In 2019 FOPL piloted a project with funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation called Mobile Information for Newcomers (MINE). The objective of the project was to meet where people congregate and to facilitate access to reliable information services by newcomers who might not be connecting to existing community resources. This presentation is called "Finding Settlement Information" and it is available online in English and Spanish.  This version has been customized for newcomers in the...

Dear Members: For those of you who missed the Development Charges training with Hemson Consulting on April 9, 2021, you can access the video recording on the FOPL website. Please login to the members' section to view.

Mississippi Mills Public Library removes all non-resident fees for Lanark County library users   The Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) Board and staff believe the future of library services is sharing resources & information and breaking down barriers to access   31 March 2021 -- The future of library services across Lanark County is sharing resources and knowledge without added costs to taxpayers. As the next step to County-wide reciprocal borrowing agreements among Lanark...

The Federation of Ontario Public Libraries is seeking a dynamic, politically astute, Executive Director to lead advocacy, marketing and professional development initiatives for Ontario’s Public and First Nations’ Public Libraries.  If interested in pursuing this impactful and rewarding part-time position, please submit your resume and covering letter to vpl.admin@vaughan.ca by April 9, 2021 http://fopl.ca/fopl-executive-director-job-description-rev-0321-002-2/  

Subject: Development Charges Training with Hemson Consulting Ltd.   Hello FOPL Members,   Following the Q3 2020 changes to Bill 108: More Homes, More Choices and the successful increase to library funding through development charges:   Please join us on Friday, April 9th at 12-1:30 pm for customized, Library-centric training on Development Charges by premiere DC firm Hemson Consulting Ltd.   The initial training will be video-based and there will be a written training...

  I hope you and your community are doing well! At Girls Who Code, we appreciate your patience and support as we’ve been working to offer new opportunities for your students to participate in our programming. We’re excited to announce that Girls Who Code is now accepting applications for our free virtual Summer Immersion Program (SIP)! The Virtual Summer Immersion Program is a 2-week virtual introductory computer science course for girls and non-binary students ages 15-18 years old....

Hello, As you may already know,  the next census will take place in May 2021. Census information is important to all communities and is vital for planning schools, daycare, family services, public transportation, and skills training for employment. I am writing this to seek your support in our campaign to increase awareness of the census among members and clients of your organization. Statistics Canada will be hiring approximately 32,000 people across the country to assist in census data...

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NOTICE: Issued Jan. 19, 2021 Please send in your voting proxy forms 2021_FOPL_PROXY-revised ASAP if you're unable to attend the 2021 AGM being held virtually on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at 3:00 pm, as we need to ensure that we have quorum. Full Board documents will be made available in the members’ login section shortly to view and download. http:fopl.ca/Board & Committees/Board of Director’s Documents

Toronto Public Library shared this obituary for Linda Mackenzie. Linda passed away last Thursday after an extended illness. Linda was TPL’s Director Research & Reference Libraries from 1998-2016 when she retired. As a member of the senior management team, Linda’s leadership supported the transformation of Toronto Public Library during its early post-amalgamation years and beyond. Linda was a passionate public library advocate who led many provincial and national initiatives. Linda was a...