by FOPLED | Jul 27, 2020 | FOPL News
Ontario municipalities to share up to $4B in COVID-19 aid https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2020/07/27/ontario-municipalities-to-share-up-to-4-billion-in-covid-19-aid.html
by FOPLED | Jul 26, 2020 | FOPL News
Independent bookstores in Canada’s post-Covid cultural landscape https://www.morecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Independent_Bookstores_in_Canadas_post-Covid_cultural_landscape.pdf Prepared by the More Canada think tank project steering committee 21 July 2020 17...
by FOPLED | Jul 26, 2020 | FOPL News
Update: Letters to the editor G&M ‘What next, grocery stores taking income away from chefs?’ Readers debate: Are libraries a net harm to literature and book publishing?...
by FOPLED | Jul 26, 2020 | FOPL News
New essay with Michael Stephens and Michael Casey in Online Searcher: “This rapid democratization of web-based video conferencing has suddenly trained multiple generations on its use. With this barrier to use now removed, libraries have before them a very large...
by FOPLED | Jul 24, 2020 | FOPL News
COVID-19 scenario planning for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations Navigating uncertainties in the social sector The COVID-19 crisis has created a moment of hyper-uncertainty for social sector organizations. No one knows how the future will unfold, but the tools...
by FOPLED | Jul 24, 2020 | FOPL News
Meet Darren Solomon, RHPL’s new CEO Parts 1, 3, & 3 3/3 TBD...
by FOPLED | Jul 24, 2020 | FOPL News
July 24, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE The mask mandate trend moves West! Jody Johnson, Director of Legal Services for Halton Region, joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to discuss masks, new legislation in Ontario, news about municipal funding in...
by FOPLED | Jul 24, 2020 | FOPL News
Connected North: Distance Learning, Virtual Field Trips, and a World of Opportunity This week, join us as we travel to the far north of Canada, where distance learning is nothing new to the schools of Connected North and virtual field trips transport students to...
by FOPLED | Jul 24, 2020 | FOPL News
A report has just been published by the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills: the Group’s purpose was “to provide a forum for parliamentarians, educators and employers to promote the importance of digital skills and to encourage a...
by FOPLED | Jul 24, 2020 | FOPL News
Reopening Library and Archives Canada https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/services-public/Pages/reopening.aspx “We are carefully planning a gradual reopening of Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) service points across the country. The health and safety of employees...