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Welcome, Susan McGibbon!

Please join me in welcoming Susan McGibbon to our Board of Directors as Rural Caucus Trustee. Susan joins us from the Georgian Bay Public Library Board. Here is a short bio from Susan: I joined the Board of the Township of Georgian Bay Public Library (GBPL) as a...

Welcome, Anne Smith!

We are pleased to welcome Anne Smith to the FOPL Board of Directors. Anne is the new Small Medium Caucus Trustee and joins us from the Innisfil IdeaLAB and Public Library board. Anne Smith is a retired Financial Services Industry executive (was based in Toronto). She...

Welcome David Harvie!

We are pleased to welcome David Harvie to our board of directors. David is our representative for our new Former Library Leaders Caucus. David Harvie has spent 28 years in the public library sector, which focused on digital literacy, library automation, IT, policy...

Statecraft’s Analysis of 1626 Banned Books in the U.S.

The website Statecraft analyzed 1626 books that have been reported to PEN America and the American Library Association as banned. Author Arman Madani sought to find out exactly what these banned books have in common. The results point to a concerning shift in the US...

The Library Collective: AI Integration in Libraries

Date & Time Jul 28, 2023 02:00 PM  in  America/Toronto Description Are you curious about the exciting advancements that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring to the world of libraries? Join us for our panel discussion, "Unlocking the Potential: AI Integration in...