About the Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association
Our Vision
That l’Association des bibliothécaires du Québec – Quebec Library Association (ABQLA) be a thriving organization that fosters and effectively serves the professional interests of all its members and, thereby, Quebec society at large.
Our Mission
L’Association des bibliothécaires du Québec – Quebec Library Association (ABQLA) is a bilingual, non-profit voluntary association of library and information professionals, related personnel, and supporters throughout the province of Quebec. The Association provides a network for its members’ mutual support through education, advocacy, and communication. It promotes the role of library and information specialists and their institutions in the greater Quebec community.
Our Goals
To provide opportunities for its members to pursue and develop their professional interests
To ensure the viability and growth of the Association
To facilitate the exchange of information on Association and library-related issues
To strengthen ties with national, provincial and local library associations and other related organizations
To raise political and public awareness on relevant issues and to advocate on behalf of library and information specialists and their institutions
Our Strategic Plan
Want to learn more about our Strategic Plan for 2022-2027, including more details about our goals for the association? Click the button below to read the full plan.
Our Policies & Positions
The ABQLA has a number of policies for its board members as well as official position statements that we have taken on issues of importance to libraries and their workers, many in partnership with other library associations and organizations, in the aim of supporting the professional aims of our members. You can read them by clicking on button below.