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FOPL OLA Oral remarks before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs July 30, 2020

Aug 6, 2020 |

OLA, FOPL oral remarks before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs The written submission will be available next week. July 30, 2020 Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Infrastructure Sector COVID-19 Impact Hearings Presented by: Stephen Abram, Executive Director, Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) Andrea Cecchetto, OLA President OLA-FOPL Standing Committee in Infrastructure Oral Text (SA) Linked below is our joint FOPL OLA formal Submission to the...

REMINDER: Museums Assistance Program (MAP) COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Heritage Organizations Deadline: September 1

Aug 6, 2020 |

REMINDER: Museums Assistance Program (MAP) COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Heritage Organizations Deadline: September 1 Less than ONE MONTH left to apply for MAP COVID-19 Emergency Support Funding! The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) - COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Heritage Organizations provides financial assistance to organizations in order to allow them to continue to care for their heritage collections under these exceptional circumstances so that they remain accessible to...

Ancestry.com acquired in a deal worth $4.7 billion

Aug 6, 2020 |

World's Biggest Landlord Buys World's Biggest Genealogy Website https://gizmodo.com/worlds-biggest-landlord-buys-worlds-biggest-genealogy-w-1844630685 Blackstone to Acquire Ancestry, Leading Online Family History Business, for $4.7 Billion New York, August 5, 2020 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") have reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, Permira, and other equity holders...

FREE WEBINAR: COVID-19: How to Advocate for your Library During the COVID Era

Aug 6, 2020 |

Episode 11 COVID-19: How to Advocate for your Library During the COVID Era Wondering how you can better advocate for your library? Looking for tools to gauge community priorities or create partnerships? In this budget climate, libraries need an actionable funding plan to advocate for the tools and resources they need to continue operating and enriching their community. EveryLibrary’s executive director, John Chrastka, is hosting this webinar to teach new advocacy techniques and skills that...

CFLA-FCAB Statement on Globe and Mail op-ed

Aug 6, 2020 |

Hello CFLA Members - It's been quite a week and a half of engaged discussion in library circles since the publication of Ken Whyte's op-ed in the July 25 Globe and Mail.  Thank you all for your patience while the Board monitored the broad support expressed across sectors for the work libraries engage in every day across our country and consolidated those messages of support into our response.  We are pleased to share the following statement which will be posted on our website and shared via...