The BC Libraries Cooperative (BCLC) is a mission-driven non-profit cooperative that helps libraries help people.

Our 200+ members include public and post-secondary libraries and institutions across Canada. We provide libraries and related organizations with the services, cost savings, and support they need to do great work in their communities. We provide several online services for our members which include a focus on using open-source technology and systems, as well as produce content in a variety of alternative and accessible formats, to support people in Canada with print disabilities.

The BCLC houses the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) which is a digital library of books in accessible formats for readers with print disabilities. When people request books that do not yet exist in accessible formats, our job is to produce them. NNELS is funded by 8 provincial and territorial governments, as well as the federal government. For more informati...