A wonderful time in my neighbourhood: Supporting the Bostwick Library
Libraries are public spaces where people meet, take out books and study. Libraries hold communities together.
Inclusive librarianship: On white fragility
Because whiteness functions as normative and invisible, it is often very difficult for white people specifically to see whiteness.
Your holiday favs
Thanks to everyone who took our December 2018 poll and shared their holiday faves with us. Additional holiday favourite movies from Open Shelf readers…
Caroline Goulding
Caroline Goulding is the CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, which serves a population of 7,500. The library offers a dynamic…
Jennifer Brown
Jennifer Brown is a teacher librarian with the Peel District School Board at Castle Oaks Public School in the Brampton. You can read more…
Tara Zarrin
Tara Zarrin is an information/marketing professional and has worked at various information/records management/marketing environments.
Rashed Ahmad
Rashed Ahmad is the First Nations Skills Development Advisor at Ontario Library Service North in Sudbury.
Arvind Singh
Arvind Singh is the chair of the OLA Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and an Information Clerk at the Hamilton Public Library.
Call for proposals on language & power
“You know you’ve just talked your way into an article for Open Shelf?” Anyone having a conversation with me may find themselves at the…
Mark Bullen
Dr. Mark Bullen is an adjunct Professor in the Master of Educational Technology (MET) program at the University of British Columbia. He was centrally…
Kasey (Mallen) Whalley
Kasey (Mallen) Whalley has been working in and with libraries for over ten years. After completing her undergraduate degree in English from McMaster University,…
Rachel Di Cresce
Welcome to The Library IT Crowd, a column brought to you by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA). We showcase some of the…
Laura Peacock
Laura Peacock, Information Services Librarian, works at the Kitchener Public Library. She specializes in Readers’ Advisory, running book club, and other reading for pleasure…