A special issue of Information Matters on how libraries and library workers in Canada are responding to COVID-19

by | Apr 15, 2020 | FOPL News | 1 comment

A special issue of Information Matters on how libraries and library workers in Canada are responding to COVID-19

With the evolving COVID-19 situation, library workers from all sectors across the country have adapted and transformed their collections, programs, services, and spaces to continue to serve their communities.

From using branches as food banks to delivering storytime via Zoom, from organizing digital Dungeons and Dragons games to creating tools to support doctors treating COVID-19 patients, library workers (working mostly from home) continue to build their communities, inspire learning, spark curiosity, and connect people.

Community Memory
Fort Erie Public Library (Ontario)

Innisfil ideaLAB & Library (Ontario)

PEI Public Archives and Records Office (Prince Edward Island)

Region of Waterloo Museums (Ontario)

Trail Museum and Archives (British Columbia)

Wellington County Museum and Archives (Ontario)
Spaces
Toronto Public Library (Ontario)
Collections and Services
Annapolis Valley Regional Libraries (Nova Scotia)

Belleville Public Library (Ontario)

Burk’s Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union Public Library (Ontario)

Calgary Public Library (Alberta)

Cambridge Idea Exchange (Ontario)

Cape Breton Regional Library (Nova Scotia)

Chinook Regional Library (Saskatchewan)

Cold Lake Public Library (Alberta)

Coquitlam Public Library (British Columbia)

East Gwillimbury Public Library (Ontario)

Essa Public Library (Ontario)

Estevan Public Library (Saskatchewan)

Fort Erie Public Library (Ontario)

Gibsons and District Public Library (British Columbia)

Grande Prairie Public Library (Alberta)

Greater Victoria Public Library (British Columbia)

Haliburton County Public Library (Ontario)

Halifax Public Libraries (Nova Scotia)

Innisfil ideaLAB & Library (Ontario)

Kawartha Lakes Public Library (Ontario)

Kitchener Public Library (Ontario)

Leeds and the Thousand Islands Public Library (Ontario)

Medicine Hat Public Library (Alberta)

New Brunswick Public Libraries

Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries

New Tecumseth Public Library (Ontario)

Norfolk County Public Library (Ontario)

Okanagan Regional Library (British Columbia)

Orillia Public Library (Ontario)

PEI Public Library Service (Prince Edward Island)

Pelham Public Library (Ontario)

Prince George Public Library (British Columbia)

Ramara Public Library (Ontario)

Redcliff Public Library (Alberta)

Region of Waterloo Library (Ontario)

Richmond Public Library (British Columbia)

St. Albert Public Library (Alberta)

Sault Ste. Marie Public Library (Ontario)

SDG (Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County) Library (Ontario)

South Shore Public Libraries (Nova Scotia)

Stony Plain Public Library (Alberta)

Vancouver Island Regional Library (British Columbia)

Wainfleet Township Public Library (Ontario)

Wasaga Beach Public Library (Ontario)

Waterloo Public Library (Ontario)

Welland Public Library (Ontario)

Weyburn Public Library (Saskatchewan)

Windsor Public Library (Ontario)

Bibliotherapy

Clarington Public Library (Ontario)

Bookclub

Port Colborne Public Library (Ontario)

Library Cards

Bruce County Library (Ontario)

Clarington Public Library (Ontario)

Fort Erie Public Library (Ontario)

Halifax Public Libraries (Nova Scotia)

Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library (Ontario)

Orillia Public Library (Ontario)

Richmond Hill Public Library (Ontario)

Vaughan Public Libraries (Ontario)

Woodstock Public Library (Ontario)

Phone Check-In Service

Windsor Public Library (Ontario)

Storytime

Collingwood Public Library (Ontario)

Jewish Public Library (Quebec)

Newmarket Public Library (Ontario)

Norfolk County Public Library (Ontario)

Ottawa Public Library (Ontario)

Penticton Library (British Columbia)

St. Catharines Public Library (Ontario)

Windsor Public Library (Ontario)
Technology
Annapolis Valley Regional Library (Nova Scotia)

Brantford Public Library (Ontario)

Brock University Library (Ontario)

Halton Hills Public Library (Ontario)

McMaster University Library (Ontario)

Regina Public Library (Saskatchewan)

Richmond Public Library (British Columbia)

South Shore Public Libraries (Nova Scotia)

Stratford Public Library (Ontario)

Toronto Public Library (Ontario)

Welland Public Library (Ontario)

1 Comment

  1. Jim Bennett
    Jim Bennett on April 16, 2020 at 11:25 pm

    Terrific!
    Stay safe!

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