt (the architect responsible for After that, we all squeezed into the Library Treasures of Britain: 8 University of Toronto’s Hart House). archives room. The first archivist was The Weston Library, University of Oxford J. E. H. MacDonald,* a member of the J. E. H. MacDonald, who created the By Guy Robertson Group of Seven and long-serving club first two volumes of scrapbooks of arts Libraries Named after Librarians 9 board member, created the club’s seal and letters, documenting the nearly 500 By Suzette Giles and crest. As explained by painter and members, in the 1920s. Scott explained

Book Reviews 10 onetime president C. W. Jefferys, “The that some scrapbooks and folios are on Edited by Susan Ibbetson Viking ship with sails full spread before loan to U of T’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book the rising sun was to remind members Library. The rarest item is a hand-drawn Books by Ex Libris Members 11 By Jean Weihs of the open sea and the great adventure.” postcard by J. E. H. MacDonald (see this Arthur Lismer, another Group of Seven postcard on the back page of this issue). Archives News 11 member, is responsible for the character The second-floor tour continued into the By Michael Moir drawings displayed throughout the club. boardroom to view some lovely artwork. I Retain a Small Office 11 After a climb to the third floor, we Since its founding, the club has By Dick Ellis enjoyed watching artists working from engaged artists to provide artistic

News from the Provinces 12 life in the light-filled space at the top of presentations on the annual executive the building. Neither the patient artists list, in what has become a visual history News from Canadian Library/ 15 nor the model seemed to mind us walking of graphic artists in Canada. The club’s Information Studies Schools through. Next, we took our turns to newsletter is called the LAMPSletter Milestones 16 Continued on page 2

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(LAMPS is the acronym for literature, the image on the Ex Libris logo (see arts, music, painting, and stage), to “Credit Overdue” by John Warrener, provide a reminder of the disciplines ELAN No. 62/Fall 2017, page 6). that members of the Arts and Letters •• To see an early issue of the Club pursue. The club bills itself as “a LAMPSletter, go to meeting place in downtown Toronto www.artsandlettersprivate.ca/ for art professionals and arts lovers,” lampsletters/lampsletters_1919.pdf and our tour certainly confirmed this. •• To see photographs and learn more Thank you Scott for the informative about the building at 14 Elm Street, and entertaining morning. go to https://tayloronhistory. As always, many of the group com/2013/09/28/torontos- moved on to a nearby pub for a architectural-gemsst-georges- The Arts & Letters Club library very pleasant social lunch. hallarts-and-letters-club/ and Photo credit: Donna Burton *J. E. H. MacDonald was the father of www.blogto.com/city/2009/05/ Thoreau MacDonald, the illustrator inside_the_arts_and_letters_club/ n and graphic artist who designed

President’s Report members to buy a one-time one- year gift membership for $10. If By Tom Eadie you want to take advantage of this had hoped to amazing offer, please contact Bob begin my report by at [email protected]. promising Ex Libris I would like to thank members Inew vision, but have for their engagement with some of decided to delay cataract the advocacy opportunities that have surgery until the New presented themselves. These have Year, because … 2020. manifested themselves on the listserv, Levity aside, I have made a start on mostly in the form of reported letters to reaching out to provincial and regional the editor or approaches to politicians. associations to explore joint membership As board member Wendy Newman possibilities. I’m influenced by the idea Three Members Having Too Much Fun at APLA 2019 — regularly advises, direct letters, visits, or Ex Libris member Gary Gibson draws the winning entry for that we lost a lot when the disappearance the free membership. Dick Ellis looks on while Tom Eadie, phone calls are far more effective than of the Canadian Library Association Ex Libris President, holds the bag. signatures on petitions, so I encourage Photo credit: Rob Welch, EBSCO conferences reduced the number of in- all of us to continue to speak out. As a person contacts with distant colleagues. side note, the level of support in the press A hoped-for personal visit to British cuts to library funding). Through a for libraries has been most impressive. Columbia, during which I had planned Memorial University associate — Meghan It’s good to know we are not alone. to make personal contact with British McKibbon (whose mother was involved I encourage members to use the listserv Columbia Association members, had to be in the Oosterhoff occurrences) — Dick — to raise issues, to pass on information, put off at least until the fall, but my visit to obtained the names of Ann McKibbon, or to ask questions. Attending APLA the East Coast coincided with the Atlantic Liz Bayley, Janet Hodgkins, Marguerite reminded me just how revitalizing it is to Provinces Library Association (APLA) Forsythe, and Elaine Anderson. (Those connect with colleagues. In the absence of meeting in St. John’s, and I was able to who have counted will note there are five direct contact, the listserv must … serve. host the Ex Libris table with Dick Ellis names. I will contribute the additional I will be reporting on our September and Tanja Harrison, and make preliminary $10 to the Carr McLean fund.) 24th board meeting via the listserv, contact with the APLA membership The conference was also notable and I look forward to meeting all of team. I was also able to persuade our as the site chosen for the retirement the members who are able to attend colleagues from Carr McLean to take of Gary Gibson, longtime vendor our AGM on November 4th. out a membership in Ex Libris, and to and friend of Canadian libraries (as In this issue there are articles donate four gift memberships, which well as an Ex Libris member). about our spring tour in Toronto, they asked be bestowed in their name. Regarding membership, Bob a small-town library, archivist Dick Ellis proposed that we approach Henderson reports 14 new members activities, and personal reflections. members of the Sam Oosterhoff tail- at this time, four attributable to the There is something for everyone. gate demonstration (protesting Ontario gift-membership policy that allows [email protected] n ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 3

Canadian Federation of Library CFLA-FCAB Associations/Fédération canadienne des Intellectual Freedom associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) Committee — the National Voice of Canada’s Library By Deb Thomas Associations t is my privilege to represent By Shelagh Paterson, reporting on behalf of the CFLA-FCAB Board of Ex Libris on this committee. Directors, with information provided by Todd Kyle, (CFLA-FCAB) Board There has only been one meeting Isince my appointment, but the of Directors e-mail exchanges are lively with issues and discussion. Among the he next CFLA-FCAB National Other projects in progress include: significant recent issues are: Forum is set for April 7 to 8, •• Workshops on algorithmic literacy •• the use of meeting rooms in public 2020, in Winnipeg, as part (to learn how artificial intelligence libraries (A number of Canadian ofT the Manitoba Library Association works) for public libraries, Urban Libraries Council/Conseil conference. Topics under consideration •• Participation in the founding of the des Bibliothèques Urbaines du include Indigenous matters, and new National Indigenous Knowledge Canada libraries are struggling equity, diversity, and inclusion as and Language Alliance-Alliance with policy and practice regarding they relate to intellectual freedom. nationale des connaissances et who should be allowed to use these des langues autochtones (NIKLA- rooms, how local communities Government Relations: ANKLA), which will become a affected by views expressed by •• A campaign strategy including member of CFLA-FCAB, users of the rooms can bring messaging and a microsite for the •• The Intellectual Freedom Challenges their concerns to the library, upcoming federal elections is being Survey through which libraries and what values should inform prepared. The pillars of CFLA-FCAB’s are encouraged to contribute any decisions made by libraries.), “ask” include library infrastructure challenges to materials year-round, and •• cuts to funding for resource- funding, Indigenous-knowledge •• The Indigenous Matters Committee sharing activities in Ontario preservation, balanced copyright, members’ survey about their public libraries (The committee and support for accessible formats. activities and resources for is discussing the role of CFLA- •• CFLA-FCAB’s advocacy work on the Indigenous programming. FCAB’s Intellectual Freedom statutory review of the Copyright Act Committee in responding to has produced results, with the report In addition, and of note, the Canadian local or provincial — as opposed from the parliamentary committee Association of Research Libraries/ to national — issues. Currently recommending preservation Association des bibliothèques de CFLA-FCAB is working with the of fair dealing and protections recherche du Canada (CARL-ABRC) Ontario Library Association on for Indigenous knowledge. has pledged to significantly increase its a response to this issue.), and contributions as a founding member •• withdrawal of materials that CFLA-FCAB’s first strategic plan: of CFLA-FCAB, which will allow the include negative representations •• Stronger Together: Advancing organization to expand its capabilities. of particular races, ethnic, or the Impact of Libraries launched Shelagh Paterson was treasurer of the cultural groups (This issue has September 1, 2019. CFLA-FCAB from 2016 to 2017. Ex Libris arisen recently in a number of Association is a member of CFLA-FCAB. n libraries, specifically around Truth and Reconciliation and representations, particularly Corrections in children’s materials, of Josh Henderson should have been credited as the photographer for “A Indigenous characters.). team from Hamilton Public Library, winner of the W. Kaye Lamb Award, The committee is working on at the Ex Libris AGM,” on page 4, and “Ex Libris 2019 Board,” on page 20, better-defining its role through of the Spring 2019 issue of ELAN (No. 65). We regret these errors. a revised terms of reference, in response to intellectual-freedom concerns in libraries across Canada. Among its current deliverables are Donate to Ex Libris the Annual Challenges Survey and Would you like us to extend our programming? A donation or bequest to Ex Libris a tool kit for libraries in progress. helps us broaden and increase our activities. All donations are tax deductible. 4 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Technology Seniors 2020 Unmasked: The By Rick Ficek Internet Archive

This is a reminder to submit library: private, public, governmental, and the Wayback applications by December 2019 for and academic. Past winners have Machine this award, given for outstanding ranged from the very small to some service to your library’s senior of Canada’s largest libraries. By Stan Orlov population. Sponsored by the Ex Please seek out suitable candidates Libris Association and the Canadian and encourage them to apply. oday I would Federation of Library Associations/ like to Federation canadienne des associations Apply at: www.exlibris.ca/doku. introduce you de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB), this php?id=award:application_ toT the Internet Archive prestigious award comes along with for_wk_lamb_award. (https://web.archive. bragging rights and a $500 cash prize. For more information, contact Rick org/), the digital library The award is open to any Canadian Ficek [email protected]. n of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form and Upcoming Events available to all. It offers 20-million books and texts from across the world, including 600,000 2019 Ex Libris Association Annual Conference and AGM from more than 50 Canadian libraries, 4.5 million audio recordings, and 4 million Wither! The Future of Print and the Growth videos (including 1.6 million TV-news programs since 2009). There is a wealth of of Non-print Media free information available in the archive, but what I love the most is its Wayback Monday, November 4, 2019 Machine. It was, indeed, way back in 1996, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (coffee from 9 a.m.) when Brewster Kahle, the founder and Northern District Branch, Toronto Public Library, Room 200, digital librarian of the Internet Archive 40 Orchard View Boulevard, Toronto realized that, unlike newspaper pages, thousands of web pages appearing every Speakers: day could close and disappear at some Andrea Mills, Digitization Program Manager, Internet Archive Canada point in time without leaving any trace. Allison Lennox, Manager, Special Collections, Preservation, He started collecting these web pages and Digitization Department, Toronto Public Library in a digital library and, over time, saved more than 375 billion web pages. In the Ex Libris Fall Library Tour here and now, you can go to Wayback Vivienne James is organizing a Toronto tour for this fall. Machine in your browser and enter the Please watch for information on the listserv. URL of a website of interest or type in keywords describing what you are looking for. You will be shown a list of archived websites, together with a date line in which you can select the year, month, Ex Libris Biography Project and day when a snapshot of this site was made. Whether you want to rediscover a By Nancy Williamson website that is now defunct or are curious urrently there are 125 biographies on the list. By the end of August, I will have to see what your favourite site looked added Clair Begtol. In the annual report, I plan to include a list of people for like 20 years ago, you can access a copy whom I have partial information and about whom I will be seeking help. in a wonderful trip down memory lane. ForC more information on the work of this committee, go to http://www. exlibris.ca/doku.php?id=history:biographies:biography_mainpage. Stanislav Orlov is Systems Librarian at Mount Saint Vincent University in For details on how to contribute, please contact me at: Halifax. Please send your questions and [email protected]. n comments to [email protected]. n ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 5

Why I became a Librarian (by Mistake) and How I Became Chief Librarian By Bob Blackburn

hen I entered the University school, and marching in the officers- system that used colour-coded sets of of Alberta in 1936 I had training company that he commanded. numbered punched cards sortable into never seen a library. When That fall, living in a converted army proper order with what looked like a IW received my MA degree in 1941 my hut at a camp for graduate students 25 knitting needle. The system worked well mentor, a professor of English, asked what miles from Columbia, I received a letter and made it possible for the books to be I planned to do. I said I was planning to from Stewart Wallace. He said that returned quickly to their shelves to be enlist in the Air Force but was hesitating the new chairman of the board at the used again. Then Wallace sent me to a to do so without having some sort of University of Toronto had decreed that table upstairs to sort hundreds of boxes professional qualification to come home every officer should have an understudy. of the papers of Edward Blake, who had to, in case I might survive. My mentor had He was therefore looking for an assistant been the second premier of Ontario some hope of my becoming a novelist, but librarian, and asked whether would I and then federal Liberal leader against said that would not give me a secure living come to Toronto for an interview with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald unless I also could find some sort of stable my way paid. Not wanting to have an (Blake’s solemn plodding oratory was undemanding work that would leave obligation to the university, I said I would no match for the wit of John A.). plenty of time and energy for writing, such do so at Christmastime, when we were In July 1948 Wallace said he wanted as the permanent army or library work. driving up to spend the holiday with me to learn how a book was created, by I was amazed to hear that McGill had family in Toronto. When I saw Wallace, he preparing a hundred-page supplement a library school with a one-year degree walked me across campus for a 20-minute to his own six-volume Encyclopedia of course. And Canada had another such chat with President Sidney Smith, then Canada. Without the supplement, his set school in Toronto, closer and cheaper. asked me to wait out in the hall for five would become obsolete on April 1, 1949, Brimming with false expectations, I minutes. Walking back to the library, when Newfoundland was to join Canada. hitchhiked to Toronto, took the one-year he offered me the job at $3,200 a year. I I knew nothing about Newfoundland and course that winter, hitchhiked home asked his age and he said 65, but if I had had no idea how to begin, so I just made again, and joined the RCAF the next day. asked bluntly at what age he intended to a list of Wallace’s own topics and sent it After three years as an air navigator retire he would have said 70. I asked for a to the librarian at Memorial College in and instructor, I took my wife and small month to consider, but found nothing else St. John’s. She, bless her, gave me a list son back to her home in Calgary and except an offer of $1,900 at the London of some possible authors. The first and applied to Alex Calhoun at the public Public Library, so agreed to start at the most adequate response was from the library. He did have a job for me at $1,900 university in September 1947 for what retired chief justice of Newfoundland, a year. He was about to retire at the end I considered a one-year experiment. with an article on Newfoundland law. I of the month, so I never had him as boss. When I arrived in September there sent him a cheque for the standard few His successor, Bill Castell, gave me a was no office for me, just an old retreaded cents a word. He sent it back. I returned year of varied experiences that ended up desk in the crowded reference room, it, saying it was not my money, only the with me in charge of a new storefront with a clear view down the main hall publisher’s allowance, and, if he did not branch library with one student helper. to the front desk. Wallace had run the want it, to give it to charity. He sent it To improve my prospects I managed library for 24 years without an assistant, back again, saying he would keep it only to buy a second-hand car and homemade and hiring one had not been his idea. He if I would tell him my hat size. That is house trailer, with six retreaded tires and took his vacation in August when most how I got my first sealskin cap. My book no spares, and set out in 1946 with my professors were away doing research at of 104 pages was published in red leather wife and son to go to Columbia, in New their cottages or at richer libraries, there matching the set, on April 1, 1949. York, for another degree. It was a bad were no students on campus except a few In Wallace’s first annual report in 1924 trip with two blowouts and one all-night summer-schoolers, and he had always he made a strong case for additional space vigil in line at a tire factory in Chicago. just left Miss Hilda Woolriche, head of for the library. There was no money for We went by way of London and Toronto, the order department, in charge when it until 1949, then he put me in charge of prospecting for public library work, but, he was away. He was, otherwise, at his planning a new wing on the old building. being new in Toronto traffic, I missed the desk at least six days a week, except for Meanwhile he had given me some of the public library and called at the university Wednesday afternoons at the golf course. experience I needed for that job, and library, instead. Stewart Wallace had My duties were whatever he or I could there was more to come. Every year he given me work as a student at fifty cents think of. I saw the overnight loans piling allowed me to represent him at two or an hour to vacuum all his books, and up in great heaps on the desk and floor three large national and international had seen me in uniform in his lectures as they were returned each morning. library conferences that he preferred to on Canadian literature at the library So I began by designing a “key-sort” avoid. He encouraged me to attend the Continued on page 6 6 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

...continued from page 5 official openings of many new libraries ask whether I was ready to be Wallace’s hiring the necessary additional staff across the continent. He gave me leave successor. I accepted on condition that and making final preparations for the with full pay to accept a Carnegie grant my title could be Chief Librarian, so official opening of the new Sigmund to visit libraries for three months in the as to leave room for all professional Samuel wing that September. United States and three months in Europe. librarians on staff to have their proper *A telephone was a great thing in those And, three years before the new wing was titles instead of being lumped in with days. There were only two lines into finished, he put me in charge of drafting clerks as mere “assistants.” Wallace the library — one for the librarian and and defending the library’s annual budget. cleared his office immediately and secretary and one in the hall available About three months before Wallace’s moved upstairs, giving me a proper to others for emergency use. n retirement date, President Smith called to desk, telephone,* and secretary to begin

Preserving our Parish History for Today Welcome to New and Tomorrow ELA Members By Norman McMullen We’re proud to welcome the following new ELA members: wo years prior to my retirement from the interlibrary-loan Elaine Anderson, Welland, ON services at Toronto Public Liz Bayley, St. Catharines, ON Library,T I was offered the opportunity Anita Cannon, Irishtown, NB to organize an archival collection at St. Marie DeYoung, Halifax Mary’s Anglican Church in Richmond Marguerite Forsythe, Hill, Ont. There is much more to this Port Colborne, ON story than I can possibly share here, Helene Golden, London, ON but, 16 years after my retirement, I am Janet Hodgkins, Fenwick, ON still chair of the archives committee. Susanna Hubbard Krimmer, The process of organization was London, ON interesting. A few files already existed in Leslie B. Koster, Toronto the parish office, and many parishioners Alice May Kuba, Toronto had collected materials over the years Lynne Mckechnie, London, ON and stashed them in shoeboxes or under The Smiling Fish is a detail from one of the larger Ann McKibbon, Port Colborne, ON beds. I reached out to the Richmond Hill windows in the historic chapel. Photo credit: David West Denyse Rodrigues, Public Library and the Anglican diocesan Boutiliers Point, NS archives for guidance. Assistance was happily offer building tours — basic and Deborah Thomas, New generously given, and our little committee deluxe. The latter include tea and home Westminster, BC began its work. In no position to consider baking. We boldly entered the world of any form of automated record-keeping, publishing with two works — Gladdening we simply devised an indexing and Light: A Walk Around Guide to Our filing system modelled on small archival Heritage in Stained Glass and St. Mary’s institutions —“local usage” at its best. Anglican Church, 50th Anniversary Notice to Members Since those early days, we have of the New Sanctuary, 1964–2014. received enormous amounts of material I am immensely fortunate to have Help us keep our email listserv related to our heritage — and it is a served so long as chair of this vibrant current. If you and/or someone rich heritage, indeed — starting in the committee. We now have a membership you know are/is not receiving 1870s. We believe we are the only parish of six, who have what St. Paul calls “gifts our emails, send your new email in Canada with a small, self-contained differing.” What opportunities that can address to Bob Henderson at family cemetery, and the church has offer! The clergy, parish board, and [email protected]. beautiful stained glass windows, vestry have been very supportive of our plaques, and memorials reflecting efforts with both encouragement and The names of potential new the early history of Richmond Hill. budget funds. The best part is that our members may also be sent to Bob As part of our commitment to committee continues to meet every month Henderson at the same address. outreach, we participate in Doors Open, in an atmosphere of enthusiasm, good arrange Heritage Day events for the humour, and excellent refreshments. And please submit any community, provide Archives Moments For more information, go to outstanding membership dues. for parishioners during coffee hours, and www.saintmarysanglican.ca. n ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 7

Bibliothèque Publique d’Iroquois Falls Public Library: How Small-Town Public Libraries Enhance Life By Leslie McGrath

rovincial politicians who talk casually of cutting library budgets should visit libraries inP northern communities to better understand the services they threaten. Founded in 1915 as a paper-mill town, Iroquois Falls has undergone cycles of prosperity and growth, lately shrinking because of the mill closure in 2014. Still, the town remains vibrant, its population steady at 4,500. From the early days, the community lobbied for a library, which was founded in 1922 as a town-funded project with a $400 grant for books. Fifteen weeks later, in the first annual report to the board, auditors reported that of $526.55 collected in 1922, $402.22 Photo credit: Leslie McGrath had been spent to amass about 1,000 books, $93.08 had been spent on supplies local genealogical and historical resources, available only online — and when and expenses, and $21 on the librarian’s including records of the town’s founding distant family members are increasingly salary. As the The Broke Hustler reported, and rebuilding after spectacular fires, communicating via social media — people “The board did excellent service getting the construction of local training farms without home computers (especially together almost a thousand volumes and their conversion to prisoner-of-war if they need friendly instruction) find and finished the season with a small camps during the Second World War, the this service enormously helpful. balance. They make every dollar count.” growth, mechanization and end of local Chances are that the library is one The library was first located in the papermaking, and (before the legalization of the favourite places in town for most Great War Veterans Association club of marijuana), the largest grow-op residents, and it’s a big part of what makes room. After several moves — and the bust in provincial history. Without the Iroquois Falls a thriving community. amalgamation of Calvert Township and library, much in the way of clippings, Politicians take note: As stated by Iroquois Falls — it reopened in its current correspondence, town archives, and other residents of this town and elsewhere building as the Bibliothèque Publique ephemera would be dispersed and lost. throughout the province, support for d’Iroquois Falls Public Library. It is one of The library matters in this small town. small community libraries is evidence of a the biggest assets of the town, particularly The free books and magazines naturally government that gets its priorities right. during long, dark winters when heavy encourage an informed and engaged snowfalls can last through May. Librarian community, especially when books and — The Broke Hustler was the company Diane Gagnon, and Pat Toffolo, a library- materials can be brought in to augment newsletter (1917–1929) of Abitibi Pulp board member, speak appreciatively of small bilingual collections for book and Paper (renamed Abitibi Power the warm support the library enjoys from clubs and for voracious readers and and Paper in 1914). Before automation the town, and share some details. Despite housebound residents. Library patron of the mill, “broke” was the term tight budgets, demands on infrastructure, Brenda Giguère describes bringing used for damaged paper that junior and maintenance adjustments, there Community Living clients to the library papermakers gathered up to be recycled is consensus that, when possible, in mid-winter, to enjoy viewing National into pulp. Because they had to work library hours will be enhanced. Geographic videos of exotic places for a quickly, they were called “hustlers.” Reference service is provided in both welcome change of scene. Parents pick — For more information, see: English and French, together with a full up children’s books and send their kids to •• Shirley-Purdy-Beaton. The History of range of books, audiovisual materials, reading programs such as the TD Summer Two Libraries: The Iroquois Falls Public talking books and books for the visually Reading Club, or read to them in the Library from 1922 to 1973; Calvert impaired, puzzles, and pastimes. lounge area. The library also supplements Public Library from 1964 to 2010. Prehistoric artifacts, gathered from the school resources for students. It provides Iroquois Falls Public Library, 2010 shores of Lake Abitibi, are presented in Internet terminals and printers, as •• David Helwig. “How to get really, displays that contextualize their historical well. With so much information and really rich in Iroquois Falls, Ontario” significance. The library also supports so many government applications (www.sootoday.com, 2014) n 8 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

Library Treasures of Britain: The Weston Library, University of Oxford By Guy Robertson

Oxford people rely on these days. Once Sappho to Suffrage: Women Who Dared you get past the old façade, there are than an ancient fragment of Sappho’s other good things to see and do. It’s not poem declaring that love and beauty just the tourists who drop in to wander are greater than the armies of Homer? through the exhibition galleries, it’s also No such exhibition would be complete students and faculty members. Most without Mary Shelley’s autographed people like the new cafe, which is not as working draft of Frankenstein. And, for busy as other local eateries, and, after a any conservator needing inspiration, the meal, people might be curious about what Weston has displayed a gospel lectionary the galleries have to offer. But people produced in England during the 11th are still getting used to the Weston. century and owned by St. Margaret It might take years for them to accept of Scotland. In the distant past, this the place and feel comfortable in it.” item fell into a river, but was recovered Photo credit: Guy Robertson David, a local bookseller, notes that intact, an incident that underscored people often enter the Weston with St. Margaret’s holiness as well as the xford’s Weston Library is an anything but scholarly matters in mind. role of luck in manuscript survival. attempt to compensate for “A big library has toilets. There are an unpopular design. In its lots of visitors to [Oxford] who, while earlierO incarnation as the New Bodleian strolling down Broad Street, require what Library, it was generally considered the Americans call ‘restrooms.’ They see city’s ugliest building. From 1937 to the Weston, assume that it has a place 1940, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott laboured to … rest, and make their way inside. to develop a practical, multi-functional Or they arrive to ask for directions facility that did not dwarf neighbouring to other places in the city. Or they’re buildings. He built in massive storage simply curious. There’s no harm in areas below ground; eventually these such intentions, and they might lead to held millions of books, manuscripts, delightful discoveries.” He also mentions and other items, many of them unique. the Weston’s gift shop, where one can “But the final result was visually buy library-appropriate metal signs disappointing,” says Geoffrey, a history that demand “silence please,” as well as tutor at one of Oxford’s older colleges. bags of fudge and Radcliffe Camera key “The construction materials include rings. “Even the most austere academic good Bladon stone, and the structure cannot resist that fudge,” says David. is solid. The university couldn’t do Recent exhibits at the Weston have without the Weston’s storage floors. included treasures such as the Bay Psalm However, I spend almost no time in the Book, the first book printed in North place. The sight of it gives me no joy.” America and reputed to be the most A working replica of a 17th-century press In the early years of this century, the expensive to be sold at auction; Photo credit: Guy Robertson New Bodleian was renovated behind J. R. R. Tolkien’s drawings, manuscripts, Scott’s original façade to provide state- and letters; and a working replica of a With such large and important of-the-art storage areas for the Bodleian’s 17th-century printing press employed collections in its storage areas, the vast special collections. Reopened in 2015, in a popular program called “Inky Weston is a destination for many local the library offers staff and researchers Fingers.” With a collection of more than and visiting scholars, and will support amenities that include three large reading 12 million items, Oxford’s libraries can scholarly activities for many years. In rooms, a lecture theatre and seminar display an endless series of interesting time, tourists should consider it a worthy space, and new conservation laboratories. items. As key centenaries of First World destination with more to offer than “The Weston provides much War events pass, what could be more restrooms. Even Geoffrey might spend better space and services for patrons,” fitting than an exhibit including Wilfred more time in the Weston, enjoying the says Olivia, an American graduate Owen’s handwritten draft of “Dulce et exhibits and getting his fingers inky. student. “The reading rooms are a big Decorum Est,” one of the more famous improvement, and there’s more support war poems? And what could be more For more information, go to https:// for digital research, which so many appropriate for an exhibition entitled www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston. n ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 9

Libraries Named after Librarians By Suzette Giles died while employed by the library or H. Locke and Lillian H. Smith, but An overview of the series shortly after retiring. The naming of these are exceptions. Some have been a branch was an acknowledgement of profiled in the “Biographies” section of the loss of a well-respected colleague. ELA’s website, while a few have been he name attached to a library Reading about Simona Maaskant and featured in past issues of ELAN. An soon becomes just a location, Maria A. Shchuka (Toronto Public internet search sometimes pointed to with little thought given to Library) one gets a sense of the sorrow further sources including the online theT person so honoured. This series felt by colleagues at their deaths. Penny version of the Dictionary of Canadian was an opportunity to highlight the McKee (Edmonton Public Library) passed Biography/Dictionnaire biographique accomplishments of 22 librarians away shortly after retiring, as did Louise du Canada (www.biographi.ca/en/ memorialized in this manner. Many Riley, Marjorie Mews (Newfoundland index.php), municipal websites, and not only strove to develop their local and Labrador Public Libraries), Mary J. Wikipedia. Lorne Bruce’s books on library system, but were also active at the L. Black (Thunder Bay Public Library), the development of public libraries provincial and national level, and played J. S. Wood (Saskatoon Public Library), in Ontario were also very useful. a significant role in the development and Michael Donovan (Newfoundland Libraries, however, were always of professional library education. and Labrador Public Libraries). helpful when contacted and could usually The naming of branches after librarians provide some information. On occasion, occurred mainly in municipal libraries, family members and past colleagues with only two being in the academic were contacted to get a fuller picture sphere — Bruce Peel Special Collections of a person’s personal and professional (University of Alberta, Edmonton) and life. The libraries were also generous Simona Maaskant Library (The Kings in providing images free of charge. University, Edmonton). Of the librarians Framed copies of the ELAN profiled, 10 were men and 12 were articles were presented by Ex Libris women, representing five provinces. representatives to the Evelyn Gregory The majority of the public librarians and Maria A. Shchuka branches in (including all of the men) were heads Toronto, the Lillian Benham Library of multi-branch libraries, however in Lockeport, Nova Scotia, and the Louise Riley (Calgary Public Library) Marjorie Mews library, in St John’s. and Lillian H. Smith (Toronto Public Marjorie Mews Corner The latter now has a “Marjorie Mews Library) were renowned children’s Photo credit: London Public Library Corner” that displays the framed article. librarians, while Georgina Thomson (Calgary Public Library) was revered Sadly, when researching these Various members of the Ex Libris for her reference skills. Lillian Benham librarians, there was often little Association suggested the libraries (Nova Scotia Public Libraries), while information on the website of the branch and librarians, but the series is by a librarian, was acknowledged for or library system. There might be a no means definitive, and further her campaign for library services. note that the branch was named after a suggestions are welcome. n A poignant theme underlies the naming chief librarian. Toronto Public Library of many of these libraries: the individual has links to biographies of George

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Book Reviews Edited by Susan Ibbetson

More Than Books: Public Library from its beginnings to Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates, and the History of the present day. A welcome addition to relentless technical innovation. the Winnipeg the history of public-library service in You might think there’s nothing Public Library. Canada, it should be widely available new to this story. Not so. We learn that and required reading by library staff and the library opened the first children’s board members across the country. reading room in any Canadian library, Several things set More Than Books set up the first librarian-workers apart: first, the very extensive use of training school in Western Canada, and By Eve Dutton and Kathleen photos, images, and maps (more than began offering braille books in 1917. Williams; Joan Blakley, ed. 160 of them); second, how the authors The book reveals that the public Winnipeg Public Library, 2018. put the development of the library within library continues to be a cornerstone ISBN: 978-0986968525. the context of the establishment of the where people — regardless of income, $12 or as free e-book province and its capital; third, the way race, or religion — are welcome. The the authors weave the voices of library only things missing are an index and Reviewed by Barbara Clubb users throughout the story. We learn how any reference to the Winnipeg General important books were to the traders and Strike and the role of staff unionization. y first childhood memory of a early settlers, just as they are to today’s Barb Clubb began her career at the library was going by myself to newcomers, and everyone in between. Winnipeg Public Library where she Winnipeg’s Cornish branch, There are the familiar themes of politics, worked for four years as a young Mfollowed by tea at Grandma’s. This is the endless funding challenges, facilities, library assistant and librarian at the very accessible story of the Winnipeg chief librarians, floods and hurricanes, Osborne and St. John’s branches. n

The Library Book monumental in its scope and personal to something worse than death: It is By Susan Orlean in its details. It brings into play her sentencing it to seem as if it never lived.” Simon & Schuster, relationship with her mother, who would The Library Book speaks of such 2018. have loved to have been a librarian, library users as George Orwell, Karl ISBN: 978- and early memories of their library Marx, and, ironically enough, Mao 1476740188. $20.52 trips, along with immersive research Tse Tung. It lacks an index, which and lively observations of dedicated is unfortunate: I would have loved Los Angeles library staff. Her research to have easy reference, especially to uncovers the politics that shaped the Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451. Reviewed by Julia Schneider Central Library, designed by Bertrand Launched as a mystery and ending Goodhue, and extraordinary characters with a revelation, The Library Book is a usan Orlean’s The Library Book such as Charles Fletcher Lummis, who highly enjoyable and very timely reminder starts with a question: Did would- displaced City Librarian Mary Jones in of how important libraries have been be actor Harry Peak set the April 1905, as well as less colourful ones such — and remain, now more than ever. n S29, 1986, fire that devastated the Central as Everett Robbins Perry, who outlasted Public Library in Los Angeles? That both and helped get the library built. question is the springboard to a larger One chapter details book burnings Books of Interest quest to unravel the mystery of how of the past, including those by the to Members — whatever the forces against it —the Nazis (Feuerspruche), the Chinese library as an institution, place, and idea Cultural Revolution, and the Khmer ELAN welcomes news about survives as an enduring monument to Rouge in Cambodia. Of such deliberate books by ELA members. Send a the human spirit, its memories not to destruction Orlean writes, “Taking books brief description or an advertising be obliterated by any conflagration. away from a culture is to take away its brochure to [email protected]. Orlean’s accomplishment is both shared memory … [it is] sentencing it Continued on page 11 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 11

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Torn From Their officer would be there in five minutes. staff. Indeed, the libraries did not seem Bindings: A Story of When the steam operator returned to know that books were missing from Art, Science, and the to the steps, the books were gone. their rare-book collections. The most Pillaging of American This begins a detailed account of detailed account relates to thefts from University Libraries the thefts by Robert Kindred — who a library at the University of Illinois, is described as “uneducated, morally and the majority of the pictures in flexible, and hated the idea of a boss” this book relate to this library. — and Richard Green, who followed Read the book to discover how Kindred’s orders. With the help of his Kindred was caught and how the justice accomplice, Kindred would cut out system of the United States regards By Travis McDade and steal illustrations from the books the theft of library materials. n University Press of Kansas, 2018. in rare-book collections in several ISBN 978-07006-26366. $32.85 university libraries in the United States — or steal whole books, when there Books by Members Reviewed by Jean Weihs was no time to remove the illustrations. Kindred had no interest in the books n one University of Illinois themselves, he just “harvested” the campus near midnight, the illustrations, which he then framed and university steam operator sold individually to unsuspecting buyers. madeO a routine check of the university’s Kindred felt there were more giant cooling towers and stumbled universities in the eastern United over three books on the steps of the States with valuable collections to building that housed the towers. He plunder — pictures for him to set in assumed the books were left by a suitable frames and sell. Usually he student and phoned the university’s returned the books to the shelves, so Tillsonburg Album: A police dispatcher, who told him an most thefts were not noticed by library Photographic History By Matthew Scholtz Privately printed, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-77136-277-1. $30 (from Archives News www.tillsonburgalbum.com). By Michael Moir s reported by Alvin Schrader the prospect of increased digitization. I Retain a Small (ELAN No. 65/Spring 2019, In marked contrast, planning for a see page 14), the Provincial new central library in Ottawa led to a Office AArchives of Saskatchewan (PAS) closed its request for expressions of interest from By Dick Ellis Saskatoon office in December 2018 after organizations willing to partner in the more than 70 years on the University of development of a major cultural centre. retain a small office in the Queen Saskatchewan’s campus. The move was Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Elizabeth II Library at Memorial part of plans to consolidate the services responded to this invitation and a letter University. Dr. Who would find it and holdings of five buildings in a new of intent was signed on January 15, Ispacious — its footprint being about facility with improved environmental 2016, with the City of Ottawa Council twice the size of your average phone controls, security, protection from fire and the Ottawa Public Library Board. booth. Originally styled a “Research/ and rodents, and increased capacity. The The joint project will offer not only Typing Room” when it was designed in CBC building in Regina was announced reference services, a reading room, and a the late 1970s, it was furnished with a in February 2019 as the new home for preservation lab, but also a café, Friends long-ish desk with a lower typing table PAS, and agreements were negotiated shop, and exhibit galleries that will attract and a duplex outlet above the desk in with municipal and university archival more than 1.5 million visitors each year case one had an electric typewriter. There programs to keep certain records in to a site close to LAC’s current location. is a hanging bookshelf (two shelves) Saskatoon, but the closure was met with The year-long public-consultation and enough room, as one enters, for a considerable criticism. Notice of only initiative involved workshops, side chair and a filing cabinet. There three weeks left many faculty and students lectures, and online engagement. For is no record of the architect having uncertain about the viability of long- further information, visit https:// visited medieval monasteries, but, term research projects and lamenting the ottawacentrallibrary.ca/the-project. n after spending time in this enclosed loss of contact with archivists, despite space, one is inclined to speculate.

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...continued from page 10 sources. All this, of course, prior to the Congress Machine-Readable Cataloguing, Nearby there is a wide hall that Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. are memorialized on our shelves. joins the more social area of the library As I pass by the volumes, I cannot but The NUC is no longer resident in the on this floor to the quieter series of reflect on the massive effort that went Cataloguing and Metadata Division on reading rooms. Along this wall, in 64 into supporting libraries in the 20th the floor below. Truth be told, I have oversized shelves, sit the National Union century. Missing from these shelves is the never seen anyone consulting it, even Catalogue Pre-1956 Imprints (NUC) and Minnesota Union List of Serials, once a though pull-out consultation shelves the British Museum General Catalogue standard reference source for both serials are provided, as I walk toward the large of Printed Books (and supplements). units and interlibrary-loan departments. open space (once derisively called “The Perhaps I am not the only one who Indeed, my first job offer was a position Fiesta Deck”) in which a hundred or more remembers receiving shipments of the that involved proofreading an enormous students are pursuing their objectives, NUC with great enthusiasm and waiting bedsheet printout of serial records from some of them curriculum related. a seemingly interminable time for the the University of Washington Library. Herbert Muller, in The Uses of the volumes of the “Bible” to arrive. An The definitive record, against which the Past, comments on the initials carved acquisitions librarian sharing the technical printout was to be compared, consisted of into the bricks used in the building of processing space with cataloguers, a group of very large Rolodex files, each the Hagia Sophia, mute testimony to I had the pleasure to announce the sheet being a standard business-letter size. the workmen who were paid by the arrival of each successive shipment. It was the sort of task that made being a brick and thereby created a record that Generally, the cataloguers rejoiced, counterman at a deli look inspiring. I took reminds us that marvelous structures but one stoic soul remembered well the a pass. And yet, the effort that went into rest on the labour of those who took up instruction of her cataloguing professor serials listings, including the Cooperative mundane tasks with a will and a hope. not to look at the Library of Congress Union Serials System list in Ontario and I never did meet the person Catalog (and its successors) when doing the work of individuals such as Ritvars who proofread those printouts. her assignments and so had to be coaxed, Bregzis, who wrestled with the problems We owe her our thanks. n on the job, to take guidance from such that led to the creation of the Library of

British Columbia plants, engaged in smudging ceremonies, the Legislative Library of British and participated in drum-making Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the News sessions. By the end of 2018, Elders University of Victoria, and the University By Guy Robertson had hosted more than 50 events in 20 of Northern British Columbia. VIRL communities, with a total of 1,384 The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) Winners of the attendees. Community leaders regard rescinded the Vancouver Public British Columbia Library Indigenous Voices as an outstanding Library (VPL)’s invitation to march in Association’s Building success, and the initiative has continued the 2019 annual Pride parade. VPS did Better Communities into 2019 with enthusiastic reviews. not condone VPL’s hosting of a talk in Award include the West In August, the University of British January by feminist speaker Meghan Vancouver Memorial Columbia (UBC) Library announced Murphy, the founder of Feminist Current, Library (WVML), which that British Columbia’s Sessional a radical blog and podcast. Murphy developed a multi-faceted program Papers, an annual collection of papers has questioned whether people can entitled Honouring Reconciliation: from the Legislative Council of British change their biological sex. VPL noted Hearing the Truth. Through workshops, Columbia and the Legislative Assembly, the concern regarding its room-rental conference sessions, reading-circle has been made available to anyone with policy and expressed the hope that it training, and other measures, WVML WiFi and a device. Sessional Papers would regain the trust of the LGBTQ2 increased its community’s knowledge and comprises committee reports, orders community, but it stood by its decision. understanding of Indigenous history and of the day, petitions, land-sale records, the effects of colonialism on Indigenous budgetary materials, proclamations, Prairies News peoples in Canada. Vancouver Island voter lists, and the annual reports of Regional Library (VIRL), won for provincial-government departments. By Alvin M. Schrader Indigenous Voices, an initiative that These items are available through involves First Nations Elders-in-Residence UBC Library’s Open Collections University of programs. VIRL staff worked with (open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ Winnipeg Archives Elders across Vancouver Island and in bcsessional). The project began in officially launched its Haida Gwaii to facilitate events offering 2014 as a collaborative undertaking Two-Spirit Archives, information on reconciliation, residential by five institutions known as the BC on May 27, 2019, schools, and creation stories. Attendees Government Publications Digitization following the raising also learned about local medicinal Group, which includes the UBC Library, of the Pride and ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 13

Two-Spirit flags kicking off the headquartered in Strathmore, Alta., co-sponsored by the Ottawa International university’s Pride Week celebrations. voted April 16, 2019, to withhold the Writers’ Fest and the Government of University of Manitoba Archives 2019 budget allocation for the county’s Canada. Featured authors included Kateri and Special Collections has curated a libraries, even though it had already Akwenzie-Damm, Colleen Cardinal, physical exhibit of holdings relating to the been approved. Councillor Jason Wilson and Suzanne Methot. This gathering 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Running said he disagreed with “subsidizing the is part of #IndigenousReads, which from April to September 2019, the exhibit user” of the library service even if it encourages reconciliation through the includes photographs and documents, was agreed to be regarded an essential sharing of Indigenous literature. and features an original truncheon, service. “I believe in a user-pay system,” An exciting milestone was reached armband, and badge used by the special he said. “Many of our libraries within for the Library and Archives Canada constables during the strike. Events our municipality’s boundaries have zero (LAC)–Ottawa Public Library (OPL) included a talk by co-writer, composer, or very low fees. Individuals should be joint facility when the Jason Bruges and producer Danny Schur about his responsible for paying for the services Studio, an artists’ group from the U.K., role in making Stand!, a film about the that they require.” As a result of swift and was awarded the Artist on Design strike, and Strike! The Musical, based on critical public reaction, this decision was Team commission for an interactive the book which he co-authored in 2007. rescinded at the council meeting in May. art installation by the City of Ottawa’s Winnipeg Public Library is exploring In July of 2019, the Edmonton Public Public Art Program. TheLAC–OPL how to organize its multilingual collection Library encountered a flurry of criticism will deliver a rich customer experience — other than English, French, and for its downtown-library renovation through their public services, exhibitions, Indigenous languages — for better access project, with critics comparing the and events that showcase Canada’s and responsiveness to growing population Stanley A. Milner Library to a tank, heritage. For more information on the diversity. Current access requires on-site a cruise ship, a shipping container, and LAC–OPL joint facility. (See “Archives browsing for both fiction and non-fiction. even a bomb shelter. Structural issues News” by Michael Moir, page 11.) The Manitoba Association of Library during renovations bumped the cost from Toronto Public Library’s (TPL) Technicians and the Manitoba Library the projected budget of $69 million in current slogan is Activate Something Trustees Association have merged with 2017 to $84.5 million in 2019. Closed in Great in 2019. Through TPL Experience the Manitoba Library Association to December 2016, the library will hold a 360, staff, partners, library users, and the become the Library Technicians Division grand reopening on February 14, 2020. public were asked what an exceptional and the Trustees Division, respectively. customer experience should look and Saskatoon Public Library is Ontario News feel like. Based on the results, TPL is developing a business case, expected to developing a new look and concept be released this fall, for a new downtown By Vivienne James aimed at exciting transformation. George facility. Alternatives under consideration Brown College and TPL announced a include renovating the current Frances Among those putting new partnership to exchange expertise Morrison Central Library or building a on events in celebration and develop collaborative programming new library. More public consultation and of National Indigenous that will benefit students, library then a design competition will follow. History Month (June) customers, and all Torontonians. The Saskatchewan Library was University of Association’s request to join the University Toronto Library, Quebec News of Saskatchewan Senate was approved for Ontario Institute a three-year period, effective May 2019. for Studies in Education (OISE). By Pierre Guilmette and Regina Public Library (RPL) has Its ground-floor display highlighted Peter F. McNally launched the Indigenous Voices: Sharing Indigenous children’s stories and scholarly Our Stories collection, which features material, to encourage readers and L’Association des emerging and established Indigenous students to learn more about Indigenous bibliothécaires du authors and illustrators across North history, perspectives, and culture. Québec/Quebec Library America, and includes fiction and non- McMaster University Library has Association (ABQLA) fiction for both adults and young adults. a giant floor map — designed to help held its 87th annual The collection, at several branches foster understanding of Indigenous conference on May 24, and the main library, was developed in history and perspectives — organized at the Loyola Campus of response to the Canadian Association by the library as part of the CARTO Concordia University, of Research Libraries/Association des Association of Canadian Map Libraries with the theme Everyday bibliothèques de recherche du Canada and Archives conference that it hosted. Superheroes/Super- (CARL-ABRC) Truth and Reconciliation Ottawa Public Library celebrated héros de tous le jours. Report, as part of RPL’s commitment National Indigenous History Month at The opening keynote to the reconciliation process. Library and Archives Canada with the presentation, Best Wheatland County Council, Indigenous Writers’ Gathering Practices: Startlingly 14 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

Efficient, Utterly Disastrous, was given The Quebec Ministry of Finance offering free products, and a decision to by Margo Gustina, deputy director of library will be moved, in order to follow this trend at the Halifax Public the Southern Tier Library System. Newly renovate the Gérard-D. Lévesque Libraries will be another step toward elected President of ABQLA is Eamon building in Quebec City. ending period poverty in the city. Duffy, McGill University Library. The University of Prince Edward Recipient of the 2019 Anne Galler Maritimes News Island’s Robertson Library has Award is Suzanne Nesbitt, Librarian, developed and delivered two new courses Lester B. Pearson School Board. By Tanja Harrison for the university-affiliated Seniors On May 23 the Montreal suburb of College. Sharing our Research offers Pierrefonds-Roxboro opened its $25 Several public highlights of faculty and graduate-student million public library, which replaces the libraries in the Maritimes research projects, while the second old facility, built on the same site in 1983, have been doing their course is a workshop series designed with an additional 2,300 square metres part to help alleviate to introduce seniors to 3-D printing. of space. The bilingualPierrefonds- food insecurity. The Over the summer several areas of Roxboro Library has a games room, Fredericton Public the University of New Brunswick a 3-D printing suite, toddlers’ space, Library has installed Libraries were closed for renovations, teenagers’ games room, animation a fridge with snacks available to including the Harriet Irving Library room, musical instruments, genealogy anyone when the library is open. The (to create more student space) room, rooftop terrace, downstairs café, Confederation Centre Public Library and the Archives and Special and a drive-through book drop-off. in Charlottetown is now offering fresh Collections (to increase the capacity Corporation des bibliothécaires fruit, yogurt, cheese, and bagels weekday for historical research collections). professionels du Québec/Corporation mornings. Inspired by a current initiative The Dalhousie University Libraries of Professional Librarians of Quebec at the Halifax Public Libraries, which Killam Memorial Library launched (CBPQ) was founded in 1969. Its board offers healthy snacks for kids and teens the Chris Hadfield Space Photographs has formed a committee to look into the at most branches and food-literacy Collection (dalspatial.maps.arcgis.com/ future of the corporation. This committee programs for all ages, P.E.I. Regional apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=de will comprise representatives of the Librarian Beth Clinton says it’s a 978631f3fe4bc98095a8d8191f4966). A various documentary environments, chance to help youth, who normally new data-visualization wall displays more and will table its report in February rely on school breakfast programs, than 13,000 photographs — captured of 2020. The 50th anniversary will throughout the summer. It’s open to any while he was orbiting Earth in 2013 as be highlighted by an evening event community member who could benefit commander of the International Space on October 28, 2019, at the annual from a nutritious start to the day. Station — and donated by Hadfield for Conference of Information Professionals. This summer — thanks to a partnership teaching, learning, and research. Staff Book censorship has affected many between the New Brunswick Public at the GIS Centre painstakingly selected societies. In Quebec, several libraries Library Service, the Hopewell Rocks, 200 photos to create an interactive have a closed space for the books that and the Fundy Trail Parkway — patrons story map accessible online. One of appeared in the Index of Forbidden were treated to free seasonal passes to only two institutions worldwide to have Books, also known by its Latin title, Index the iconic landmark and popular trail, the photos, the library is the first to librorum prohibitorum. This section of a carrying on the tradition of other free have an image archive for the public. library, where the volumes condemned offerings available through the public by the Catholic Church were kept, was library system, including passes to Newfoundland & called “Hell.” The historical library of the Kings Landing, the Beaverbrook Art Séminaire de Québec, for example, had a Gallery, the Village Historique Acadien, Labrador News Hell. Pierrette Lafond tells the story of this and the New Brunswick Museum. symbolic place in a recent illustrated 144- Last spring the Canadian government By Dick Ellis page book, Promenade en Enfer: Livres à proposed making free menstrual products l’index de la bibliothèque historique du available in all federal offices. By the end The board of the Séminaire de Québec. This Hell is kept of 2019 all British Columbian public Newfoundland and in the Canadian Museum of History. schools and Ontario’s Waterloo Region Labrador Public Library Beginning this year, Quebec City’s District School Board will be required system, having reviewed Gabrielle-Roy Library will be closed to make free products available. In the consultant’s report for two years for major renovations. Nova Scotia, the Mount Saint Vincent on its operations and The library’s 125,000 documents are University Library has offered free services, put in place being transferred to the Saint-Roch tampons and pads for more than two a series of well-considered standards Recreation Centre. A temporary years, which has become a campus- aligned with the report. In order library is being built to allow readers wide initiative. Recently Saint Mary’s to begin to bring the system up to to visit the library during the work. University Patrick Power Library began the modest standards (a minimum ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 15

of 20 hours of opening a week, for River Public Library’s Summer Pardon Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, the example), the board requested a total Program provided patrons with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, amount equal to the system’s budget in impetus to read-away fines for missing and the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. 2012/2013. This entailed a $1.7 million or overdue items, with $2 forgiven for She will teach courses on Indigenous increase over 2018/2019. It was not each 15-minute reading interval. issues that arise in libraries, archives, and granted. In other news, the provincial In Yukon, Whitehorse Public museums. As well, she has assumed the government announced a grant of $1.8 Library’s Kitchen Takeover returned role of Assistant Director of Research and million to refurbish the clubhouse at a by popular demand, with sessions for Engagement at UBC’s new Residential baseball diamond in Corner Brook. different age groups. Stories, both classic School History and Dialogue Centre. And — not to end on a downer — Dick and new, were the inspiration to create Ellis, Ex Libris President Tom Eadie, delicious food. Participants learned basic University of Alberta, School of Library and Tanja Harrison had a great time kitchen techniques and produced personal and Information Studies (SLIS) staffing the Ex Libris booth at the Atlantic recipe books to take home to demonstrate By Toni Samek Provinces Library Association conference their skills to family and friends. This free In January of 2019, SLIS conducted 2019 in June. More about this in the program used the nearby kitchen facilities its 29th-annual employment survey of President’s Report (see the article by Tom at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, MLIS graduates. Ninety-six percent Eadie in this issue, page 2), no doubt. which shares space with the library. of respondents from the 2017 class If you have news and information about have been employed in the LIS sector. News from the library matters in Canada’s North, please Fifty-eight percent of the secured send it to me at [email protected]. jobs required American Library North Association accreditation. In February, News from Canadian the annual student conference, Forum By Julie Ourom for Information Professionals, minted Library/Information the school’s new space in the Education The Northwest Centre and was a resounding success. Territories comprises Studies Schools SLIS doctoral student Sharon Farnel 1.346 million kilometres received a 2019 University of Alberta (13.5 percent) of Compiled by Judy Graduate Student Teaching Award. Canada’s land mass In April, the Library and Information and is bookended by Dunn Studies Students’ Association adopted its Yukon in the west and first land acknowledgment. Curriculum Nunavut in the east. At review culminated with affirmation of an average age of 32 years, the population the strength of the MLIS program and of 44,445 is younger than the Canadian only minor renewal recommended to, average, and inhabitants of Indigenous and endorsed by, the school council descent make up more than 48 percent. University of British Columbia in May. The council also approved a With a slightly warmer climate than iSchool, Library, Archival and refreshed Vision, Mission, and Values Nunavut, the Northwest Territories Information Studies (SLAIS) Statement inclusive of Indigenous has boreal forest (taiga) and tundra. By Guy Robertson world views and bringing truth and It is home to Canada’s biggest and SLAIS is pleased to announce the reconciliation to our education. SLIS deepest lakes and its highest waterfalls, appointment of Susan E. Parker as an recently sponsored and participated in the fabled Northwest Passage, and the associate faculty member. She holds an the Kule Institute for Advanced Study forbidding Barren Lands. Many people MA in American history from Indiana on AI, Ethics, and Society Conference. live off the land, with mining (latterly University, an MLS from the City gold, now diamond), oil, and gas as University of New York, and a PhD in Western University, Faculty of the major economic opportunities. organizational psychology. She became Information and Media Studies (FIMS) Twenty-one community libraries University Librarian at the University of By Becky Blue serve a population dispersed in small British Columbia (UBC) in 2017 after Professor Grant Campbell has and remote communities. The largest is years in administrative positions at UCLA, accepted the role of MLIS Program Chair Yellowknife, with 21,373 people, followed California State University (Northridge), for a two-year period, and will be working by Hay River (3,734), Inuvik (3,192), and Harvard Law School Library, and Tufts with the program committee to maintain Fort Smith (2,562). During the summer, University. She will be involved in student our high standard of academic excellence libraries offered a variety of programs, research and strategic initiatives, and in LIS. Professor Nadine Wathen, who such as the TD Summer Reading Club support the ongoing partnership between teaches in the Health Information Science and other innovative initiatives, to attract the iSchool and UBC’s libraries. We program, was appointed to a new, Tier 1 children and promote reading skills. also welcome Dr. Tricia Logan, a Métis Canada Research Chair position in In the Northwest Territories, Hay scholar who has worked with the National Mobilizing Knowledge on Gender-Based 16 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

Violence. FIMS would also like to wish Library of Canada in 2004. ÉSIS will Université de Montreal, École de Professor Kate Johnson all the best in host Ross Gordon as a public-servant- bibliothéconomie et des sciences her retirement as she moves on to new in-residence, effective August 1, 2019, de l’information (EBSI) adventures. Finally, congratulations to all for one year. Currently Director of By Isabelle Bourgey of the MLIS and LIS doctoral students Records and Information Management There’s lots of news regarding faculty who celebrated their convocation by at Environment and Climate Change this summer at EBSI. We are happy crossing the stage on June 20, 2019. Canada, he will benefit from this Public to welcome Jean-Sébastien Sauvé as Servant-in-Residence Program from adjunct professor, effective August 1, University of Toronto, Faculty the Canada School of Public Service, to 2019. His current research interests of Information (iSchool) increase and strengthen the links between include crowdsourcing, open access, By Ann Brocklehurst this institution and the University of museum information management, The Faculty of Information has Ottawa. During this residency, he will architectural drawings, and library welcomed a number of new faculty be teaching a course on information design. Professors Lyne Da Sylva and members, while saying goodbye to management, conduct research on Vincent Larivière were promoted others. Chief Administrative Officer how emerging technologies can be to full professors on June 1, 2019. Glenn Cumming retired in July after utilized by the government information- Congratulations to them both! Finally, five years at the faculty during which management specialists, and offer EBSI now has the first female director in he oversaw the successful renovations information sessions with students its history, as Professor Lyne Da Sylva of the Inforum. Professor Wendy who wish to join the public service. was nominated Director of EBSI for a Duff ’s term as dean was extended four-year term (2019–2023). She has been by six months until the end of 2019, McGill University, School Acting Director since September of 2018. while the decanal advisory committee of Information Studies continues its work on the search for a By Peter F. McNally Dalhousie University, School of new dean. Tony Tang was appointed an Professor Benjamin Fung has Information Management (SIM) associate professor with tenure at the been appointed Associate Editor IEEE By Sandra Toze Faculty of Information, effective July 1, Transactions of Knowledge and Data SIM is turning 50 this year. Please hold 2019. Among other things, his research Engineering (TKDE) for a two-year term, October 26 — details will follow. The investigates the design of immersive effective May 2019. He has joined forces name change from Master of Library and analytics tools and virtual reality. The with industry to fight fraudulent insurance Information Studies (MLIS) to Master faculty has also hired four new assistant claims and has begun collaborating with of Information (MI) was approved, to professors as contractually limited-term Defence Research and Development more accurately reflect more the content appointments, and prepares to welcome Canada to develop an AI-powered and goals of the program, and to be its biggest-ever entry-level class this interactive platform to understand the more inclusive of all the career options fall. Incoming students will include the inner workings of software binaries. possible through the degree. The degree first crop of Bachelor of Information Professors Max Evans and Ilja will continue to be accredited through students, who will complete the last two Frissen have recently been promoted the American Library Association. Dr. years of their degrees at the faculty. to tenured associate professors. Their Bertrum MacDonald and Dr. Fiona paper “The Strength of Strong Ties Black retired as of June 2019, although University of Ottawa, School of You Can Trust: Re-Examining the both will continue at Dalhousie in Information Studies (ÉSIS) Mediating Role of Trust in Effective post-retirement positions. We will be By Hélène Carrier Knowledge Sharing” was presented celebrating their tremendous impact Leslie Weir, cross-appointed professor at the 19th European Conference on on the school and the field this fall as at ÉSIS and former University Librarian, Knowledge Management, Padua, Italy. part of SIM50. Program Coordinator University of Ottawa, has been named Professor Charles-Antoine JoAnn Watson also retired in June. She Librarian and Archivist of Canada. She Julien has left the school to has been with SIM since 2005, and her is the first woman appointed to this pursue other opportunities. contributions have been significant. We position since the National Archives wish her well in her retirement. Welcome of Canada merged with the National to Janet Music, who is taking on this role.

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Obituaries She was Librarian at the Fenelon on July 23, 2019, at age 86. Dee graduated Falls Branch of the Kawartha Lakes from McGill’s Library Science program. Marg Allen died on January 7, Public Library for 17 years. In 1965 she became Head Librarian at 2019, at age 92, in Lindsay, Ont. Adelia Victoria “Dee” Amyoony died the Halifax North Branch Library and ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 17

was instrumental in establishing this new the collection on fisheries research. early career in the federal government, branch and developing its community- Gertrude Elizabeth Gunn died on March followed by many years as a professor in based service focus. Some early initiatives 18, 2019, at age 95, in Gagetown, N.B. She the Library and Information Technician included funding a student-tutoring was Head Librarian at the University of program at Algonquin College in Ottawa. program and establishing Black History New Brunswick for 23 years, and named John Mansbridge died on February Month programming, making Nova Librarian Emerita after retiring in 1982. 11, 2019, at age 83, in Castlegar, B.C. Scotia the first province to celebrate. Alto Hall died on February 28, 2015, at He spent more than three decades Irène Elizabeth Aubrey died on May 13, age 102, in Brantford, Ont. While raising as Librarian at Selkirk College. 2019, at age 91, in Ottawa. She headed three children, she obtained her BA Nancy McCormack died on July 17, Children’s Literature at the National and Master of Library Science from the 2019, at age 56, in Kingston, Ont. With Library of Canada from 1975 to 1993. University of Western Ontario. She was an MA in Library Science from Western Rosemarie “Mimi” Benoit died on June Librarian at Brantford Collegiate Institute. University, she took a part-time job as 7, 2019, at age 75, in Ottawa. Fluently Marian Elizabeth (Meg) Horn died a law librarian in a London, Ont., law bilingual, she worked in various federal March 16, 2019, at age 78, in Nanaimo, firm and completed her LL.B at the government departments, ending B.C. She co-authored the three-volume University of Toronto (U of T). She added her career as Chief Librarian for the Alberta Rural Libraries Project in 1974. an MA in Law at Osgoode, articled, and Commissioner of Official Languages. In her work with the British Columbia became a member of the Ontario bar. Mary Bogdanic died on March 21, 2019, Justice Development Commission, now As she still loved being a law librarian, at age 93, in Ottawa. She worked at the the Legal Services Society, she created the she worked for two years at Fasken National Research Council of Canada. province’s first legal-information resource Martineau’s law library in Toronto and Andrew Allen Davidson died on centre for the public. She also promoted for one more year at the law library at February 25, 2019, at age 66, in Toronto. popular legal-information collections in U of T. Queen’s University offered her a He spent his working career (42 years) at libraries and legal-information courses cross-appointment between the Faculty Robarts Library, University of Toronto. in public schools. In 1980 she became of Law and the law library. She authored Geraldine Dobbin died on February the founding executive director of the or co-authored six books on law and 4, 2019, at age 89, in Vancouver. Public Legal Education Association of related topics, and won prizes in her field. After attending library school at the Saskatchewan, and, in 1984, she joined Edith “Bunny” Patterson died on University of Toronto she returned Justice Canada and was the driving force August 3, 2019, in Truro, N.S., at age to work at the University of British behind the Access to Justice Information 92. She received her library degree from Columbia Library in 1956. Network (ACJNet), Canada’s first portal to Dalhousie University in 1970, then was Adrian Dzerowycz died on legal information on the internet. In 1987 Librarian at the Cobequid Educational March 18, 2019, at age 87, in she received the Sandra Garvie Memorial Centre until her retirement in 1988. A Ottawa. He was a cataloguer at the Award of Merit from the Legal Resource longtime member of the Colchester – East National Library of Canada. Centre of Alberta and, in 1994, she was Hants Public Library Board, she was a Joan Fairfield died on May 18, 2019, awarded a Public Service leadership founding member of the Colchester – at age 97. In her forties, Joan returned award for her role in creating ACJNet. East Hants Public Library Foundation. to school to study Library Sciences Barbara Janicek died on July 13, 2019, Anita (Holzman) Rappaport died on at the University of Toronto and at age 44, in Kitchener. She graduated March 30, 2019, at age 83, in Ottawa. ultimately became Chief Librarian with an MLIS from Western University She began her career as a librarian at the of the Markham Public Library. in 2007. Her library career led her first Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. Christine Margaret French died on to Saskatoon, then back to Ontario, to After almost two years there, Anita May 10, 2019, at age 88, in Ajax, Ont. Cambridge, then Kitchener, in 2011, accepted a position as Life Sciences She worked as a librarian for many years where she worked as a children’s librarian. Librarian at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. at the Pickering Village branch library. Cornelius Krygsman died on May 13, After the death of her husband, Anita Ada Green-Nemec died on January 2019, at age 82, in Toronto. His library returned to Canada, moving to Ottawa 20, 2019, at age 93, in St. John’s. She career included being a cataloguer and a librarian position with the National was Librarian at Memorial College and at Markham Public Library. Research Council. She worked for the Memorial University of Newfoundland Betty McCamus died on March 20, public service until her retirement. (MUN) and worked at MUN, with 2019, at age 94, in Guelph, Ont. She George Robinson died on June 25, 2019, breaks, from 1948 until 1962. Ada was was a professor in the Faculty of Library at age 74, in London, Ont. He was Head responsible for planning new library Science at Western University. Reference Librarian at Western University, facilities on a new and expanded campus Gertrude (Trudie) McLaren died on then later served as Chief Law Librarian. and overseeing the move to the present September 6, 2018, at age 83, in Vilna, Mary Ann Ruby died on April 29, campus in 1961. She later worked at Alta. She spent her career as a librarian 2019, at age 80, in St. Mary’s, Ont. She the College of Fisheries, Navigation, and archivist at the University of Alberta. received a degree in Library Science Marine Engineering and Electronics as Corey MacNason died on March 25, from McGill University and worked as a its first librarian in 1964, and focused 2019, at age 65, in Ottawa. Mac spent his librarian at the Kitchener Public Library. 18 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

Karen Leigh Smith died on March 21, President and CEO of the Bibliothèque Marc Truitt, University Librarian, Mount 2019, at age 78, in London, Ont. She was et Archives nationales du Québec. Allison University, retired in June 2019. a teacher and librarian for many years Karen Chandler, Manager of System- He joined Mount Allison’s Libraries with the London Board of Education. Wide Resources, Dalhousie University and Archives in 2012, moving from the She was president of the Ontario Libraries, retired in June after a 38- University of Alberta Libraries, where Library Association (1977–1978), very year career with the Dal Libraries. he was Associate University Librarian. active in the Canadian School Library Patricia Enright retired as Chief Previously he had an extensive career in Association, and a board member of the Librarian and CEO after 15 years technical services and library systems City of London Public Library Board. with the Kingston Frontenac Public at the universities of Yale, Princeton, Mary Helen Spicer (née Blair) Library, effective August 31, 2019. Notre Dame, Houston, and the Linda died on May 11, 2019, at age 95, in Lester Webb, the current Director of Hall Library of science, engineering, Ottawa. She worked for many years Outreach and Technology, Kingston and technology in Kansas City, MO. at the Ottawa Public Library. She was Frontenac Public Library, will assume the He also served as chair of the Council married to the late Erik Spicer, former role of Interim Chief Librarian and CEO. of Atlantic University Libraries. Parliamentary Librarian of Canada. He has been with the library for 28 years. Marguerite Urban, Chief Librarian, André van Vugt died on February 11, Gary Gibson, Ex Libris member and Huntsville Public Library, retired in 2019, at age 90, in Newmarket, Ont. His Canadian vendor of sundry products, August, after 28 years with the library. working life included senior positions such as MicroMedia, announced his at public libraries in Barrie, Georgina, retirement at the end of the Atlantic Awards Kitchener, Scarborough, and Stouffville Provinces Library Association’s 2019 in Ontario, and in Truro, N.S. conference. He will, henceforth, commute Lorayne Strachan Winn died on between Montreal and Lunenburg, N.S. Carleton Place Public Library in August 1, 2019, at age 76, in Montreal. Susanna Hubbard Krimmer retired at Ontario won the Grand Prize in the 2018 A graduate of Concordia University the end of August after 29 years at the TD Summer Reading Club Awards. Library Sciences, she was a librarian in London Public Library, the last 11 years Atlantic Provinces Library Association the Selwyn House School library and a as CEO and Chief Librarian. In 2016, she (APLA) awards for 2019 include the volunteer long after her retirement. received the Ontario Library Association following individual award winners: APLA Lina Tremblay-Joseph died June 20, President’s Award for Exceptional Advocacy Award, Jenn Carson, and 2019, at the age of 59, in Iroquois Falls, Achievement and, in 2018, was given APLA Merit Award, Beth Maddigan. Ont. Lina was CEO of Bibliotheque the Ontario Public Library Association’s British Colombia Library Association Publique d’Iroquois Falls Public Lifetime Achievement Award. (BCLA) awards for 2019 include the Library (see the article about the Carolyn Liggins retired in February following individual award winners: BCLA library by Leslie McGrath, page 7). 2019, after 17 years with the Champion of Intellectual Freedom Award, Christine Claire Williams died Dalhousie University Libraries. Baharak Yousefi; BCLA Outstanding on August 22, 2019, at age 57, in Janet Marren retired in June 2019, after Contribution Award, Chris Reimer; Halifax, after a lengthy career with 13 years with the Prince George Public and BCLA Eureka Award for innovative Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Library, and as Chief Librarian since problem-solving and original thinking, Company (later Bell Aliant). 2013. She also served as Chief Librarian, Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (for Houston Public Library (1995–2006). its Mobile Library, which has provided Retirements Ina Smith is retiring as Librarian, not only bookmobile service across the Bonnyville Alberta Municipal region, but also space for advance polling Library, on October 15, 2019. in recent local government elections). Jenny Benedict, Director of Library Laura Snyder, Music Librarian, Mount Diana Davidson received the Library Services, West Vancouver Memorial Allison University, retired in June 2019. Association of Alberta President’s Library, retired, effective July 12, She previously held appointments Award for 2019. She is director 2019. In May she was the recipient of at St. Olaf College, Oberlin College of the Public Library Services the Association of British Columbia and Conservatory, Eastman School Branch, Government of Alberta. Public Library Directors (ABCPLD) of Music (University of Rochester), Fort Saskatchewan Public Library 2019 Award of Excellence. The award University of Houston, and University received the 2019 Punch Jackson Award recognizes outstanding leadership of Alberta, joining Mount Allison’s of Excellence in Library Service, at the in library advocacy, innovation and Libraries and Archives in 2012. 2019 Alberta Library Conference, for contribution to the library community. Alice Stover, Manager of Acquisitions and its year-long My City, My Library, My Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist Metadata, Dalhousie University Libraries, Card campaign that put 6,152 library of Canada, is retiring. An historian retired at the end of June following a cards into the hands of residents. The of classical antiquity, he has held the 38-year career with the Dal Libraries. campaign included programs, visits to position of Librarian and Archivist of Alice held leadership roles throughout schools and day-care centres, outreach Canada since 2014. Previously, he was her career and was an expert in her field. pop-up tables, and special events ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019 19

including a visit by Justin Sorensen from accessibility of public archives, and Karen Keiller was appointed Dean, the Edmonton Eskimos and BodyBreak for his published works on history, MacEwan University Library, on July 1, duo Joanne McLeod and Hal Johnson. heritage, and information management. 2019. She was formerly the university Brampton Public Library’s Springdale librarian and vice-provost (teaching Branch was awarded the 2019 Appointments and learning) at Lakehead University. Ontario Library Association (OLA)’s She has served on a variety of boards New Library Building Award. The and committees including the Ontario OLA awards also went to Hamilton Julie Andrews was appointed CEO, Council of University Libraries, Public Library’s Binbrook Branch, Lincoln Public Library, effective April the Council of Atlantic University Toronto Public Library’s Albion 2019. Previously, she worked at Brampton Libraries, and the Council of Prairie Branch, and Vaughan Public Library Public Library for seven years. Prior to and Pacific University Libraries. Civic Centre Resource Library. that she was CEO of Hastings Highlands Loryl MacDonald was appointed The Manitoba Library Association’s Public Library for eight years. Associate Chief Librarian for Special Prison Libraries Committee (PLC) won Paul Burry, Manager of Support Collections and Director of the the 2019 Premier’s Volunteer Service and Circulation Services, was Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Award in the category of Community appointed acting Chief Librarian, University of Toronto, in April 2019. Groups, for providing collections, Prince George Public Library. She has served in this role on an programming, and library awareness Michael Ciccone assumed the role interim basis since July 1, 2016. for incarcerated and reintegrating men of CEO, London Public Library, at Donald Moses was appointed University and women in the justice system. PLC the end of August, when Susanna Librarian, University of Prince Edward is a group of volunteers who believe Hubbard Krimmer retired. He most Island, in May 2019. He served as Interim that prison libraries and literacy play an recently served as Executive Director, University Librarian from February 2016. important role in peoples’ reintegration Centre for Equitable Library Access. Heather Ratz was appointed CEO, into communities, and that thoughtful Yemisi Dina was appointed Chief Law Brighton Public Library, in January 2019. programming and access to meaningful Librarian, York University Osgoode Vivian Stieda will assume the role and relevant reading materials can Hall Law School, effective May 2019. of Executive Director of The Council help improve quality of life both inside Ken Hernden was appointed University of Prairie and Pacific University and outside correctional institutions. Archivist and Associate University Libraries on September 6, 2019. Their statement, The Right to Read, was Librarian, Queen’s University, effective Leslie Weir has been appointed Librarian adopted by the Canadian Federation July 1, 2019. He moves from Algoma and Archivist of Canada for a four-year of Library Associations in 2016. University, where he was a member of term, effective August 30, 2019. She is Marc Richard, McGill University, the senior management team for more the first woman to become Librarian and received the Canadian Association than a decade, as library director and Archivist of Canada since the merging of of University Teachers 2019 later as university librarian. He replaces Library and Archives Canada. Leslie was Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Paul Banfield as University Archivist. University Librarian at the University of Distinguished Service Award. Anna Gibson Hollow was appointed Ottawa from 2003 to 2018. Prior to her Vancouver Public Library and Greater University Archivist, University of Alberta tenure at the university, she held positions Victoria Public Library each won Libraries, on June 1, 2019. She was at the National Library of Canada and the one of seven 2019 American Library formerly with the Office of Advancement, Statistics Canada Library. She was also Association John Cotton Dana Library University of Alberta, where she was president of the Canadian Association Public Relations Awards for marketing Director of Advancement Records. of Research Libraries (2007–2009). and public relations excellence. Sandy Iverson was appointed University Jian Wang was appointed Chief Librarian, Mark Williams, Chief Librarian and Librarian, St. Francis Xavier University, Yorkton Public Library in Saskatchewan. CEO, and Milton Public Library in on August 1, 2019. She came from St. Ontario are the recipients of a Public Michael’s Hospital in Toronto where she Library Association (a division of the was the manager for health information Laughing in the American Library Association) 2019 and knowledge mobilization. She is Library John Iliff Award. “Under Williams’s also currently the vice-president/ By Matt Scholtz guidance, the library launched an open- president-elect with the Canadian source mobile gaming application that Health Libraries Association. A student working on an encourages patron interaction with Diane Keeping has been appointed assignment asked us if we had, community programs and services.” University Librarian, Mount Allison in our collection, a “biology” Ian E. Wilson, former Archivist of University, effective August 7, 2019. of Margaret Atwood. Ontario, was promoted to Officer of the Most recently she was the manager If you have a humorous personal Order of Canada in this year’s Order of of Library Collection Services story or anecdote to share about Canada appointments for his sustained at Mount Royal University. your library career, send it to leadership in the development and [email protected]. 20 ELAN Number 66/Fall 2019

Rare hand-drawn postcard by J. E. H. MacDonald in the collection of the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto

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