by FOPLED | Jan 30, 2017 | FOPL News
Burlington Public Library recently published the results of it’s economic impact study. Here are the top-line results: In 2015, Burlington Public Library created over $57 million in total economic impact to the City of Burlington. That’s a solid return on investment of 464 per cent. The findings show that Burlington Public Library clearly contributes to the quality of life of Canada’s #1 ranked medium-sized city. In 2015, you gave… Burlington residents invested $57.20 in per capita tax support towards the Library’s annual operating budget. In 2015, you got… For every tax dollar invested in the Library by the City in 2015, the community received $5.64 of economic impact. That’s an economic value of $308 for every resident and $1,057 for every household. Add to this all the money you’re not having to spend on bestselling books, blockbuster movies, and popular magazines, that you can spend in other ways. Access: Building Burlington’s Prosperity: The Economic Impact of Burlington Public...
by FOPLED | Jan 30, 2017 | FOPL News
Coming in February 2017, a book about library evaluation: Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking your Library from Talk to Action, edited by Kimberly Silk and Bill Irwin Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking your Library from Talk to Action, edited by Kimberly Silk and Bill Irwin, with contributions from Stephen Abram, Anita Brooks Kirkland, Lou D’Alton, Moe Hosseini-Ara & Rebecca Jones, Jan Klakurka & Candice Chow, Shaun McDonough and Alexandra Yarrow. Foreward by Guy Berthiaume. Published by OLA and available for pre-orders at the OLA Bookstore during Super Conference. Come check it out!...
by FOPLED | Jan 30, 2017 | FOPL News
New Kitchener Public Library plan focuses on tech, access and connections The library spent months and $28,000 developing the new strategic plan...
by FOPLED | Jan 30, 2017 | FOPL News
Hamilton library card holders have highest rates of library use in the province Local taxpayers will pay a combined $29,338,930 for library services this year Samantha Craggs · CBC NewsJanuary 26, 2017...
by FOPLED | Jan 24, 2017 | FOPL News
As executive director of FOPL, I was asked to present our progress on our strategic plan at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Atlanta. Here are the slides: Ala fopl project from Stephen...