Laurel McLeod

Public Library Issues

Public Library Issues Public libraries are consistently ranked within the top three services a community values most. Yet, their value and complexity of relevant services are not always understood. Included in this section are backgrounders, briefs, and resources to support awareness and development of public library services and issues. OLA’s Recommendations for Public Library Funding …

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About Library Funding

Governance and Funding of Libraries School Libraries Municipal: School Trustees (elected) Provincial: Ministry of Education The Ontario Ministry of Education administers the system of publicly funded elementary and secondary school education.School boards receive money in two ways. First, some of the property taxes collected in your community go to your local school board. Second, the …

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My School Library Rocks Campaign

My School Library Rocks Campaign Ontario School Library Association knows that your library is an important place in your school. We want to know just how amazing it is! Is it the books?Is it the learning that happens there?Is it your teacher-librarian?Are there cool things that only happen in your library? The Why My School …

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OSLA Annual General Meetings

OSLA’s Annual General Meeting OCULA’s Annual General Meetings are held during the Ontario Library Association Superconference, usually in January or February of each year. For archives older than 2012 please contact the OLA Office. 2024 OSLA Annual General Meeting Documents Thursday January 30, 2025 at 5:30pm EST (In Person at Super Conference) OSLA AGM Agenda …

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Journée congrès de l’ABO-Franco 2019

Journée congrès de l’ABO-Franco : première édition (2019) Time Topic 9h00 – 9h30 BilletterieInscription et goûter-réseautage & Publicité par OLA pour une bourse d’études 9h30 – 10h00 Les jeux d’adresseMot de bienvenue, activité brise-glace 10h00 – 10h45 Les sensations fortes«Étude des options pour utiliser davantage la technologie lors des programmes de services pour ados et …

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OSLA Strategic Plan

OSLA Strategic Plan Our strategic plan is currently being developed to reflect the new OSLA Document, Together for Learning: School Libraries and the emergence of the learning commons and to be in alignment with the OLA Strategic Plan 2014-2017.

OSLA Council

OSLA Council Nominations for council positions take place in late September each year, and the election of council members occurs in November. Newly-elected council members assume their office on January 1st. The term of office spans the calendar year, from January to December. Following the expiration of their term of office, executive members of council …

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OCULA Council

OCULA Council Mikayla Redden 2025 President University of Toronto Shelby Thaysen 2025 Vice President University of Toronto Matthew Rohweder Past President 2024 Wilfrid Laurier University Casey Hoeve Councillor 2025 McMaster University Karen Nicholson Councillor (2025) University of Guelph Juliene McLaughlin Councillor (2025) University of Guelph Usman Malik Councillor (2024 – 2026) University of Guelph-Humber Sahar …

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OPLA Annual General Meetings

OPLA’s Annual General Meetings OPLA’s Annual Report to its Membership is held during Super Conference. This is a paperless reporting mechanism, however a written President’s report is included in the Annual General Report presented at the OLA Annual General Meeting. This includes the audited, annual Financial Statements. 2024 OPLA Annual General Meeting Documents Monday January …

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