by FOPLED | Mar 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Le francais suit Dear Public Library and First Nation Public Library CEOs: This is an important reminder to submit your 2021 Annual Survey of Public Libraries (ASPL) before the final deadline of April 30, 2022. Timely submission helps the Ministry to update and...
by FOPLED | Mar 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
An interesting article from Publishers Weekly; fair e-book pricing continues to make it’s way around the USA, this time in Connecticut. Connecticut has become the latest state to introduce a library e-book bill, introducing bill 131 in its February session. The...
by FOPLED | Mar 8, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
The Ontario Provincial Election is a critical opportunity for the library sector to capture the attention of political parties and candidates & secure their support to address the critical gaps that continue to confront Ontario’s libraries and the many individuals...
by FOPLED | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hello Members, The Annual General Meeting for the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries will take place virtually via Zoom on Friday, June 10th at 10:00am. Please note this change from the previously mentioned date in April. Registration will begin at 9:30am. The...
by FOPLED | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Ontario Library Service is committed to continuous learning to inform inclusive and diverse thinking in our programs and services. A part of this process is thinking about existing services in relation to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls...
by FOPLED | Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
CFLA’s Truth & Reconciliation Committee was organized by utilizing and adapting the medicine wheel framework. This was chosen as the framework through which the Indigenous worldview can be understood. The Committee was divided into four teams with the following...
by FOPLED | Feb 24, 2022 | Advocacy Updates
The Ontario government is providing the Toronto Public Library (TPL) with nearly $1.5 million to deliver free online resources to library users in Toronto and across the province – including in rural, remote and First Nation communities – through Digital Archive...
by FOPLED | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA) mission is to create an association to unify and amplify the voices of Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) to network and nurture a community of practice related to Indigenous knowledge,...
by FOPLED | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Ontario Trillium Foundation supports non-profit organizations as they continue to recover and build resiliency due to impacts of COVID-19. The impacts of COVID-19 remain at the forefront of the sectors’ ability to build resiliency and support communities across...
by FOPLED | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
CFLA’s Truth & Reconciliation Committee was organized by utilizing and adapting the medicine wheel framework. This was chosen as the framework through which the Indigenous worldview can be understood. The Committee was divided into four teams with the...
