Matt Balaker
Matt Balaker is a comic, writer, and former investment fund manager. He lives in Southern California with his two boys and one wife.
Chris Cluff
Chris Cluff is an educator and podcaster based in Newmarket, Ontario. In a previous life he cooked for a living and then transitioned…
Margaret Tarpley
Margaret Tarpley is an adjunct lecturer in medical education at the University of Botswana and an adjunct instructor in surgery at Vanderbilt University. Mrs…
It’s our vote: The 2019 federal election
Our little public library has served as an information center for municipal, provincial and federal elections and this year we ordered welcome resources from Elections Canada.
Chris Tomasini
Chris Tomasini is the Online Learning Librarian at Lakehead University's Orillia campus. He supports students from a variety of disciplines, including Bachelor of Education…
What’s new in Open Shelf?: September 2019
In this month's issue we have a list of reading suggestions in Library is... Murder!, and an update on the new rural libraries conference: Little Branches Rural Roots. Also, learn about: cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace, the current landscape of ebooks in libraries, Whether librarianship is a profession, the RA core competencies & toolkit, the Library IT Crowd, and hear from a public library manager dealing with the recent budget cuts. Plus, we have an exciting opportunity at Open Shelf: call for a story editor.
Finding meaning in these trying times: Thoughts from a public library manager
Lately, being an administrator for a public library in Ontario has been a pretty grim proposition, but a recent experience has left me hopeful.
RA core competencies & toolkit
Emma Primeau highlights the OPLA "Reader Services Core Competencies and RA Toolkit". This resource is a one-stop shop for all the tips, tools and continuing education to fuel a simple, practical and integrated approach to inclusive Readers’ Advisory that is geared to your community.
Emma Primeau
Emma Primeau is a Branch Supervisor at Oakville Public Library and a member of the OLA’s RA Committee. She can be reached at emma.primeau@oakville.ca.
A library is: MURDER
What’s the connection between libraries and murder? Have you ever noticed how often murders are solved by library staff, are committed by librarians or occur in a library? Rudi Denham offers a selection of books from the crime genre that involve libraries/librarians.
Is librarianship a profession?
Open for all? offers a “think piece” rather than an intellectual analysis. Columnist John Pateman shares his personal observations on issues, and his columns…
Save the date!
The inaugural Little Branches, Rural Roots Library Conference will take place at the Arnprior Public Library on October 4 and 5, 2019: Join us!