by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
Thank you to everyone who engaged with candidates during this year’s provincial election – whether in person, virtually, by email, on social media or with candidates at your door. Since last fall, FOPL and OLA staff and members have been diligently engaging with every...
by FOPLED | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Le francais suit June is National Indigenous History Month. Though it is encouraged that we all do this year round, I’d like to draw attention in June to the rich and diverse histories and current realities of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples across the...
by FOPLED | May 20, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
Party Platform Analysis and Library Commitments OLA and FOPL have spent the last 6 months engaging with all political parties to discuss the importance of strong provincial support for public libraries. Locally, OLA and FOPL members are communicating with candidates...
by FOPLED | May 11, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
As the election is less than a month away, most political parties have announced their platforms and commitments. Our hard work in the past 8 months is evident in the commitments made by the Liberal and NDP parties who have promised significant investments in public...
by FOPLED | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Ontario Library Service (OLS) continues to work towards implementing the Connecting Public Libraries Initiative on behalf of the Province of Ontario. Last year, the government announced an investment of $4.85 million to upgrade high-speed internet at approximately...
