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National Library News |
Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to visit various libraries across Canada and to hold discussions with many sectors of the Canadian library community.
As I made my way west, north and east, I was impressed with the level of commitment of library staff from across the country and the creative ways in which they are endeavouring to serve their various communities. There is no question that we need to make this important work known to more Canadians, and we can accomplish this by working together through our already strong network of libraries from coast to coast.
We will continue to analyse the issues raised during our visits and will continue to consult with the library community as we work towards the development of a strategic plan for the National Library, by the end of February 2000.
This will not be my last visit to the provinces and territories. I look forward to meeting with other members of the library community in the future. In the meantime, I encourage you to forward to me your thoughts, recommendations and comments on the National Library’s role in this new millennium. These can be sent to me by e-mail at: roch.carrier@nlc-bnc.ca or by letter, addressed to Roch Carrier, National Librarian, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N4.
Between November 18 and December 13, I was able to visit the following cities:
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*Visits within Ontario and Quebec have been scheduled for January and February.
I wish to express my appreciation to everyone who made us welcome at their institutions and to the following colleagues for organizing these visits:
Roch Carrier, |