by FOPLED | Jun 9, 2020 | FOPL News
Child care centres in Ontario can re-open on June 12 with some restrictions, Ford says https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/09/coronavirus-covid-canada-ontario-updates-june-9.html “1:10 p.m.: Child care centres will be allowed to re-open on June 12...
by FOPLED | Jun 9, 2020 | FOPL News
June 9, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE What are the lasting impacts of COVID-19 on local government? AMO Executive Director Brian Rosborough joins us to discuss the impact – and how AMO is going virtual to meet members’ needs during the pandemic....
by FOPLED | Jun 9, 2020 | FOPL News
FOPL is asking for clarification and guidance on building occupancy for re-opening for most non-urban library systems in Ontario. None seems forthcoming in any direct sense. I’ve scoured the province’s resources but can find no specific direction. It...
by FOPLED | Jun 9, 2020 | FOPL News
Canadians shocked by George Floyd’s death should face up to the Indigenous struggle here at home https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/06/06/canadians-shocked-by-george-floyds-death-should-face-up-to-the-indigenous-struggle-here-at-home.html ...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
COVID-19 Update Ontario Releases Details of Stage 2 of the Province’s Regional Reopening Plan June 8, 2020 Good afternoon, Today the provincial government released further details of Stage 2 of reopening Ontario’s economy. On June 12th, most regions of Ontario will...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
It appears that some public libraries are permitted to choose to partially re-open (under strict conditions) some/all of their branches effective Friday June 12, 2020 as part of the Stage 2 announcement made by the Premier today. “The following regions will...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
FOPL Statement of Solidarity with Black Community Against Systemic Racism For Immediate Release June 8, 2020: At Friday’s Board Meeting, the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries Board of Directors, the following official statement was endorsed: The Federation of...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Statements and Commitments from the Canadian Library and GLAM Community On Racism, Injustice, and Violence June 5, 2020 https://librarianship.ca/blog/statements-racism-injustice/ A listing of statements and commitments made by the Canadian library, archives, and...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
I’ve worked for years on anti-racism training. Here’s what I’ve learned about how Canadians can take the next steps...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
The wrong side of the digital divide May 31, 2020 By Bessie Sullivan and Erin Kernohan-Berning The wrong side of the digital divide “Late in March the Editor-in-Chief of Open Shelf, Martha Attridge Bufton, sent me this article: With schools closed, library...
