Ex-Libris and CFLA-FCAB are now accepting nominations for the W.K. Lamp award. This award recognizes a library that has developed an ongoing service, program or procedure of benefit to seniors and/or a design and organization of buildings or facilities that improve access and encourage use by seniors.   Please refer to the CFLA website for more information on the nomination process.

FOPL will be hosting a seminar in September to discuss the 2019 FOPL Data Report.  The seminar will provide an introduction the Data Report with the accompanying dataset and its potential uses for advocacy in your library systems. There will also be a discussion to inform the 2020 Data Report and solicit suggestions for its preparation.   For more information and registration, please visit the Eventbrite page:  ...

Please read the CFLA's statement regarding the Supreme Court of Canada's unanimous decision in the York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) case, upholding that the tariffs offered by Access Copyright are not mandatory for non-licensees. Access Copyright cannot sue for infringement on this case.  A major win for libraries!  

An interesting article for your consideration. Great for advocacy purposes! Abstract Local governments spend over 12 billion dollars annually funding the operation of 15,000 public libraries in the United States. This funding supports widespread library use: more than 50% of Americans visit public libraries each year. But despite extensive public investment in libraries, surprisingly little research quantifies the effects of public libraries on communities and children. We use data on the...

The Website and Social Media Project Team is happy to provide an updated FOPL website to our members. Please visit the page and let us know what you think. If there is content you would like to see on this page, please send an email to our ED, and the Project Team will work to fill the request.

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RV4FMTPDYY7IPBUR7ZYB/full?target=10.1080/01616846.2021.1873638

The Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) is currently seeking submissions for Book Bike Week, our weeklong celebration of everything with pedals and pages. If your Library has a Book Bike (or trike, or unicycle) used for library outreach, we want to see it! Submit a photo by July 26 to be featured during Book Bike Week, August 2-6, 2021, across ABOS social media. Submit here: https://forms.gle/D3YT6uF8xaMeJtVb9 ABOS is an ALA affiliate organization dedicated to library...

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1000478/ontario-investing-in-torontos-tourism-sector

Library and Archives Canada launches the Price McIntosh Bursary to support diversity in Canada’s libraries and archives Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is excited to announce the launch of its new Price McIntosh bursary, which was made possible by the generous support of the Price McIntosh family. This funding opportunity provides financial support to Indigenous persons (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation), persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities who wish to pursue...