by FOPLED | Sep 2, 2020 | FOPL News
Since most public libraries had local education partnerships: Ontario school boards lose 20% of education directors as daunting pandemic year looms 14 of 72 directors left during summer or will retire during coming school year...
by FOPLED | Sep 2, 2020 | FOPL News
Virus-responsive library design Libraries have always been spaces for discovery. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance while being more digitally connected than...
by FOPLED | Sep 2, 2020 | FOPL News
\ 2020 Library Design Showcase The Library Design Showcase is American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These shining examples of architectural innovation—completed before the COVID-19 pandemic—address user needs in unique, interesting,...
by FOPLED | Sep 2, 2020 | FOPL News
Understanding the CAO-Council relationship Is this the key to a healthy, sustainable organization? READ MORE
by FOPLED | Sep 2, 2020 | FOPL News
September 2, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL WORLD PODCAST The conversation continues as City of London Councillor Arielle Kayabaga joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to share her thoughts on the rallies for Black Lives Matter, racism as a public health crisis, and...
by FOPLED | Sep 2, 2020 | FOPL News
INEQUALITY The pandemic has exposed the GTA’s digital divide With about a quarter of Ontario parents planning to keep their kids home this fall, GTA school boards are rushing to plug the city’s digital divide, May Warren reports. While most families are digitally...
by FOPLED | Sep 1, 2020 | FOPL News
September 1, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE In the wake of COVID-19, how we meet and gather – for work or play – has changed forever. Physical distancing, self-isolation, and mandatory quarantine has turned many kitchen tables into home offices as we...
by FOPLED | Sep 1, 2020 | FOPL News
#looktolibraries September 1, 2020| Kirby McCurtis Have you visited the “Look to Libraries in Times of Crisis” page yet? Knowing that you and the families you work with need more help during this pandemic, ALSC created this resource page. Here you’ll find tons of...
by FOPLED | Sep 1, 2020 | FOPL News
MIT’s New Online Science Course About the Pandemic & SARS-CoV-2 Is Free & Open to the Public https://kottke.org/20/09/mits-new-online-science-course-about-the-pandemic-sars-cov-2-is-free-open-to-the-public “MIT’s biology department is offering a new...
by FOPLED | Sep 1, 2020 | FOPL News
Toronto officials outline plan for expected resurgence of COVID-19 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/31/toronto-officials-outline-plan-for-expected-resurgence-of-covid-19.html Is Ontario nearing the much-dreaded second wave? Four charts that sum up COVID-19 in...
