by FOPLED | Aug 10, 2020 | FOPL News
Libraries, Publishing, and Bookselling: Responses to Globe and Mail Op-Ed https://librarianship.ca/blog/libraries-publishing-and-bookselling-responses-to-globe-and-mail-op-ed/ August 8, 2020 On July 25, The Globe and Mail published an opinion piece by Kenneth Whyte,...
by FOPLED | Aug 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Rural, northern boards grapple with Ontario’s back-to-school plan Many questions remain unanswered as boards develop individual plans https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rural-northern-boards-back-to-school-ontario-1.5677701
by FOPLED | Aug 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Can Old Buildings Be Turned Into Libraries? A Sneak Peek Into an Upcoming Open Access Book by IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) Via Gary Price at LJ InfoDocket Can Old Buildings Be Turned Into Libraries? A Sneak Peek...
by FOPLED | Aug 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Lots of ideas here for Maker Space acquisitions These 35 items can help your kid learn at home These 35 items can help your kid learn at...
by FOPLED | Aug 8, 2020 | FOPL News
The Atlantic: The coronavirus is never going away This pandemic was once counted in weeks, then months; now we measure time in seasons, and hope that doesn’t slip into years. Today, we recap three things we learned this week while covering the pandemic—and look ahead...
by FOPLED | Aug 8, 2020 | FOPL News
NYC CHILD CARE PLAN INCLUDES USING LIBRARIES https://bookriot.com/nyc-child-care-plan-includes-using-libraries/
by FOPLED | Aug 7, 2020 | FOPL News
Kenneth Whyte (selectively) responds to Libraries on his opinion piece: The libraries strike back What have we learned, apart from that I’m stupid and mean? ken whyte Aug 7 Two weeks ago, I argued in the Globe & Mail that the increasingly aggressive lending...
by FOPLED | Aug 7, 2020 | FOPL News
BPAA Statement on Libraries POSTED 2020-08-06. August 6, 2020 Edmonton — The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) issued the following statement, in response to an op-ed in the July 25th Globe and Mail: “The BPAA has a long-standing positive relationship with...
by FOPLED | Aug 7, 2020 | FOPL News
News Release Ontario Supports Digital Economy in the North Funding will create new jobs and promote technology sector https://news.ontario.ca/mndmf/en/2020/08/ontario-supports-digital-economy-in-the-north.html August 7, 2020 10:30 A.M. Ministry of Energy, Northern...
by FOPLED | Aug 7, 2020 | FOPL News
Webinar: How Pandemics Impact Library Buildings and Technology https://www.bibliotheca.com/webinar-pandemic-impacts-library-building-technology/ According to climate scientists, pandemics could become a regular occurrence. Join MSR Design, bibliotheca and a panel of...