Open Shelf: What’s new in OLA’s online magazine for September 2020

with Suzanne Fernando

Finnish public libraries integrate diverse services to support equity & inclusion

Curbside library services in the age of COVID-19

“Can I take your order?”:

Connecting students to seniors: Channelling exam stress into creative card-making at U of T Libraries

New North Branch public library reflects a unique public partnership in

Sault St. Marie

We have multiple volunteer opportunities!

What's New in Open Shelf

Reviving the Pages: Open Shelf Magazine Returns!

The team at Open Shelf has returned after our end-of-summer break reinvigorated. We enjoyed our “time off,” but are just as excited to meet the challenges and joys of the autumnal season.

Where does all the time go?

Time vanishes, and quickly these days. Just like Batman disappears on Commissioner Gordon. Do you ever see yourself as Commissioner Gordon these days?

Carleton University red sign for curbside pickup parking

“Can I take your order?”: Curbside library services in the age of COVID-19

Six months ago, drive-thru library circulation was a laughable idea. But now academic library services have been flipped on their heads and curbside pickup is very popular.

The COVID-19 effect on small rural libraries

COVID-19 has definitely created new access needs. Unfortunately, not everyone has a well-equipped home office that comes with internet access, which is where the public library can help.

coloured books with culture@work written across them

Cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Suzanne Fernando works as a Services Specialist at the Toronto Public Library (TPL) in the Children’s Services Department.

New North Branch public library reflects a unique public partnership in Sault St. Marie

Schools and public libraries have long been important centres of activity in Ontario communities. The new North Branch of the Sault St. Marie Public Library is a case in point.

A woman sitting holding a sign that says Stop Racism Now

Theory in practice III: Moving from systemic racism to anti-racism in Ontario public libraries

In this final installment of her series on anti-racism, Amber Matthews argues that library staff must recognize libraries as racialized spaces in order to construct equitable social structures.

Knowing ourselves: How the Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples can help us learn who we are

Online reference materials have huge value for teaching and learning, For librarians grappling to give access to comprehensive online resources the Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples is a “tertiary source” worth considering.

Drew Hayden Taylor: A contemporary storyteller

Ojibway playwright Drew Hayden Taylor visited Thunder Bay last March. In her last podcast of this series for Open Shelf, contributor Sam Bird took the chance to sit down with this celebrated Indigenous storyteller.

Amplifying the voices of school libraries: Spotlight on Rabia Khokhar

This month features the work of Rabia Khokhar, a teacher-librarian with the Toronto District School Board. Rabi’s focus is culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy.

Volunteer opportunity: Open Shelf editor-in-chief

The Ontario Library Association is seeking an editor-in-chief for Open Shelf, its online magazine. This two-year term will begin February 1, 2021.

Volunteer opportunity: Open Shelf deputy editor

The Ontario Library Association is seeking a deputy editor for Open Shelf, its online magazine. This two-year term will begin October 1, 2020.

Claim this space

This particular blank space is waiting for members of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) community to fill it up, decorate it, contribute.

Miss the last issue of Open Shelf? Read it now!