by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Twas sad and awful in some Ontario libraries before but this is another issue to prepare for on re-opening. Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic Ontario’s coroner reported a 25% rise in fatal overdoses as advocates warn of increasingly...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Virtual Conferences: Part of Our Future Check out the Dysart & Jones blog post: Virtual Conferences Part of our Future “Content is (still) king Perfection isn’t the point; being human & spontaneous is good! Sound & lighting basics matter: headset mic...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Hmmmm,,, Summer reading with drones Rachel Lerman writes: “Kelly Passek has thought up a way to get kids to read this summer: deliver library books by drone. Passek, a middle-school librarian, was one of the first customers of a drone delivery service launched in...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Ontarians cleared to expand social circles beyond their immediate households to a total of 10 people FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020. 1:05 PM EDT https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/12/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-canada-toronto-june-12.html 1:00 p.m.: Ontarians have...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
TPL and other libraries across Canada are working to minimize the impacts of the pandemic on children’s reading and learning this summer. Here’s an update on our TD Summer Reading Club and Summer Wonder plans. When COVID-19 struck and public libraries closed across...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Research findings published from public libraries and the opioid crisis study https://www.oclc.org/research/news/2020/research-findings-published-public-libraries-opioid-crisis-study.html “The nation is experiencing an ongoing opioid epidemic, and communities...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Virtual Programming Resource Round-up https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/virtual-programming-resource-round Hannah Arata, ALA Public Programs Office “Libraries have reported a significant increase in their virtual programming since the COVID-19 outbreak...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
7 Steps for Sending Kids Back to School By Dian Schaffhauser https://thejournal.com/articles/2020/06/02/7-steps-for-sending-kids-back-to-school.aspx “Give families and teachers the option of full-time remote learning for elementary grades in the next school...
by FOPLED | Jun 12, 2020 | FOPL News
Libraries Strive to Stay ‘Community Living Rooms’ as They Reopen Safely lending books is just the beginning. Libraries are figuring out everything from how to remain welcoming spaces to how to respond to changing reader behavior....
by FOPLED | Jun 11, 2020 | FOPL News
Who’s responsible if I catch COVID-19 at a restaurant or other private business? A lawyer answers https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/11/whos-responsible-if-i-catch-covid-19-at-a-restaurant-or-other-private-business-a-lawyer-answers.html ““It’s a big...
