News Release Ontario Supporting Non-Profits as Province Recovers from COVID-19 Grant Program Will Ensure Royal Canadian Legions and Other Non-Profits Can Continue to Deliver Vital Services August 5, 2020 1:00 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO ― The Ontario government is investing $83 million through the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to provide grants to help eligible non-profit organizations, including food banks, child and youth programs and Royal Canadian Legion branches, recover from...

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 the results of our latest survey. COVID-19 SURVEY RESULTS - AUGUST 5, 2020 Conducted using our representative LEO (Leger Opinion) panel, in partnership with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), and published in The Canadian Press. 57% of Canadians are afraid of contracting COVID-19 (the same proportion as last week). IN THE...

August 5, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL WORLD PODCAST Award-winning community engagement practitioner Ashleigh Weeden is back for part 2 of her discussion with Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to explore the dangers of a one size fits all policy, gatekeeping in academic research, and how the rise in populism has affected local discourse. LISTEN NOW

Government carves out $3B to help communities with pandemic infrastructure projects Funds will support school, long-term care facility retrofits, as well as bike and walking paths https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/infrastructure-mckenna-covid19-pandemic-communities-1.5674929 The federal government is adjusting a $33-billion COVID-19 infrastructure program to help Canadian communities respond to the global pandemic. Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna announced a new COVID-19 "resilience"...

WHY THE LIBRARY IS STILL THE ONLY PLACE I FEEL SAFE, EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC https://bookriot.com/the-library-is-the-only-place-i-feel-safe/ Personal essay

August 4, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE Change management expert Peter de Jager joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to discuss why understanding the foundational principles of change is now more important than ever – and how despite all the chaos we can reclaim power for our lives and the community around us. LISTEN NOW

A Reconciliation Framework for Canadian Archives https://librarianship.ca/news/reconciliation-framework-archives/ A Reconciliation Framework for Canadian Archives August 3, 2020 A Reconciliation Framework for Canadian Archives (PDF) (2020) Un cadre de réconciliation pour les institutions d’archives canadiennes (PDF) (2020) Release of A Reconciliation Framework for Canadian Archives (July 2020) By the Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce of the Steering...

Pandemic-rattled Canadians still cautious about everything from schools to 2nd lockdowns, polls say Despite calls for full classes in the fall and an end to lockdowns, most Canadians still want to play it safe https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-covid-caution-pandemic-polling-1.5652609  

Parenting Children in the Age of Screens Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/07/28/parenting-children-in-the-age-of-screens/ 1. Children’s engagement with digital devices, screen time https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/07/28/childrens-engagement-with-digital-devices-screen-time/ 2. Parental views about YouTube...

You Don’t Need a Press Release to Get Good Media Coverage of Your Library! Here’s the Secret Trick From a Former Journalist. https://superlibrarymarketing.com/2020/07/22/librarymarketingshow55/