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...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Premier specifically referenced libraries as opening Friday outside of the GTA. We will need to get the exact details from the press release and emergency orders- GTA is excluded as are a few other regions. News Release Ontario Permits More Businesses and Services to...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Statement from the Ontario Nonprofit Network on Anti-Black Racism https://theonn.ca/%ef%bb%bfstatement-from-the-ontario-nonprofit-network-on-anti-black-racism/ Systemic racism exists in Ontario. This is unacceptable and this must change. The Ontario Nonprofit Network...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
A tip sheet for nonprofits and charities: Communications during COVID-19 “Nonprofits and charities are facing a significant challenge as they strive to maintain connections to their audiences during a time of fear, information overload and short attention spans....
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
Bilingual message – message bilingue Dear CFLA-FCAB members, On behalf of the CFLA-FCAB Board, I am issuing this Communique on Anti-Black Racism, approved at the June 5, 2020 Board meeting. The information below will be posted as documents on our CFLA-FCAB web site...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
5 June 2020 Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary-General: Racism Has No Place in the Society Libraries are Working to Build In response to the death of George Floyd and others globally, IFLA President Christine Mackenzie and Secretary General Gerald Leitner...
