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...
by FOPLED | Oct 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
La française suit Call for Participation: Cataloguing Code of Ethics Review Working Group Sponsoring Committee: CFLA-FCAB Cataloguing and Metadata Standards Committee October 2022 The CFLA-FCAB Cataloguing and Metadata Standards Committee is calling for participation...
by FOPLED | Oct 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Le francais suit Call for Submissions If your library has an innovative program or demonstrates exceptional service, be sure to enter the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s 2022 Public Library Service Awards. There are two awards, each with three...
by FOPLED | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The CFLA has put forth a statement calling for the release of all outstanding residential school records. You can read the statement here: http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CFLA-FCAB-ResidentialSchoolDocumentsPressRelease-003-1-1.docx.pdf
by FOPLED | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
First Nations Public Library Week Bekaa, Bzindaachagan | Wait and Listen October 3-7, 2022 First Nations Public Library Week takes place each October as part of Canadian Library Month. You are invited to use the downloadable resources on the First Nations Public...
by FOPLED | Sep 9, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
FOPL attended the AMO Conference in Ottawa as a tradeshow exhibitor. We were able to speak with over 260 councillors, mayors, and Chief Administrative Officers. Our main messages here, like at AMCTO earlier in the summer, were to promote the importance of keeping...
by FOPLED | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The situation in the United States is becoming troublesome. Banned books have doubled from 2020 to 2021. Take a look at the most challenged books of 2021:...
by FOPLED | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Le francais suit. Hello, CFLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee is searching for four new members. We welcome nominations from CFLA member associations and interested individuals who are members of a CFLA/FCAB member association. Once appointed to the...
