Hello! Attached is a message from the Canadian Council of Archives sharing some new developments to the Young Canada Works Program for libraries operating in English. Could you please circulate this announcement to the CFLA members? Thank you for your help! Take care, Jameyn Arboleda YCW Program Assistant Canadian Council of Archives ------------------------------------------------------ CCA staff members are presently working remotely and we appreciate your understanding for any delays in...

REALM Project Test 3 Results Available OCLC / 18 August 2020 https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/test3-results.html As part of the REALM project’s research, Battelle has conducted three natural attenuation studies to provide information on how long the virus may survive on materials common to archives, libraries, and museums. The studies were conducted by applying the virulent SARS-CoV-2 virus on five materials held at standard room temperature (68°F to 75°F) and relative humidity...

Supporting School Librarians Through Covid-19 and Beyond https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84105-supporting-school-librarians-through-covid-19-and-beyond.html  

Blue Mountains Public Library to reopen Aug. 18 with limited access L.E. Shore will be opening Aug. 18, and the Craigleith Heritage Depot is set to reopen by the end of the month https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/the-blue-mountains-and-grey-highlands/blue-mountains-public-library-to-reopen-aug-18-with-limited-access-2619538

‘We can’t move fast enough.’ Huge Canadian-led international study to explore impact of COVID-19 on kids in 13 countries https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/17/we-cant-move-fast-enough-huge-canadian-led-international-study-to-explore-impact-of-covid-19-on-kids-in-13-countries.html "THE TIMELINE: The study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, plans to recruit more than 12,000 children and is aiming to share data with policy-makers in real time. Freedman will present...

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. COVID-19  61% of Canadians are afraid of contracting COVID-19, an increase of 6 percentage points since last week. IN THE NEWS BACK TO...

August 18, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE AMO Executive Director Brian Rosborough joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to explore the unknowns for municipalities going into 2021, lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience, and the association's innovative pivot to deliver the AMO 2020 Conference live and online as the pandemic continues. LISTEN...

ORION now connects twelve Ontario Regional Innovation Centres (RICs), including four in Northern Ontario https://www.orion.on.ca/news-events/press-releases/ontario-rics-join-ngnp/ TORONTO, August 17, 2020 — Twelve Ontario Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) have joined Ontario’s Next Generation Network Program (NGNP), including four in Northern Ontario, connecting to the CENGN Testbed through ORION’s network. Connecting Ontario’s RICs to the NGNP will spur economic development in Ontario’s...

With coronavirus lockdowns many libraries (and librarians) have been more fabulous than ever https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/17/with-coronavirus-lockdowns-many-libraries-and-librarians-have-been-more-fabulous-than-ever First Dog on the Moon

Literary world overwhelmed by 600 books to be published on one day Hundreds of titles will flood the market because of Covid. It’s bad news for minority authors, says former Booker prize judge https://www.theguardian.com/focus/2020/aug/16/literary-world-overwhelmed-by-600-books-to-be-published-on-one-day "Why the surge? Largely, of course, it’s the pandemic: with bookshops closed and literary festivals and events cancelled or significantly shrunk and moved online, publishers moved swaths of...