BC Teacher-Librarians' Association

The BCTLA 2025 Fall Conference will be held at Gladstone Secondary in Vancouver, BC on October 24, 2025.

Do you have something to share with other Teacher-Librarians?

We will accept session proposals up to March 15, 2025. Presenters will be notified by April 15, 2025.

Proposals can be for in-person and/or online sessions.

The theme of our conference is Libraries are Magical and Mychal Threets is our keynote presenter! Tell us how what you do to make your space, lessons, or programs enchanting.

Click here to submit a conference session proposal.

Click the link to nominate!

TLs can now save their progress on their nominations if they are not ready to submit and edit after submitting.

Click on the link to apply starting April 1, 2025!

TLs can now save their progress on their applications if they are not ready to submit and edit after submitting.

The deadline to complete the survey is February 14, 2025. 

TLs can now save their progress on their survey if they are not ready to submit and edit after submitting.

Prize draw dates:

Jan. 31: one $25 e-card

Feb. 7: one $25 e-card; a free BCTLA membership

Feb. 14: one $25 e-card; a free hotel stay at the 2025 BCTLA Conference

Survey link here.

Banned Books Webinar -Feb. 19, 2025

Register now!

Books on the challenged list link.

Thank you to all who registered to attend the BCTLA 2024 Conference From Pages to Possibilities: Planting Seeds.

Registration for both the in-person and virtual conference streams has now closed. We look forward to seeing you all next week at Victoria Secondary School. 

Important Information for Virtual Attendees

An email was sent to all virtual attendees on October 16. This email contains Zoom links for the keynote presentation and the virtual sessions. If you did not receive this email, please check your spam folder. If you still cannot locate the email, please contact the BCTLA Conference Committee at bctlaofficial@gmail.com. A follow-up email will be sent 48 hours before the conference. 

The keynote presentation will start at 9 am. Please plan to login to the Zoom room by 8:45 am to ensure you have access and to view the traditional territory welcome. If possible, try to login to your session at least 10 minutes early to ensure you have access.

If you have any difficulties on the day of the conference, please email bctlaofficial@gmail.com for assistance. Please put Tech Assistance Required in the subject line of your email.

Important Information for In-Person Attendees

An email was sent to all in-person attendees on October 16. This email contains important conference information. If you did not receive this email, please check your spam folder. If you still cannot locate the email, please contact the BCTLA Conference Committee at bctlaofficial@gmail.com. A follow-up email will be sent 48 hours before the conference. 

The registration table for the in-person conference will open at 7 am. Please plan to arrive early as in-person payment will make registration take slightly longer this year. 

** Please note: The cancellation period for this conference has also now closed. We are now no longer able to cancel registrations or issue refunds.