Safe spaces: Library values in the cultural wars
Headlines today scream about highly charged debates in the sociological and cultural sphere: Whose voices need to be heard? How do we create equity?…
Games: Community building blocks
I may have told you this story before but, even at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will tell it again.…
Games as community building blocks
By Michelle Goodridge I may have told you this story before but, even at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will…
Ministry collaboration: Funding for rural public libraries
It’s like the flick of a switch. We go from being fairly competent at meeting our patrons’ needs to being completely inadequate. I’m talking about cottage country where the population varies according to the time of year.
Trends … Here & around the world
Featuring trends and happenings in information institutions and more at home and abroad.
Amanda Fudge
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #36: Amanda Fudge: Library Manager/Executive Director of the Waterloo Region Law Association, Kitchener, Ontario.…
An authentic narrative around Canada’s history
Now that #Canada150 has all but disappeared from social media and nightly newscasts, schools must remain vigilant in our work to embed an authentic…
Games as community building blocks
I may have told you this story before but, even at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will tell it again.…
Trends … Here & around the world
Featuring trends and happenings in information institutions and more at home and abroad.
LGBTQ+ Library collections in a small community
I want to tell the story of a small rural county library system compiling a LGBTQ+ collection. I am not an expert in LGBTQ+…
Trends … Here & around the world
Featuring trends and happenings in information institutions at home and abroad.
Autumn Piette
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #36: Autumn Piette -Reference and Information Literacy Technician, Seneca College, King City, ON. I…