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37-756: The award was administered and presented by the Canadian Library Association , which disbanded in 2016. The award was established by the Young Adult Caucus of the Saskatchewan Library Association in 1980 and inaugurated by an award to Kevin Major of Newfoundland and Labrador for Far from Shore , published by Clarke, Irwin & Company of Toronto. The companion CLA Book of the Year for Children Award

74-621: A graphic novel by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, was one of the 2015 Honour Books, or finalists, for both the American Library Association (ALA) Michael L. Printz Award as the year's best new work for young adults judged "by literary merit alone" (recognizing Mariko Tamaki) and the ALA Caldecott Medal , or children's picture book illustration award (recognizing Jillian Tamaki). Canadian Library Association The Canadian Library Association ( CLA )

111-654: A Special Meeting of the membership, members voted to dissolve the CLA and to create the CFLA-FCAB. The new Federation was formally incorporated on 16 May 2016. The inaugural CFAB-FCAB Annual General Meeting was held on 1 February 2017 in Toronto, Ontario . The inaugural CFLA-FCAB National Forum was held on 2 May 2018 in Regina, Saskatchewan and focused on topics of Artificial Intelligence and intellectual freedom . CFLA-FCAB

148-741: A book award for illustrators, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award . Martha Brooks is a three-time winner of the Young Adult Book Award for 1998, 2003, and 2008, William Bell is a two-time winner, in 2002 and 2007. Two books won both the Young Adult Book Award and the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award : Shadow in Hawthorn Bay by Janet Lunn in 1987 and Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel in 2011. Six books won both

185-701: A page that collects statements and resources related to copyright, including CFLA-FCAB’s position statements regarding ‘Indigenous Knowledge in Canada’s Copyright Act’ and ‘Fair Dealing’ in Canada’s Copyright Act . The Indigenous Matters Committee was formed in 2017 following the work of the CFLA-FCAB’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee (T&R Committee). Camille Callison served as founding Chair (2017-2019). The Indigenous Matters Committee exists to ensure an ongoing commitment within

222-679: A survey known as the Annual Challenges Survey. When the CLA was dissolved, the CFLA-FCAB took over the administration of this survey, which is now known as the Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey of Canadian Libraries. The survey is overseen by the CFLA-FCAB’s Intellectual Freedom Committee . The survey provides an annual list of reported challenges regarding library collections and policies across Canada and

259-523: Is a current member of IFLA . The Truth and Reconciliation Committee ( T&R Committee) was mandated from 30 September 2016 - 1 February 2017. Before the dissolution of the CLA in 2016, this body prioritized the need to advance the 94 Calls to Action that were issued in 2015 by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada . In keeping with this prioritization, the first committee to be created under

296-660: Is now known as Canada. The Report was presented at the CFLA-FCAB 2017 Annual General Meeting in the presence of the International Indigenous Librarians’ Forum Mauri Stone. The report consolidates the recommendations from each of the four teams to offer 10 overarching recommendations: In 2017, the CFLA-FCAB implemented the first call of the Report by creating the Indigenous Matters Committee, which now carries on

333-600: Is the national voice for Canada's library communities. As members, we: The statement highlights the Association's advocacy role on behalf of the Canadian library and information community. As of January, 2016, the organization claimed it had 924 paid members, although it is unclear whether this means personal members, or total membership (including corporate, associate, institutional, and honorary members). The executive council claims it had spent several years dealing with

370-474: Is to be “the united voice of Canada ’s libraries” and its stated vision is to influence public policy and advance the success of libraries. Membership is open to associations, groups or corporations that further the interests of the Canadian library community and entails an annual membership fee. The CFLA-FCAB's stated strategic priorities are to amplify the influence and impact of libraries in national and international public policy ; anticipate and respond to

407-897: The Library of Congress ’s planned migration from MARC standards to the Bibliographic Framework (BIBFRAME) schema. The task force is called the Canadian BIBFRAME Readiness Task Force and its outputs include ‘A plain-language description of BIBFRAME and its potential impact on Canadian libraries’ report and the Task Force’s ‘Final Report’ in 2020 which includes a list of recommendations, including that BIBFRAME be included in ALA -accredited library school programs and that readiness surveys be conducted nationally before 2025. The Copyright Committee

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444-479: The CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Report and Recommendations. CFLA-FCAB also contributes and makes available its responses to federal government consultation requests, including on Canadian Content in a Digital World and the Canadian accessibility legislation. The CFLA-FCAB was preceded by the Canadian Library Association (CLA), which had struggled to maintain financial stability and membership in

481-540: The CFLA-FCAB to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ’s Calls to Action and to the T&;R Committee’s 10 recommendations. The Indigenous Matters Committee works to promote collaborations among and between its members and other Canadian libraries, archives, and cultural memory institutions to implement these calls to action and makes annual progress reports to the CFLA-FCAB Board. In line with

518-693: The CLA awards for both children's and young-adult literature and the Governor General's Award in its last year as the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. Two winners of the CLA Young Adult Book Award were also recognized by major annual book awards in the United States. Polly Horvath won the 2003 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Canning Season . This One Summer ,

555-492: The CLA. These committees contributed to the continuing operation of the CLA, and included: Recognizing that there was a need for close association between the Canadian Library Association and students in library school, the Canadian Library Association always encouraged students to join CLA, network and become involved active members of the library community. In March 1999, CLA's first Student Chapter

592-613: The Canadian Committee on Cataloguing (CCC) and on the Canadian Committee on Metadata Exchange (CCM). The CMSC/CNSM meets twice annually. From 2018-2020, the CMSC/CNSM began a partnership with the Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD), Library and Archives Canada - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (LAC-BAC), and the Library of Parliament in order to prepare documents that could be used by CMSC/CNSM in response to

629-567: The Future Federation Working Group released a proposal to dissolve the CLA and form “a new federation that unites, supports, and represents the diverse library communities that make up [Canada's] library ecosystem”. The model was conceived of as an ‘association of associations’ and was inspired by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). In January 2016, at

666-399: The T&R Committee’s recommendations, the Indigenous Matters Committee has also created an Indigenous Resources Hub on the CFLA-FCAB website. The Indigenous Matters Committee continues the T&R Committee’s use of the medicine wheel as a guiding structure and framework. Working groups for the Indigenous Matters Committee are divided into four teams: Prior to 2016, the CLA conducted

703-421: The Year for Children Award has been presented every year from 1963 when the winner was Sheila Burnford for The Incredible Journey (also adapted as a Disney film that year ). The Book of the Year was inaugurated in 1947, recognizing the 1943 novel Starbuck Valley Winter by Roderick Haig-Brown , and it was awarded ten times prior to 1963. The Young Adult Book Award has been presented every year since it

740-498: The Young Adult Book Award and the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature , or Canada Council Children's Literature Prize before 1987. The writers and CLA award dates were Hughes 1983, Lunn 1987, (now under the present name) Wieler 1990, Johnston 1995, Wynne-Jones 1996, and Brooks 2003. Thus Shadow in Hawthorn Bay ( Lester & Orpen Dennys , 1986) by Janet Lunn won three major Canadian awards,

777-445: The changing information environment by defining national policy positions to advance library excellence; raise the visibility of libraries as contributors to Canadian intellectual, social, and cultural life; and develop a sustainable organization to effectively support CFLA-FCAB’s mission and vision. CFLA-FCAB’s work is carried out through committees, public-facing position statements, and the creation of resources and reports, including

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814-499: The complex twenty-first century library sector, despite its 68-year history. The CFLA-FCAB was created in response to the need for stronger national representation across the diverse range of Canadian libraries, including academic , public , school , and special libraries. In January 2015, the CLA’s Executive Council began formal discussions to address the sustainability challenges it was facing. On December 18, 2015,

851-661: The difficulties of declining membership, efficiency, and financial power. On January 27, 2016, the CLA membership formally voted to disband the organization. The last CLA Forum was held in June 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario. The CLA was replaced by the Canadian Federation of Library Associations , which was incorporated on May 16, 2016. The Canadian Library Association (CLA) was founded in Hamilton , Ontario in 1946, and

888-495: The last time at which information was available, total membership in the CLA (through its various membership types) was 1,283: In June 2016, the CLA was dissolved and its functions taken by several associations, including the Ontario Library Association and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations . The CLA was supported by two types of committees: advisory committees and standing committees. As

925-502: The model of the medicine wheel to organize the T&R Committee and the focused teams within it. The T&R Committee teams were formed as follows: The T&R Committee created the CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee Report and Recommendations, which were released publicly on 20 April 2017 and include recommendations for long-term actions that the CFLA-FCAB, its members, and cultural heritage institutions more broadly can undertake to support Indigenous peoples living in what

962-529: The need arose, new committees were formed by the Executive Council. Existing CLA members were primarily considered in the member selection process. The Executive Council created advisory committees to address topics of strategic professional interest to the CLA. These committees were either long-term or short-term. Some of the advisory committees that supported the CLA were: The Executive Council created long-term standing committees to actively govern

999-583: The new CFLA-FCAB was the T&R Committee. Chaired by Camille Callison (founding CFLA-FCAB member and Indigenous Representative, 2015-2019 ), the T&R Committee delineated ways that libraries, archives, and cultural memory institutions can support the Calls to Action and can become more welcoming to, inclusive of, and respectful towards Indigenous peoples and communities. The Committee also consulted with Indigenous Elders, including Norman Meade and Marlene Kayseas. Guided by Elder Norman Meade, Callison used

1036-496: The preceding year (and nominated by the end of November). The writer, or the illustrator for the Howard-Gibbon Award, must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was presented every year since it was inaugurated in 1971, when the winner was Elizabeth Cleaver for The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada , which she wrote and illustrated. The Book of

1073-489: The survey results are published annually through the CFLA-FCAB website. The CFLA-FCAB approaches and supports qualified librarians to serve on American Library Association (ALA) review boards to assess Canadian library and information schools on an as-needed basis. The CFLA-FCAB promotes and supports Canada Library Month in October, as well as Canadian Library Workers’ Day on the third Friday in October. This program

1110-652: The work started by the T&R Committee. Among other of its outputs, the T&R Committee started collaborations with the University of Alberta that led to the launch of the Indigenous Canada MOOC . The CFLA-FCAB Cataloguing and Metadata Standards Committee (CMSC/CNSM) held its inaugural meeting on 1 September 2017. This Committee is mandated to undertake advocacy and provide advice regarding issues of cataloguing and metadata standards. This Committee also oversees CFLA-FCAB’s representation on

1147-580: Was a national, predominantly English-language association which represented 57,000 library workers across Canada. It also spoke for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries. CLA members worked in all four types of libraries: academic (college and university), public , special (corporate, non-profit and government) and school libraries. Others sat on boards of public libraries, work for companies that provide goods and services to libraries, or were students in graduate level or community college programs. CLA's Mission Statement was: "CLA

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1184-517: Was formed in December 2016 and is mandated to advise the CFLA-FCAB on matters of copyright and policy advocacy. The Committee also engages in collaboration and outreach with CFLA-FCAB members and the broader cultural heritage community both in Canada and internationally. The Copyright Committee meets monthly from June to September and reports to the CFLA-FCAB Board. The CFLA-FCAB website also includes

1221-569: Was inaugurated in 1947 and was presented annually without exception from 1963. Its criteria included "appeal to children up to and including age 12" and "creative (i.e., original) writing (i.e., fiction, poetry, narrative, non-fiction, retelling of traditional literature)". Corresponding criteria for the YA Book Award are "[appeal] to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18" and "fiction (novel, collection of short stories, or graphic novel)". The Canadian Library Association also administered

1258-456: Was inaugurated in 1981, when the winner was Kevin Major for Far from Shore (1980). Canadian Federation of Library Associations The Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques ( CFLA-FCAB ) is a non-profit federation of Canada’s library associations. It was incorporated on 16 May 2016 and replaced the Canadian Library Association (CLA). The CFLA-FCAB’s stated mission

1295-506: Was incorporated under the Companies Act on November 26, 1947. Freda Farrell Waldon was its first president, serving in the year 1947. CLA is a non-profit voluntary organization, governed by an elected Executive Council, which is advised by over forty interest groups and committees. In May 2002, the membership was at a grand total of 2,721, including 2216 personal, 505 institutional, and 187 associate members. As of December 2014,

1332-535: Was initially launched in 2006 by the CLA and is carried forward by the CFLA-FCAB, which announces an annual theme and provides promotional materials and resources for libraries in support of these events. The CFLA-FCAB partners with the Ex-Libris Association to offer the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors. Launched in 2002, the award can be granted to libraries of any type that provide innovative and excellent service to senior patrons and it

1369-727: Was officially launched at the University of Western Ontario . Since that time, Student Chapters were launched at the University of British Columbia , University of Toronto , University of Alberta , McGill University and Dalhousie University and in 2006 at the Nova Scotia Community College Institute of Technology Campus. Student chapters of the Canadian Library Association allowed for professional development and networking opportunities for students enrolled in library and information science programs. CLA presented three annual awards recognizing books for young people that were published in Canada during

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