Highlights of today's speech from the throne Speech lays out government's priorities as global pandemic rages on https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/throne-speech-highlights-1.5735874    

September 23, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL WORLD PODCAST The conversation continues in Part 3 as Ava Hill, former Chief of the Six Nations Elected Council, joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to discuss the history of Canada’s Indian Act, its possible replacement, and teaching the young about how to properly counter racism through positive action. LISTEN...

Vox Recode: How to guard your social feeds against election misinformation. “Election Day is approaching, and you’ll likely have to use your own judgment to identify misleading or downright false content on social media. So how can you prepare? Plenty of outlets have written guides to spotting misinformation on your feeds — some great resources are available at The Verge, Factcheck.org, and the Toronto Public Library. You can go beyond that by minimizing the chance that you’ll come across...

National Geographic: How libraries are writing a new chapter during the pandemic. “AMERICANS’ LOVE AFFAIR with libraries has only grown during the pandemic—and so has their book borrowing. According to OverDrive, which libraries use to loan out digital material, weekly e-book lending across the United States has increased nearly 50 percent since March 9, even as some libraries remain physically closed. Libraries today not only provide free access to books, they also serve as contemporary...

Milner Virtual Open House: Pilar Martinez in Conversation with Marty Chan   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkP9Sl7iLe0&feature=share

  9/22/2020 Contact the Editor Follow on Twitter Sponsor this Newsletter Subscribe Unsubscribe Spotlight Teaching STEM during COVID How can I create a safe lab experience for my students? How will I have time to sanitize everything in my lab before and after each class? Do I have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) at my school? What is the best way to engage my students when they aren’t in class? How can I continue to make STEM activities fun and interactive? Livestreamed Chemistry...

A big win for FOPL and OLA and Public Libraries across Ontario.  Watch for more details soon and FOPL plans to assist you in your local DC/CBC bylaw changes. This afternoon, the province posted that the regulations for the new Development Charges and Community Benefit Charges regime are now approved (as of September 18th). We are still awaiting the text of the final regulation itself. But most importantly, no change to the DCs – it is to do with CBC and parkland acquisition under the Planning...

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. WEARING A MASK 21% of Canadians and 43% of Americans believe that being required to wear a mask...

September 22, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE The conversation continues with internet strategist Jesse Hirsh! Jesse joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to share his thoughts on fibre vs wireless connectivity and the importance of internet literacy and technical skills for municipalities. Plus, details on an upcoming Master Class with Jesse on how you can bring community broadband to your neck of the woods. LISTEN...

22 September 2020 Press Release New Formats, New Opportunities at the World Library and Information Congress THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 22 September 2020 In a first for IFLA, the 2021 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) will be held online, as part of an accelerated drive to develop a new, more inclusive format for the most international event in the library calendar. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and continues to cause, major disruption to societies and economies around the world....