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This page provides the latest Library and Archives Canada news releases organized by date.

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What's New

News Releases 2012

• Portraits on the Ice Returns to the Rideau Canal Skateway for a Fifth Year
  February 3, 2012

News Releases 2011

• Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Urban Libraries Council, and Canadian War Museum expand collaboration for the delivery of Lest We Forget workshops
  November 9, 2011
• Canada’s cultural heritage more accessible to all through LAC
  November 1, 2011
• Library and Archives Canada launches the Canadian Feature Film Index and recognizes UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
  October 26, 2011
• Library and Archives Canada digitizes past issues of the Canada Gazette (1841-1997)
  September 26, 2011
• Library and Archives Canada Marks the Opening of the New Nitrate Film Preservation Facility
  June 21, 2011
• Library and Archives Canada Transfers Consular Files to Government of Lithuania
  June 1, 2011
• The Portrait Gallery of Canada Frames Our Political Culture in an Unexpected Way with Portraits in the Street
  May 19, 2011
• Portraits on the Ice Returns to the Rideau Canal Skateway for a Fourth Year!
  January 31, 2011
• Library and Archives Canada offers the Free Thinking Society to reschedule Iranium screening in February
  January 19, 2011

News Releases 2010

• Library and Archives goes digital
  Library and Archives Canada Announces Suite of Digital Services for Canadians by 2017
  December 9, 2010
• The Portrait Gallery of Canada Celebrates the Year of the Métis Nation in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  November 16, 2010
• Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Urban Libraries Council, and Canadian War Museum announce collaboration for the delivery of Lest We Forget workshops
  November 8, 2010
• Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Library and Archives Canada sign Memorandum of Understanding
  • Image Gallery
    October 19, 2010
• Librarian and Archivist of Canada reacts to the passing of former National Librarian Dr. Jean-Guy Sylvestre
  September 30, 2010
• Librarian and Archivist of Canada reacts to the passing of former National Archivist Dr. Jean-Pierre Wallot
  August 30, 2010
• The Portrait Gallery of Canada Program Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Canada's First English Settlement in Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Image Gallery
    August 11, 2010
• Library and Archives Canada displays a page of Canadian history on Canada Day
  An exhibition of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982
  June 29, 2010
• In partnership with Library and Archives Canada: "Four Indian Kings" to hold court at Museum of Civilization
  June 16, 2010
• Library and Archives Canada Connects Canadians to their Irish roots
  June 3, 2010
• Karsh: Image Maker receives top honour from Canadian Museums Association
  May 13, 2010
• LAC Commemorates Vimy Ridge Day
  April 9, 2010
• The Portrait Gallery of Canada celebrates Olympic spirit of the 2010 Winter Games on Granville Island
  February 10, 2010
• Library and Archives Canada is pleased to collaborate with Black History Ottawa in launching Black History Month 2010
  January 28, 2010

News Releases 2009

• Exhibition: Encountering Gabrielle Roy
  November 24, 2009
• Portrait Gallery of Canada program celebrates Olympic spirit on Granville Island
  November 10, 2009
• Portrait Gallery of Canada Program Continues to be Accessible to Canadians
  September 10, 2009
• 395 Wellington Street - the first stop on the Karsh Trail with two great exhibitions!
  June 15, 2009
• Portrait Gallery of Canada aims to surprise 8,000 scholars arriving at Carleton University
  May 14, 2009
• Federal Laboratories Initiative  --  Modernizing Library and Archives Canada's Preservation, Digitization, and Archival Processing Laboratories
  May 8, 2009
• Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science  --  Government of Canada Invests in Upgrading Federal Laboratories in Gatineau
  May 8, 2009
• The Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library Of The Netherlands) Donates Unique Works To Library And Archives Canada
  • A Selection of the Donated Books and Works from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library Of The Netherlands
    May 1, 2009
• Asian Heritage Month Events at Library and Archives Canada
  • Fact Sheet - Asian Heritage Month Activities held at Library and Archives Canada
    May 1, 2009
• Library and Archives Canada Presents the Virtual Exhibition "Celebrating B.C. Culture"
  April 21, 2009
• Fact Sheet- Acquisition and Preservation of Film at Library and Archives Canada
  March 27, 2009
• Library and Archives Canada invites the public to celebrate Canadian film during Genie week
  March 27, 2009
• Library and Archives Canada Celebrates the 2009 Ottawa Irish Festival
  March 10, 2009
• New Exhibition reflecting the uniqueness of the Inuit Experience of Residential Schools launched at Library and Archives Canada
  March 04, 2009
• Putting a Face to Canada's Past: Library and Archives Canada Announces Launch of Virtual Exhibition
  February 23, 2009
• Portrait Gallery of Canada Hosts Curator's Tour of Portraits on the Ice Exhibition
  February 5, 2009
• Library and Archives Canada launches Black History Month 2009
  January 30, 2009
• Nunavut 10th Anniversary Celebration
  January 29, 2009
• More Kids are Enjoying Books Thanks to the TD Summer Reading Club
  January 27, 2009
• Portrait Gallery of Canada reopens its vault to share Canadian treasures!
  January 21, 2009

News Releases 2008

• Library and Archives Canada Connects Canadians to their Irish roots: New Genealogical Records Available Online
  December 22, 2008
• Library and Archives Canada Celebrates International Human Rights
  Anniversary with Important New Collaboration
  • Library and Archives Canada - Human Rights Fact Sheet
    December 10, 2008
    
• Collaboration brings unique images to Canada
  Dubliners Exhibition Ends January 5, 2009
  December 4, 2008
  
• National Strategy puts information access on the agenda for people with print disabilities
  December 2, 2008
  
• The Portrait Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Science and Technology Museum to host a Centennial Celebration for Yousuf Karsh
  November 27, 2008
  
• Library and Archives Canada Partners with Ancestry.ca
  November 10, 2008
  
• 2008 Irish Studies Symposium: Library and Archives Canada Celebrates Canadians' Irish Roots
  November 3, 2008
  
• Library and Archives Canada Brings Canadian Content to Popular Online Communities Flickr and YouTube
  October 30, 2008
  
• LAC Pays Tribute to Film Reconstruction Team on UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
  October 27, 2008
  
• Introducing the RFBNN Internet Portal
  Greater Access to the Documentary Heritage of the Francophonie
  August 14, 2008
  
• A Proud Moment!
  August 12, 2008
  
• Stories from Libraries Across Canada Highlighted at International Library Conference in Quebec City
  August 11, 2008
  
• Reaching out: a fascinating look into the libraries of Canada and Quebec
  August 6, 2008
  
• 74^th Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Library and Archives Canada and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec play a key role in the organization of an assembly of some 4,000 librarians and documentalists from all continents
  August 6, 2008
  
• I Do: Love and Marriage in 19th-century Canada
  July 16, 2008
  
• Sir John A. Macdonald: Canada's Patriot Statesman
  July 07, 2008
• Listen to your kids Laugh Out Loud with the 2008 TD Summer Reading Club
  June 16, 2008
• Reflecting on Anne of Green Gables - a beloved novel comes to life at Library and Archives Canada
  May 29, 2008
• A Nation's Chronicle: The Canada Gazette - Canada's official newspaper now online
  May 13, 2008
• First-Ever Display in Canada of Treaty of Paris, Part of Library and Archives Canada Major Exhibition
  May 6, 2008
• A Celebration of an Important Acquisition with Lord and Lady Elgin
  April 25, 2008
• Rare Book Now Part of Library and Archives Canada Children's Literature Collection
  April 2, 2008
• Wilson's Symons Lecture in Toronto focuses on the past and the future
  March 18, 2008
• Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Ian E. Wilson, elected President of the International Council on Archives
  March 17, 2008
• International Women's Day at Library and Archives Canada
  March 5, 2008
• Library and Archives Canada Invites Its Users to Take Part in Consultation on Services
  February 25, 2008
• Library and Archives Canada Invites Its Users to Take Part in Consultation on Services
  February 20, 2008
• Jazz at LAC - A lecture on Canada's jazz greats
  February 18, 2008
• Heritage Day Celebration at Library and Archives Canada
  Genealogy Experts Show Area Students How to Discover Their Family Tree!
  February 18, 2008
• Library and Archives Canada, Instinct Films and TFO Celebrate Heritage Week by Hosting Genealogy Event for Youth
  February 14, 2008
• Public Consultation on Services
  January 23, 2008

News Releases 2007

• Library and Archives Canada Pays Tribute to Oscar Peterson
  December 28, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Presents the 2007 Governor General's Literary Award Winners Reading
  December 4, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Connects Canadians to their Irish roots
  December 3, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada's New "Forum" Connects Canadians with their Political and Civic Heritage
  November 29, 2007
• Former RCMP Security Service File on René Lévesque Now Available
  November 1, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will honour Canada's veterans through programs and events to commemorate Remembrance Day 2007
  November 9, 2007
• International Conference of the Round Table on Archives (CITRA)
  November 9, 2007
• LAC Forum on Canadian Democracy
  November 7, 2007
• Donations to Library and Archives Canada Preserve the Nation's Memory
  November 6, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Celebrates UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
  October 26, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Celebrates 30 Years of the Jacob M. Lowy Collection
  October 24, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Partners with the British Library, the Library of Congress, and the National Library of Australia on RDA Implementation
  October 23, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada to Establish Public Consultation Process Regarding Service Delivery
  October 5, 2007
• International Music Day: October 1, 2007 - Library and Archives Canada Acquires Rare Musical Recordings
  October 1, 2007
• Stanley Grizzle Honoured at Rideau Hall for His Contributions and Donations to Library and Archives Canada
  September 27, 2007
• Spirit and Intent: Understanding Aboriginal Treaties - A Fascinating New Exhibition at Library and Archives Canada
  September 24, 2007
• Australians Delight in Canada's Gift of Historic Document
  September 11, 2007
• Constitution 1982: The 25th Anniversary - a new exhibition on display at Library and Archives Canada
  June 28, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Pays Tribute to Order of Canada Recipients: Opening of the Exhibition The Order of Canada: They Desire a Better Country
  June 7, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada and Ancestry.ca Unveil Strategic Partnership at Ontario Genealogical Society Annual Seminar: All Canadian Passenger Lists from 1865 to 1935 to be Digitized and Indexed
  May 31, 2007
• June Callwood - Her Legacy at Library and Archives Canada
  April 26, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Opens the Exhibition Literary Landscapes of French Canada
  April 24, 2007
• Israeli Foreign Minister Views Rare Book Collection During Visit to Library and Archives Canada
  March 20, 2007
• Moe Koffman's Legacy Now Part Of Library And Archives Canada's Extensive Music Collection
  March 7, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Receives Donation of Stanley Grizzle Papers
  February 19, 2007
• Library and Archives Canada Announces Record Participation Results from the 2006 TD Summer Reading Club
  January 26, 2007

News Releases 2006

• Library and Archives Canada Presents The Governor General's Literary Award Winners Reading 2006
  November 26, 2006
• Library and Archives Canada launches the 2006 - 2007 edition of its Children's Literature Service publication
  November 22, 2006
• Rare Hockey Book available on Library and Archives Canada website
  Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game now digitized
  Oct 26, 2006
• 2006 Agatha Bystram Award for Leadership in Information Management
  Oct 18, 2006
• Terra Nostra: The Stories Behind Canada's Maps, 1550-1950
  A New Library and Archives Canada Publication
  June 21, 2006
• Library and Archives Canada Honours Publishing Giant McClelland & Stewart as it Celebrates 100 Years
  June 13, 2006
• Unique Website allows Chinese-Canadians to Explore their Roots
  May 31, 2006
• A New Exhibition at Library and Archives Canada: The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana: Early Impressions of Quebec
  May 19, 2006
• Library and Archives Canada reunites a North Carolina woman with the memory of the father she never knew
  March 22, 2006
• Partnership Will Help Trace Irish Presence in Canada
  March 13, 2006
• Marilyn Monroe, Robert Goulet, Fred Varley and Glenn Gould-all part of The Jock Carroll Fonds donated to Library and Archives Canada
  March 10, 2006
• Library and Archives Canada Celebrates Black History Month Launch of Encre Noire/Black Ink Exhibition
  February 1, 2006

News Releases 2005

• Records of the Jamaican Canadian Association to be donated to Library and Archives Canada
  November 25, 2005
• New Exhibition at Library and Archives Canada Celebrates Hans Christian Andersen
  November 1, 2005
• A New Exhibition Celebrates the Ottawa Citizen's 160 Years
  October 19, 2005
• The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana: Loyal She Remains - Ontario
  September 19, 2005
• Leaders in Information Management Celebrated at Agatha Bystram Award Ceremony
  September 14, 2005
• Library and Archives Canada Remembers Peter Winkworth, C.M.
  (1929 - 2005)
  August 29, 2005
• Library and Archives Canada Holds a Woman's Memory of Her Father
  June 7, 2005
• Library and Archives Canada's New Exhibition Written by War: Canadian Family Stories Looks at the Lives of Canadians during the Second World War
  June 6, 2005
• Library and Archives Canada Unveils Hidden Treasures at Doxa Festival - May 24 and May 27, 2005
  May 24, 2005
• The Rockies Through the Lens of Time: An exhibition about landscape change at Library and Archives Canada
  April 26, 2005
• Wartime Documents Donated to Polish Archives by Library and Archives Canada
  January 31, 2005

News Releases 2004

• Governor General's Literary Award Winners Reading at Library and Archives Canada
  November 16, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada launches Web product featuring Canada's Inuit people
  October 8, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada Launches the 2004-2005 Edition of Read Up On It, Poetry
  October 7, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada launches RPM Web site
  October 1, 2004
• Official Release of the 1973 Cabinet Documents and Conclusions
  September 23, 2004
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada employee recognized for creating a unique marine geospatial data portal
  September 22, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Celebrate Transfer of Archival Records
  September 15, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada celebrates youth on National Aboriginal Day with launch of Inuuvunga Premiere screening preceded by announcement of NAHO's 12 National Aboriginal Role Models
  June 18, 2004
• Caribou Cakes and Oyster Pie: What's Cooking at Library and Archives Canada
  May 21, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada Celebrates Project Naming Success with Inuit Elders and Youth
  May 20, 2004
• Celebrating 75 Years of Canada-Japan Relations
  May 17, 2004
• Library and Archives Canada: A Proud Partner of Ottawa's Sm@rtLibrary Project
  February 19, 2004
• Documents from Seaborn Collection now part of Library and Archives Canada Rare Book Collection
  February 6, 2004
• Rare Historical Watercolours Exhibited in Quebec City
  January 19, 2004
• Audit of Management of the Contribution Agreement with the Canadian Council of Archives
  January 15, 2004

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