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Hemson Development Charges Training-Apr. 9/21
Dear Members: For those of you who missed the Development Charges training with Hemson Consulting on April 9, 2021, you can access the video recording on the FOPL website. Please login to the members' section to view.
Mississippi Mills Public Library removes all non-resident fees for Lanark County library users
Mississippi Mills Public Library removes all non-resident fees for Lanark County library users The Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) Board and staff believe the future of library services is sharing resources & information and breaking down barriers...
FOPL Executive Director – Job Posting
The Federation of Ontario Public Libraries is seeking a dynamic, politically astute, Executive Director to lead advocacy, marketing and professional development initiatives for Ontario’s Public and First Nations’ Public Libraries. If interested in pursuing this...
Development Charges Training with Hemson Consulting Ltd.
Subject: Development Charges Training with Hemson Consulting Ltd. Hello FOPL Members, Following the Q3 2020 changes to Bill 108: More Homes, More Choices and the successful increase to library funding through development charges: Please join us on...
Girls Who Code-Free Virtual Summer Immersion Program
I hope you and your community are doing well! At Girls Who Code, we appreciate your patience and support as we’ve been working to offer new opportunities for your students to participate in our programming. We’re excited to announce that Girls Who Code is now...
Stats Canada-Census Outreach
Hello, As you may already know, the next census will take place in May 2021. Census information is important to all communities and is vital for planning schools, daycare, family services, public transportation, and skills training for employment. I am writing this...
Ontario Funding Broadband for Public Libraries in unserved and underserved communities
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/60234/supporting-lifelong-learning-though-expanded-library-broadband
Second Notice of FOPL Annual General Meeting- Monday, February 1, 2021- 3:00 pm
NOTICE: Issued Jan. 19, 2021 Please send in your voting proxy forms 2021_FOPL_PROXY-revised ASAP if you're unable to attend the 2021 AGM being held virtually on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at 3:00 pm, as we need to ensure that we have quorum. Full Board documents will be...
FOPL Remembers Linda Mackenzie
Toronto Public Library shared this obituary for Linda Mackenzie. Linda passed away last Thursday after an extended illness. Linda was TPL’s Director Research & Reference Libraries from 1998-2016 when she retired. As a member of the senior management team, Linda’s...
FOPL Executive Director-Job Posting
lThe Federation of Ontario Public Libraries is seeking a dynamic, politically astute, Executive Director to lead advocacy, marketing and professional development initiatives for Ontario’s Public and First Nations’ Public Libraries. If interested in pursuing this...