by FOPLED | Sep 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Ontario Public Library Week Update Via OLA October is Canadian Library Month! During this month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives. In Ontario, the first week of October...
by FOPLED | Sep 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Inform, Educate, and Engage: Anti-Racism Resources Via OLA “Libraries inform, educate and engage. Libraries serve communities. At the same time, OLA recognizes that North American libraries are rooted in a history of colonialism, anti-Black racism, and white...
by FOPLED | Sep 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Here are the graphics for Ontario Public Library Week and Canadian Library Month (OPLW/CLM) in the Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jli633uc3xuuskc/AADXQFVbvhntucfiu15fCAO_a?dl=0 Instructions: To download any file in this shareable Dropbox folder, you can...
by FOPLED | Sep 12, 2020 | FOPL News
For those libraries that lend musical instruments . . . For those libraries that offer music or guitar training videos (Gales Courses has a few) . . . Here’s a trend: Guitars are back, baby! https://www.thestar.com/life/2020/09/09/guitars-are-back-baby.html...
by FOPLED | Sep 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Innisfil library explains reasons for dropping fines on overdue books ‘I think it couldn’t have come at a better time, when people are struggling,’ says town councillor and library board member...
by FOPLED | Sep 11, 2020 | FOPL News
The Pandemic Has Researchers Worried About Teen Suicide https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56644/the-pandemic-has-researchers-worried-about-teen-suicide
by FOPLED | Sep 11, 2020 | FOPL News
Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Publishes: “Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19” Leadership Brief Via Gary Price at LJ InfoDocket Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Publishes: “Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19” Leadership Brief “From the ULC:...
by FOPLED | Sep 11, 2020 | FOPL News
September 11, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE Patios through Christmas? In this latest update on the municipal response to COVID-19, Jody Johnson, Director of Legal Services, Halton Region, joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to discuss an extended...
by FOPLED | Sep 11, 2020 | FOPL News
Architects and Design Team of Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Joint Facility Share “Bird-Friendly Design Update” Via Gary Price at LJ InfoDocket Architects and Design Team of Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Joint Facility Share...
by FOPLED | Sep 11, 2020 | FOPL News
Banned Websites Awareness Day http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/bwad Wednesday, September 30, 2020 “To raise awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school...
