by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Here is a link to a nice article from our local newspaper about what we are doing at RHPL! https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/9910376-richmond-hill-library-tackles-coronavirus-with-digital-cards-for-york-readers/
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
FOPL Members: I’ve seen quite a few public library out-of-office messages in the past few days. Some are great and some are . . . skeletal. Your out-of-office message is an opportunity for marketing the library’s digital services and communications during...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Quite a few libraries already have access to the FOPL OpenMediaDesk Facebook Group. We have been populating this group with all kinds of ideas and resources for sharing with your communities during the School and Library mandatory closures. Lots of really cool links...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
5 Ways to Do Smart & Responsible Marketing During COVID-19 https://www.columnfivemedia.com/how-to-do-marketing-during-crisis How to Do Empathetic Marketing During a Crisis 1) Adjust Marketing Campaigns and Scheduled Content Timelines Decide what should be paused...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
COVID-19 Update Government of Canada actions on COVID-19 March 19, 2020 The federal government has provided today’s update on the COVID-19 response in Canada. Here are the latest developments: The Prime Minister confirmed that the Canadian border will be closed...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
OLA and FOPL E-mail to the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries – March 17, 2020 While most public libraries made the decision to close to the public March 14, The OLA and FOPL appreciate the Governments decision March 17 to close all public...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Display problems? View this in a browser. Dear Placemaker, It’s so easy to take public space for granted. It’s all around us, and we use it every day to commute, to do our errands, to meet friends, family, neighbors and strangers. But like so many things, we only...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Good morning, As libraries are currently closed, we may see an increased demand on digital resources over the coming weeks. Please see the instructions below from Tumblebooks to add free, unlimited titles to your site at no cost. These titles are available until Aug....
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Free Webinar: Libraries and COVID-19: Managing Strategies and Stress Friday, March 20 11:30 a.m. Eastern |10:30 a.m. Central 9:30 a.m. Mountain | 8:30 a.m. Pacific Register Now! As communities across the globe work to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
by FOPLED | Mar 19, 2020 | FOPL News
We’ve compiled a list of some helpful resources that folks can both draw from or contribute to, many of which have been put together by our UNITY, one of our fellow community organizations. General COVID-19 Resources Government of Canada: Coronavirus disease...