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Ottawa’s romance-centred bookstore adding some spice to Bank Street cbc.ca/player/play/vi… Evermore Books opened Saturday in the Glebe with romance books featuring sports stories, romantasy and even some monster romance.

Calgary Public Library moves forward with AI artist residency despite criticism calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-p… The Calgary Public Library said they are moving forward with their AI artist residency, despite backlash from the community.

Reading — and Thinking — in a Digital Age cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… With a decline in reading is our capacity to think eroding?

The case for a nationalized, public AI in Canada cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… Public-interest technologist and author Bruce Schneier says Canada should take a bold step and build a fully open and public AI model to serve Canadians.

How to host a mini Canada Reads at your local library cbc.ca/books/how-to-h… Libraries across the country are hosting mini Canada Reads events. If yours isn't one of them, here's a guide with advice from those who already are.

New library 'early learning centre' opens for kids with sensory needs cbc.ca/player/play/vi… The Calgary Public Library's early learning centres are play areas designed for kids five and under, each with a different theme.

New director of Lac La Biche County Libraries excited to start another chapter lakelandtoday.ca/lac-la-biche-n… Eunhye Cho has worked in the library industry for the past 14 years, and holds a MLIS from the University of Alberta. She recently worked at the St. Paul Municipal Library.

Get a sneak peek of the Guelph Public Library’s future archival space guelphtoday.com/local-news/get… An event by the Guelph Historical Society will provide a glimpse into the future of the library’s expanded archival space

Advocates, union critical of potential cuts to prison libraries ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/artic… Canadian prisons could be losing their library technicians, and critics say the move could have far-reaching consequences.

Calgary Public Library moves forward with AI artist residency despite criticism calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-p… The Calgary Public Library said they are moving forward with their AI artist residency, despite backlash from the community.

Altona library launches Tiny Tot Sign School for parents and caregivers pembinavalleyonline.com/articles/alton… Parents and caregivers in Altona will have the chance to learn sign language alongside their babies this spring.

Virtual library card introduced in Casselman thereview.ca/2026/03/21/vir… The Casselman Library is breaking new ground as the first public library in Ontario to offer a fully virtual library card, thanks to the Bciti+ app.

The CAPAL Awards Committee is delighted to announce the 2026 opening of applications for two awards: - the Early Career Researcher Award and - the Student Research Paper Award. These awards aim to recognize and encourage excellence in research within our community. 2/2

Call for Applications: CAPAL Early Career Researcher Award & Student Research Paper Award librarianship.ca/news/capal-awa… 1/2

Le comité des prix de l’ACBES est ravi d’annoncer le lancement de l’appel à candidatures pour deux prix : le Prix pour chercheur·e en début de carrière et le Prix du travail de recherche étudiant. 2/2

Appel de candidatures : Prix ACBES pour chercheur·e en début de carrière et Prix du travail de recherche étudiant librarianship.ca/news/acbes-pri… 1/2

Amanda Holmes, owner of Evermore Books, Ottawa's first romance-only bookstore, said the idea for the booktique started in the spring of last year when she took a stress leave from her work as an academic librarian. 2/2

This former librarian is opening Ottawa's first romance-only bookstore ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-ro… 1/2

Libraries urge residents to defend right to read amid rise in censorship midlandtoday.ca/local-news/lib… 'Discomfort is sometimes part of learning, understanding and developing empathy,' says Barrie Public Library CEO Lauren Jessop

Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the political process. 2/2

Ford government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier's records secret cbc.ca/news/canada/to… 1/2