Vickery Bowles

City Librarian
Toronto Public Library

Vickery Bowles is the City Librarian at Toronto Public Library (TPL), a large and busy 100 branch library system. Vickery believes passionately in the difference public libraries make in the lives of individuals, in communities and cities. She has worked in a number of leadership positions, spearheading policy and service development including with Toronto’s high needs and diverse communities to develop library-led solutions that support capacity building, civic engagement and settlement. Vickery is currently working to advance TPL’s new strategic plan and its digital strategies that support new service models, digital inclusion, mobility, e-learning, staff development and innovation.

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Blog February 20, 2018

Toronto Public Library Is Committed to Intellectual Freedom: A Response to “’No Platforming’ should have no place in a Public Library”

The No Platforming blog post calls on the Library Board to reconsider its revised room booking policy. The blog refers to TPL as “detouring from its mandate” and the revised policy as “a misguided endeavor”, suggesting TPL’s commitment to intellectual freedom has been undermined.
Vickery Bowles
Censorship, Intellectual Freedom