Category Archives: VALL Blog & Announcements

• “Ring in the New Year” Virtual Social Coffee

  Posted on January 15, 2021 by Web Editor in Calendar, Members, VALL Archived Events, VALL Blog & Announcements

  “Ring in the New Year” Virtual Social Coffee Hosted by VALL Thursday January 28, 2021 @ 11:00AM – 12:00PM Pour yourself a second cup and join your VALL colleagues for a virtual morning coffee break. Activated web cameras preferred. Guests will be sorted into breakout rooms of 3-4, and rotated throughout accordingly. Attendance for the […]

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• Join a national network of librarians and legal community staff to help increase access to justice

  Posted on October 9, 2020 by Fiona Chiu in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements

  An invitation from Megan Smiley, LawMatters Coordinator with Courthouse Libraries BC: As a past VALL member, I’d like to invite you to join a national network of librarians and justice sector folks working to increase Access to Justice: the Trusted Intermediaries Legal Information Network. The TI-LI Network  is an innovative collaboration of legal information providers […]

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• Historical Annual Statutes available on BC Laws

  Posted on July 21, 2020 by Marnie Bailey in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements

  BC Queen’s Printer would like to confirm all of the content for the Historical Annual Statutes dating back to 1858 is now available on the BC Laws site, including a yearly Listing by Chapter. Please contact BC Laws directly with any questions.

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• CLBC survey request on behalf of Caroline Nevin

  Posted on June 2, 2020 by Tanya Stoparczyk in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements, VALL News

  Dear VALL members, The Courthouse Libraries BC team is in the process of staging its re-opening, and we invite you to share your thoughts on which services we should prioritize, and how your service delivery expectations may have changed as a result of COVID-19. We are requesting 5-10 minutes of your time to complete a […]

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• Courthouse Libraries response to COVID-19

  Posted on March 16, 2020 by Tanya Stoparczyk in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements, VALL News

  Dear VALL colleagues, I want you to know that we will be closing down all 29 courthouse libraries, including Vancouver, as of end of day tomorrow. We made this decision following the notices from all levels of court that as of Wednesday, only urgent matters will be proceeding and that phone and video will be […]

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