by FOPLED | Dec 1, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
Earlier this month, FOPL and OLA sent a joint letter in response to Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy. Simply put, the government aims to reduce housing costs by reducing fees and charges....
by FOPLED | Dec 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
I would like to share that Matthew Corbett will be joining our Board of Directors! FOPL held an election for a CEO Representative position on the Board of Directors for the Small Medium Caucus. Matthew is the CEO of Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library and brings...
by FOPLED | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
le francais suit CFLA’s Indigenous Matters Committee is searching for new members. We welcome self nominations from interested individuals who are members of a CFLA/FCAB member association. Members must be a member of at least one CFLA-FCAB member organization and...
by FOPLED | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
New Governance Resources Now Available at LibraryGovernance.ca The Governance Hub is an online portal for Ontario’s public library board members. The Governance Hub is your first place to look for information and resources related to your duties as a public...
by FOPLED | Nov 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Please see the invitation below from the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship: I wanted to invite you and anyone you may think may be interested to our upcoming panel discussion “Questions or Conformity: Reading Rights for the Right to Learn” on...
by FOPLED | Nov 3, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
The province posted its proposed regulations under the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act for consultation, with comments due by October 13th. FOPL and OLA created a brief joint response to this regularly consultation. Of particular interest is some further...
by FOPLED | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Canada Council for the Arts, in collaboration with Archipel Research and Consulting Inc., undertook a research project grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. Research goal This research aimed to understand the role of arts and cultures to Indigenous communities...
by FOPLED | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Treaties Recognition Week 2022: Communications Toolkit Treaties Recognition Week is taking place from November 6 – 12, 2022 across Ontario. Treaties Recognition Week was introduced in 2016 in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action to...
by FOPLED | Oct 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Le francais suit A message from the MTCS: We are happy to inform you that the 2021 Ontario Public Library Statistics are now available on the Ministry website at the following link: https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-public-library-statistics If you have any...
by FOPLED | Oct 13, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
Last month FOPL and OLA met with Hannah Andersen, Policy Advisor for the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. We discussed FOPL and OLA’s main priorities, keeping with what we submitted for the 2022 provincial budget requests. Hannah was very responsive, and we...
