Category Archives: Leadership Candidates

President’s Notes – Monday November 28, 2011



Just Books in Buildings? When someone says library, do you immediately think of the building housing the community’s books? Are libraries in the 21st century only physical spaces? The idea of a library as a physical space is changing – … Continue reading

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Laurie Blakeman – ALP



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? I grew up in Edmonton and well remember my local library, Strathcona Branch, holding summer reading programs with little caterpillars climbing a reading tree.  As a high school … Continue reading

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Doug Griffiths – PC



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? I have always been very supportive of libraries across Alberta.  When I wrote the rural community development report we consulted extensively with libraries and made recommendations about libraries. … Continue reading

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Gary Mar – PC



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? I love to read, and want to encourage our children and all generations to turn to reading to feed their curiosity, learn, imagine and take adventures. To do … Continue reading

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Raj Sherman – ALP



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? I graduated from high school and became a doctor because of access to public libraries. Libraries and their services play a fundamental role in the education and well-being … Continue reading

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President’s Notes – Special Edition



Leadership is a significant responsibility of Library Trustees. Demonstrating it through advocacy is a strategic focus of library governors necessary to reflect changing realities in library services throughout Alberta. It would be hard to miss the current provincial party leadership … Continue reading

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Doug Horner – PC



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? I believe libraries are at the core of our communities.  My belief is that we need to increase the per capita grants, which will, in turn, enable trustees … Continue reading

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Ted Morton – PC



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share my position on libraries and their role in Alberta`s communities. It is well known that libraries are centers of … Continue reading

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Alison Redford – PC



How do you support access to libraries and their services to communities? I value not just books but the extended research resources that Libraries provide, and the love of reading and researching is a value Glen and I are passing … Continue reading

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