Everything tagged: Public librarianship

City Councillor, Beacon Hill-Cyrville and proud Chair, Ottawa Public Library Board

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.

Ottawa Public Library CEO Danielle McDonald honours her Gery Cup 2015 bet with Edmonton Public Library CEO Pilar Martinez.

It’s Grey Cup weekend and the rivalry between the Edmonton Public Library and the Ottawa Public Library is heating up!

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.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Library, Halifax Public Libraries, and the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association have collaborated to provide greater access to the region’s ebooks through a project called Read Local.