Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the renewal of the TD Summer Reading Club (TDSRC) partnership with TD Bank Group and the Toronto Public Library. The TDSRC is a free and inclusive bilingual program offered in Canadian public libraries that creates an opportunity for children and their families to make reading a … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced the renewal of the TD Summer Reading Club (TDSRC) partnership with TD Bank Group and the Toronto Public Library. The TDSRC is a free and inclusive bilingual program offered in Canadian public libraries that creates an opportunity for children and their families to make reading a fun part of … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the TD Summer Reading Club are pleased to announce the winners of the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards for 2013. Since 2007, the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards have recognized and rewarded the most innovative and effective TD Summer Reading Club programs in local public libraries across … Read more
Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the acquisition of a booklet created by renowned Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr. The booklet was acquired last night at the Heffel auction in Vancouver. The booklet, which dates back to 1901, demonstrates both sides of Carr’s career—her skill as an artist and her talent as a … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced the recent acquisition of artwork and maps related to Rupert’s Land. The acquisitions include “Poplar Point, Lake Winnipeg”, a watercolour by artist Peter Rindisbacher; a portrait of George Simpson, the governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company; and two early maps of Canada. More information is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
Library and Archives Canada announced that it has acquired a significant amount of new material to complement the Lynn Johnston fonds. Born in Collingwood Ont., Lynn Johnston is one of Canada’s most celebrated cartoonists. Her beloved and award-winning comic strip For Better or For Worse, which follows the fictional lives of the Patterson family, was … Read more
The acting librarian and archivist of Canada, Herve Dery, hosted the German Ambassador to Canada and the president of Germany’s federal archives, Das Bundesarchiv, to mark the official transfer to Germany of a collection of German documents from the First World War. The German delegation visited Library and Archives Canada’s Preservation Centre before participating in a small … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Canada’s public film producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), formalized their long-term partnership to improve knowledge of Canada’s heritage by way of an agreement, signed on February 5 at LAC’s headquarters in Gatineau. The objective of this partnership is to increase access for Canadians to … Read more
Library and Archives Canada has acquired a two-part manuscript diary about the 1758 siege of Louisbourg in Cape Breton. The siege, a substantial battle of the Seven Years' War, ended the French colonial era in Atlantic Canada, and contributed to France's loss of Quebec City in 1759. The loss of Louisbourg, Quebec City and Montreal in … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officially launched the Research Guide to Holocaust-related Holdings at LAC in conjunction with meetings of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in Toronto. The guide will help researchers find material relating to a broad range of events and decisions that took place before, during … Read more
