Burnaby Public Library’s Picard Trust Award, a $2,500 scholarship for Indigenous, Black and people of colour pursuing library school, is accepting applications.
Awarded yearly by the Burnaby Public Library, the Picard Trust Award is a $2,500 scholarship for community members who are Indigenous, Black or people of colour given by the Burnaby Public Library,
“That has a real impact on your sense of identity and belonging, and so it’s the same for libraries.” She finished her bachelor’s degree in sociology, anthropology and women’s studies at SFU in the ’90s. In conversations with senior managers at BPL, who encouraged her to pursue librarianship, she took the plunge.
“It takes time to find your way in a new country, ‘Oh, I can be recognized and do this job well’ … and the financial help, it’s the best of both worlds,” she said. “Burnaby Public Library has been like a family. It’s like finding people who have similar interests as you, who are very dedicated to the work that they do. There is a culture of … being supportive of each other.”She credited the diversity of the staff in profession, cultures and languages, that made her feel supported to continue her education.
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