News tagged: Public librarianship

The Toronto Public Library (TPL) today announced the appointment of two new members of its senior management team: Pam Ryan as Director, Service Development and Innovation and Moe Hosseini-Ara as Director, Branch Operations & Customer Experience.

A survey of non-branch alternative library services in North America (examples of these services could include: a bookmobile or van, pop-up library or depot, homebound delivery, kiosk or vending machine, interlibrary loans, or talking books)

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has approved a resolution calling for action from the federal government on ebooks.

The Toronto Public Library Workers’ Union announced a public campaign to expose “the shocking degree of precarious work” being imposed on workers at one of the world’s busiest and most respected public library systems.

The Government of Ontario is investing $1.6 million to support 10 projects in public libraries across the province that will improve services for Ontarians.

The number of people visiting public libraries in Ontario is at an all-time high with Internet and online usage going through the roof, according to the latest polls and statistics released by the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL.ca).

As part of the planning process for a new Central Library, the Ottawa Public Library engaged Nanos Research to collect the views of current customers of the existing Main Library facility and potential customers of the new Central Library facility.

We need your help! We are writing guidelines for providing library services to people who are experiencing homelessness. An important step in this process is collecting examples of library services to people who are experiencing homelessness worldwide. Can you send us examples?

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has released a revised edition of its Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries.

The Calgary Public Library Foundation has just launched an innovative project to support public libraries.