by FOPLED | Jan 17, 2020 | FOPL News
Odious of so many levels! ALA responds to potential legislation in Missouri Missouri House Bill 2044, introduced on January 8, proposes the creation of five-member “parental library review boards” to identify “age-inappropriate” public library materials and restrict...
by FOPLED | Jan 17, 2020 | FOPL News
People who read books are nicer than those who don’t, study finds. People who read books are nicer than those who don’t, study...
by FOPLED | Jan 17, 2020 | FOPL News
How Toronto’s Leading the Way in Library Innovation: A Conversation with Pam Ryan https://medium.com/sidewalk-toronto/how-torontos-leading-the-way-in-library-innovation-a-conversation-with-pam-ryan-df1bf02b0590
by FOPLED | Jan 15, 2020 | FOPL News
Ottawa considering ‘significant and meaningful’ compensation for privacy breach victims Innovation minister’s mandate letter also hints at ability to ‘erase basic personal data from a platform’...
by FOPLED | Jan 15, 2020 | FOPL News
RE: 8RS LIBRARY HUMAN RESOURCES SURVEY PARTICIPATION On behalf of the 8Rs Research Team, I would like to thank you for completing the 8Rs Survey. If you have not yet completed the survey, this is a reminder that the deadline for completion is January 21 Your...
by FOPLED | Jan 15, 2020 | FOPL News
ONTARIO PUBLIC LIBRARY CAPACITY AND EMERGING LEADERSHIP: RESEARCH SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOPL Library People Capacity Working Group PHASE II Project Report December 2019 Read the Full Report [18 page PDF] here: FOPL HR Survey Research Summary and Recommendations...
by FOPLED | Jan 15, 2020 | FOPL News
I am writing to let you know that the Kimberley Foundation (a registered charity in Canada) has just announced a new initiative in honor of the late Pat Morris, to provide grants to small Canadian libraries for the purposes of acquisitions, programming or outreach. We...
by FOPLED | Jan 14, 2020 | FOPL News
Angus calls for fairness for libraries Angus calls for fairness for libraries “Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus is calling on the Liberal government to respond to the difficulties plaguing Canadian libraries over eBook costs. Numerous restrictions on the...
by FOPLED | Jan 14, 2020 | FOPL News
14 Budget-Friendly Tabletop Games Your Library Should Have (Part 1: The Classics) http://www.programminglibrarian.org/blog/14-tabletop-games-your-library-should-have-part-1-classics
by FOPLED | Jan 14, 2020 | FOPL News
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/ In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by...
