by FOPLED | Feb 18, 2020 | FOPL News
See below about the planned initiative to develop an amalgamation strategy for SOLS and OLS-N to be recommended to their Boards by April 2020 and targeted to be accomplished by April 1, 2121. FOPL and OLA have offered any assistance/advice as required/needed. Joint...
by FOPLED | Feb 18, 2020 | FOPL News
Thunder Bay PL: Library, councillors disagree on impact of budget cut Staff say cut could mean fewer books and other resources, despite assurances from city councillors...
by FOPLED | Feb 14, 2020 | FOPL News
The Wizard of the World Wide Web convenes an emergency meeting of the Elders of the Internet. The burning issue: Libraries! Starring: Nick Offerman Promotional video for Library Lovers Day, created for RAILS (https://www.railslibraries.info) by Imagination...
by FOPLED | Feb 14, 2020 | FOPL News
Welcome back Rob! “I am pleased to announce that Rob Lavery joined the ministry this week as the Cultural Consultant on the library portfolio. Rob will be familiar to many of you having spent almost two decades working at the Southern Ontario Library...
by FOPLED | Feb 14, 2020 | FOPL News
Sample Municipal Resolution Supporting Provincial Public Library Funding Sample Draft Resolution Supporting Provincial Public Library Funding WHEREAS public libraries are vibrant community hubs where residents of all ages and backgrounds can learn, work, train,...
by FOPLED | Feb 14, 2020 | FOPL News
Freedom to Read Week will be celebrated in libraries across Canada from Feb. 23 to 29, 2020. This annual event is a reminder to our community, along with Canadians in general, to reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom which is guaranteed under the Canadian...
by FOPLED | Feb 14, 2020 | FOPL News
Public libraries found to be more important than ever in current internet era They offer free access to the internet, and classes on basic computer skills, data literacy — all with a commitment to user privacy, equity of access, and the free marketplace of ideas....
by FOPLED | Feb 13, 2020 | FOPL News
Four Niagara libraries have eliminated overdue fines on children’s materials with the hope of encouraging more youngsters to access services. The Fort Erie, Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Pelham Public Libraries’ boards of directors implemented the new policy in...
by FOPLED | Feb 13, 2020 | FOPL News
If discussions go as planned, Cambridge residents will be able to exercise their minds, as well as their bodies at a new recreation complex. With Idea Exchange CEO Helen Kelly calling it “one-stop shopping for the community,” city council will look at a recommendation...
by FOPLED | Feb 13, 2020 | FOPL News
Toronto public libraries move beyond books to 3D printing and VR ‘People are amazed by what we have here’: senior branch head https://www.toronto.com/news-story/9846016-toronto-public-libraries-move-beyond-books-to-3d-printing-and-vr/...
