by Mark Pagliaroli | Aug 19, 2024 | Member News, Uncategorized
October is Canadian Library Month! During the month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of libraries’ valuable role in the lives of people in Canada. In Ontario, the first week of October features First Nations Public Library Week (October...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Aug 16, 2024 | Advocacy Updates
The Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is seeking nominations for its Intellectual Freedom Award, intended to recognize those Canadian libraries, individuals or library-related organizations that have best upheld and...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Aug 16, 2024 | FOPL News
The Ontario Library Association is Canada’s largest library organization and OLA’s Super Conference is Canada’s largest continuing education event in librarianship. Within the Super Conference event is the country’s largest library tradeshow. The program is a tribute...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Jul 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Join the Ontario School Library Association (OSLA) in letting the provincial government know that every student in Ontario deserves a properly funded and staffed school library! In April 2024, the Ministry of Education released its new education funding model which...
by Mark Pagliaroli | Jul 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the ongoing efforts to safeguard the right to read in America, significant strides have been achieved, yet challenges persist with ongoing attacks on the First Amendment and the foundational principles of libraries. ALA’s resolution on intellectual freedom...