2/24/2020 September Newsletter https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9NDYyNTQy 3/6 Enter OPLA "What inspires you @ Your Library" Video Contest for Teens and you could win an iPad, not to mention movie fame! To learn more about how to enter and the rules for the video contest, visit the Ontario Public Library Week webpage. Register Now For the OCULA Fall Conference Join attendees on Monday, October 20 for a fun and engaging day where you will learn all about visual communication and design. All of the details about this exciting event can be found on OCULA's Conference webpage. FOREST OF READING Forest of Reading Registration Opens October 1! Become a part of the incredible Forest of Reading program for one low cost. Register the entire school, public library or family, and pay only one small fee, whether there are 600 participants or only six.* *Each school, library branch or location must register individually. The registration fee covers ALL 8 programs, and provides access to everything needed to run a successful and engaging program. This offers readers, groups, and communities more options and access to more programs. For more information, download the Registration and Pricing brochure. Please Note: The Forest of Reading and all of its 8 programs are trademarked or registered and cannot be run under the tree names without registration. OPEN SHELF Open Shelf, OLA's new e-magazine, has launched with new columns and excellent articles. What's New in Open Shelf? will guide you through the complete table of contents but here are three contributions that might pique your interest. The Interview is a column featuring conversations with prominent individuals in our field. The interviewer and the interviewee will be different each time, but the focus will be on interesting people with engaging ideas. The inaugural column features Jennifer Dekker interviewing Kevin Page, the former Parliamentary Budget Officer: Parliamentary Budgets & https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/OPLA/OLAWEB/OPLA/Ontario_Public_Library_Week.aspx https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/OCULA/Conference.aspx https://accessola.com/forest https://www.accessola.org/Documents/OLA/Forest/Registration/Registration-and-Pricing.pdf http://www.open-shelf.ca/ http://www.open-shelf.ca/whats-new-august-2014/ http://www.open-shelf.ca/kevin-page-interview/