by FOPLED | Sep 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Training Bulletin Fall 2020 Coming up this fall This fall, SOLS and OLS – North have planned a dynamic lineup of online training opportunities to help you navigate services in the context of COVID-19 and support you through the next steps of re-opening and...
by FOPLED | Sep 8, 2020 | FOPL News
BookNet Canada Releases: “The State of Publishing in Canada 2019” Via Gary Price at LJ InfoDocket BookNet Canada Releases: “The State of Publishing in Canada 2019” “From BookNet Canada: About three quarters of publishers (72%) considered their...
by FOPLED | Sep 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Libraries offering unique ways to pick out books during pandemic https://www.1011now.com/2020/09/06/libraries-offering-unique-ways-to-pick-out-books-during-pandemic/
by FOPLED | Sep 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Daily Herald: How grandparents are stepping in to help with remote learning. “Harried working families are becoming increasingly reliant on grandparents to help with virtual learning in the age of COVID-19. As virus cases rise in Illinois, more than 2,200 schools have...
by FOPLED | Sep 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Government Technology How Local CIOs Can Help Narrow the Digital Divide Amid COVID By making connections between groups in need of digital assistance and local nonprofits, city and county CIOs are well-poised to help overcome the realities of digital inequity exposed...
by FOPLED | Sep 8, 2020 | FOPL News
September 8, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE Polish your presence! Communications expert Jan Enns and Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner continue the conversation, with more tips and tricks on how to zoom like a pro and give your virtual meetings more...
by FOPLED | Sep 7, 2020 | FOPL News
How to practice responsible tourism during COVID-19 https://www.loveholidays.com/holidays/responsible-tourism-during-covid-19/
by FOPLED | Sep 5, 2020 | FOPL News
The Case for Making Virtual Public Meetings Permanent They can’t completely replace in-person meetings, but conducting more public business online reduces costs, gives more people a voice and cuts down on disruption. It also can lead to better policy....
by FOPLED | Sep 4, 2020 | FOPL News
You too can sound like an expert AND increase your vocabulary! Emerging Pandemic Diseases: How We Got to COVID-19 David M. Morens Anthony S. Fauci https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)31012-6#%20 Summary Infectious diseases prevalent in humans and animals...
by FOPLED | Sep 4, 2020 | FOPL News
10 Ideas for a Community-Based COVID-19 Recovery By: Lisa Attygalle As cities respond and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an opportunity to build back better—to center recovery efforts on improving the outcomes for our most vulnerable citizens, our civic...