Budget Consultations: Submit your idea / Consultations budgétaires : Soumettez vos idées En Français   Dear Stephen Abram, Building on the government’s significant engagements throughout 2020, consultations for the Fall 2020 Budget are officially underway. While investing in frontline health care and protecting families and workers remains the top priority, we value your ideas and invite you to tell us what you want to see in the next phase of Ontario’s Action Plan. As a limited amount of...

Minister MacLeod Tele-Townhall Minister MacLeod to host 9th Multi-Sector Telephone Town Hall Friday, October 2, 2020 - 1 PM Please join the Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries for a ninth telephone town hall to discuss the government's response to COVID-19. Note: This call will be a dial-out call. You MUST provide a number you can be reached at in your registration to be able to join the call. Registration closes on October 1 at 4...

September 30, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL WORLD PODCAST Our four-part series conclusion has arrived! Ava Hill, former Chief of the Six Nations Elected Council, joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to discuss the need for Indigenous voices in business and government, thoughts on Canada Day, and how municipalities can approach joint cooperative efforts between communities. LISTEN...

Dear CFLA Members -   On behalf of the Cataloguing Ethics Steering Committee, attached please find information regarding the REVISED DRAFT Cataloguing Code of Ethics.  The timeline for feedback is exceptionally tight and unfortunately available only in English at this time. Thank you for your understanding and participation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chers membres - De la part de la Comité directeur de déontologie du catalogage, veuillez...

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs - 5th Interim Report on Infrastructure The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs has completed its report on the Infrastructure Sector hearings related to COVID-19, which FOPL participated in during the summer. The Full report is here: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INFRASTRUCTURE...

Guelph Public Library helping people attend court virtually Those needing to attend court appearances remotely can borrow a tablet to do so https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/guelph-public-library-helping-people-attend-court-virtually-2749325

Hello, Every week, we survey Canadians and Americans to explore their perspectives on COVID-19 and other current events. To help you stay up-to-date, we are sharing our latest results. This survey is conducted using our representative LEO (Leger Opinion) panel, in partnership with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), and published in The Canadian Press. Here's what you need to know this week. BACK TO WORK 32% of Canadian workers and 33% of American workers still work from home, while...

About time! Ontario rolling out free Wi-Fi on all GO Transit buses and some trains starting Monday https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/09/28/ontario-rolling-out-free-wi-fi-on-all-go-transit-buses-and-some-trains-starting-monday.html NEWS RELEASE Ontario Launching Free Wi-Fi on GO Transit https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58562/ontario-launching-free-wi-fi-on-go-transit New portal will keep commuters connected, productive and entertained September 28, 2020 Transportation Table of Contents...

Untypical Typical Week SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 PEGGY MALCOLM ANNUAL SURVEY OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES,  https://www.sols.org/blog/2020/09/28/untypical-typical-week/ "On September 18th, the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries released the form for “One Week Survey of Public Library Use”; a survey better known as the “Typical Week Survey”.  This information is collected during a week without a statutory holiday in October, November or the first part of December.  The information...

Post Tweet Share Indie Author Day has gone virtual! We know this year may look a bit different with in-person events being canceled left and right. Thankfully, Indie Author Day is set up to help support digital programming as well with an abundance of educational videos, workshops, and beyond. Your library can still be a part of this day even if it's not in person! Check out our virtual event guide to help plan your day of events. As a bonus for this year, we're hosting a few virtual...