At our FOPL Board meeting the Board received a visit from Kevin Brennan, senior project executive with the new Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB).  Subsequently they passed a motion to have the executive director to join CFLA for 2017.  This has been accomplished and FOPL is proud to be a member of this new national initiative.

As a result all FOPL members and their staff are members of CFLA as well.  FOPL has two votes, on its members behalf, on all motions and will participate to represent the interests of the Ontario (and Canadian) public library sector.

We are particularly interested in how the national government advocacy agenda puzzles nicely with the FOPL government relations activities.

Here is more detail for your information (with links):

Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)

This page [https://librarianship.ca/features/cfla/] brings together information published about the new Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB).

Website:

Facebook:

Twitter: @CFLAFCAB


Governance

On May 16, 2016 the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques was officially incorporated as a federal not-for-profit corporation.

Executive

(From now until the first Annual General Meeting at the Ontario Library Association Superconference in 2017)

  • Chair – Donna Bourne-Tyson
  • Vice Chair – Peter Bailey
  • Secretary – Alix-Rae Stefanko
  • Treasurer – Shelagh Paterson

Board Members

(From now until the first Annual General Meeting at the Ontario Library Association Superconference in 2017)

Senior Project Executive

Kevin Brennan

Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Board

CFLA-FCAB Board: (L-R): Donna Bourne-Tyson, Peter Bailey, Shelagh Paterson, Alix-Rae Stefanko, Paul Takala, Carole Laguë, Sonia Smith, Camille Callison Missing from Photo: Annette Defaveri, Trecia Schell


Updates

CFLA Updates: AGM, Truth and Reconciliation, Guidelines/Position Papers, CLA Book Awards Collection
2 December 2016

Message from the CFLA-FCAB Interim Chair, Donna Bourne-Tyson
14 July 2016

CFLA Update: Kevin Brennan Joins As Senior Project Executive
24 Jun 2016

Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association
24 Jun 2016

Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations
9 June 2016

Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association
27 May 2016

Message from the CFLA-FCAB Chair Paul Takala
May 24, 2016

CFLA Wordmark/Graphic Identity Challenge
May 17, 2016

Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations
May 13, 2016

CFLA Replaces CLA as Canadian Co-Publisher of RDA
May 13, 2016

Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association
April 29, 2016

Update on Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
March 25, 2016


Events

February 1, 2017 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Part of the OLA Superconference)

CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting

June 2, 2016 – 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Part of the CLA Forum)

CFLA-FCAB Town Hall
Join members of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB) board of directors for a town hall meeting.


Background Documents

Final Proposal for the Creation of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
December 2015

Consultation: Toward a Federation of Library Associations in Canada
October 2015