by FOPLED | Jun 22, 2020 | FOPL News
Toronto and Peel to move to Stage 2 Wednesday Toronto, Peel Region get green light for Stage 2 reopening starting Wednesday 12:07 p.m.: Residents of Toronto and Peel Region can get their hair cut, dine out on a restaurant patio, and shop at indoor malls as of...
by FOPLED | Jun 22, 2020 | FOPL News
IFLA Responds to UN Questionnaire on Human Rights and COVID-19 https://www.ifla.org/node/93159 “IFLA shared concerns, and identified challenges and opportunities relating to the protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. By offering our...
by FOPLED | Jun 22, 2020 | FOPL News
Research Shows Virus Undetectable on Five Highly Circulated Library Materials After Three Days Research Shows Virus Undetectable on Five Highly Circulated Library Materials After Three Days Findings are Part of REALM Project to Produce Science-Based Information to...
by FOPLED | Jun 21, 2020 | FOPL News
Draft Cataloguing Code of Ethics Open for Comments https://librarianship.ca/news/cataloguing-code-of-ethics/ “June 12, 2020 The Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee has released a draft Cataloguing Code of Ethics for comment. Readers are encouraged to provide...
by FOPLED | Jun 21, 2020 | FOPL News
CITY OF PERRY UNVEILS NEW STORYWALK PROGRAM AT WIESE PARK https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2020/06/19/city-of-perry-unveils-new-storywalk-program-at-wiese-park/ “In a collaborative effort between three different Perry City departments, there is a new activity...
by FOPLED | Jun 21, 2020 | FOPL News
Fortune: E-book reading is booming during the coronavirus pandemic. “The COVID-19 crisis forced bookstores and libraries to close across the country, which has ignited a revival in reading electronic books. The e-book market had been in decline for the past six years,...
by FOPLED | Jun 19, 2020 | FOPL News
How many kids to a seat? How will drivers be protected? What we know (so far) about the plan for Ontario’s school buses...
by FOPLED | Jun 19, 2020 | FOPL News
FOPL speculation: The most common model will be the hybrid model. Also the learn-from-home model will be used widely as well. Alternate day or alternate half days is probably the only way to meet the 15 students physically present at a time rule. Note that the...
by FOPLED | Jun 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Vaughan Public Libraries is pleased to announce that we are going fine-free. finefree_message (1 page PDF) Last evening the Vaughan Public Library Board made a monumental socially responsible decision to eliminate overdue fines which are charged for the late return of...
by FOPLED | Jun 19, 2020 | FOPL News
Municipalities say financial relief urgently needed or safe restart efforts could be derailed Municipalities say financial relief urgently needed or safe restart efforts could be derailed “Canadian municipalities financially hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic are...
