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Strong libraries help build strong communities!
October is Canadian Library Month, and it is time to celebrate the important role of libraries and library workers!
CUPE members work in school, public, post-secondary and other libraries across the country. They are the backbone of the collections, services, programs, and opportunities for engagement libraries offer.
Strong libraries require adequate and reliable funding, so they are fully staffed and workers are provided with good wages and working conditions. At the bargaining table, through organizing, campaigns, and lobbying we can make our libraries stronger, and our communities stronger.
Sign up for updates from the National Library Workers Committee, and to receive CUPE’s new member resource, Lobbying for Libraries: A Guide to Get You Started to learn how library workers—and all CUPE members—can take action to strengthen our libraries and the public services library workers provide to help build stronger communities. Members will be able to order free copies of the guide.
Celebrate the important role of libraries and library workers
Join us in celebrating Canadian Library month by sharing your story as a library worker, or a story about your local library, on social media. Our stories show how library workers make our communities stronger.
Find customizable social media templates and an instructional video below. You can add in your local number, photos, and videos! Share your designs and tag CUPE, so we can amplify your posts!
Wishing all library workers a wonderful month and a very happy Canadian Library Workers’ Day on October 16!