Public Libraries in Ontario
Our Annual Reports are available here for your review.
FOPL Discount: iSchool Symposium: UX, DESIGN & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, MAR 2-3
FOPL is pleased to announce another University of Toronto Symposium in partnership with FOPL and OLA. FOPL and OLA members are eligible for a 20% discount. UX, DESIGN & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT A University of Toronto / Dysart & Jones / FOPL Symposium March 2-3, 2017 University of Toronto, Faculty of Information 140 St George Street, 7th Floor Toronto, ON M5S 3G6 User experience (UX) and design are critical for customer engagement. This symposium brings together experienced and knowledgeable speakers and practitioners to look at strategies and tactics for engaging customers with easy to use programs, web sites, and more. From Jared M. Spool, UX expert & Founder, User Interface Engineering “Of the important things you do every day in your job, what percentage did you learn how to do in school?” When I ask user experience designers this question, most tell me less than 25%. Even those who have only been out of school for just a few years. In fact, some of today’s best user experience designers never learned design in school at all. They taught themselves what they needed to know. They learned from peers, from seeking out their own resources, and through the process of trial-and-error. So come and learn from our experts and your colleagues! All great discussion areas! Join us. We have assembled a great group of speakers to explore the issues of the changing landscape. You will have a terrific learning experience and a chance to join the conversation and learn what others are doing with the e-book challenge! Speakers: Stephen Abram, executive Director, Federation of Ontario Public Libraries MJ D’Elia, University of Guelph David Lee King,...FACING THE FUTURE: A Vision Document for British Columbia’s Public Libraries
Although this report is from late 2012, we think it will still be of interest to our members. It was commissioned by the BC government and was made public in December 2012. FACING THE FUTURE: A Vision Document for British Columbia’s Public Libraries Prepared by Ken Roberts, B.A., M.A., M.L.S http://commons.bclibraries.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Facing-the-Future-A-Report-on-the-future-of-libraries-for-the-Province-of-British-Columbia.pdf (30 page PDF)...Libraries Transform Communities
The Federation wishes to share with MPPs the good news story about public libraries and how they contribute to building a strong province. Below are two documents outlining the importance of public libraries in Ontario. Municipal...2011 Annual Report on the State of Public Libraries
The 2011 Annual Report on the State of Public Libraries is fresh off the presses!