Fair e-Book Pricing OLA has joined the Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing coalition to raise awareness of the high prices that multinational publishers charge public libraries for ebooks. Demand for ebooks continues to grow rapidly – in fact, digital content is the fastest growing area of borrowing for public libraries. Multinational publishers impose …
Internet, Connectivity and Broadband Connectivity and broadband challenges are consistently presented to libraries, especially those in rural, northern and Indigenous areas. These areas do not have the needed infrastructure to support high-speed Internet access at the speed of at least 50 MB / second. Libraries play a role as the greatest equalizer of services, regardless …
First Nations Public Libraries in Ontario First Nations communities require public libraries just as much as any other community. Public libraries often serve as an accessible gathering place and information sharing resource for many First Nations communities, where they exist. There is broad recognition and support for the concept of continuing education at the …
OSLA Council Regions To determine who your OSLA Council representative is, click the appropriate OSLA region below: Northern Algoma Cochrane Nipissing Parry Sound Sudbury Timiskaming Kenora Rainy River Thunder Bay North of Superior Eastern Ottawa Limestone Renfrew County Upper Canada Upper Grand Central-East Hastings Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Prince Edward Victoria Trillium Mid-Central Dufferin Durham Halton …
Public Library Research OLA Research OREC’s 2024 Public Library Psychological Health and Safety Survey Preliminary results presented at OLA Super Conference 2025 OREC’s 2023 Remote Work Mini-Survey Report Full report Resilient Public Libraries: OPLA Research and Evaluation Committee (OREC)’s Survey of Public Libraries (2022) Conducted in the summer of 2022, this benchmarking survey examined the …
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 …
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 …
Ministry Awards The Ontario Public Library Service Awards identify and promote creative public library service ideas. There are two types of Ontario Public Library Service Award, each with categories for large and small libraries. These awards are presented each year at the Public Library Awards Gala on site at the OLA Super Conference. To apply: …
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 …
School Libraries Matter Video Contest The OSLA wants you to tell your story about why school libraries matter. As school libraries across Canada and the U.S. face closures, there is no better time to spread the word about what exactly goes on in school libraries and just how valuable they are. This is a great …
