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2/24/2020 April Newsletter https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9NjY4NTcy 1/5 Problem viewing this email? Click here for our online version. To ensure receipt of our emails, please add info@accessola.com to your address book. HOME ABOUT DIVISIONS MEMBERSHIP EVENTS MARKETPLACE CAREERS ADVOCACY MY ACCOUNT April 21, 2016 Your OLA Membership number is . , Here is your monthly newsletter from the Ontario Library Association... giving you the latest in the library world! OLA NEWS AND EVENTS Genealogy Boot Camp for Librarians! June 2, 2016 | Toronto, ON Are you looking to improve your genealogy research skills? Do you have patrons who are interested in researching their family histories? Then please join us for this practical, hands-on and in-depth full day workshop designed to improve your genealogy research skills and introduce you to expert family history search techniques. Voting for the Forest of Reading closes April 30 It's the middle of voting season for the school-aged programs in the Forest of Reading. Make sure you are registered for the Forest for your readers' votes to count. You have until April 30 to submit your voting totals. Register for the Forest to make your votes count! Visit the password protected website to read about the voting process and submit your readers' voting totals. OLA Library Building Award (New Library Buildings) Deadline to apply: Tomorrow! Encourage and showcase excellence in new library buildings in Ontario! Submit a proposal to be considered to the OLA Library Building Awards (New Library Buildings) by April 22, 2016. The program is open to all types of libraries (or combination thereof): Academic libraries (community college, college, university) School libraries (elementary, secondary) Public libraries (municipal, branch, county, regional, system) Institutional and private firm libraries (must permit public access). REDESIGN YOUR LIBRARY WEBSITE  Canoe Kids by Kelly Brownbill The inaugural issue of Canoe Kids features the Anishinaabe Peoples of Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin means spirit island in Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe language. The island remains a sacred place for the Anishinaabe people who call themselves the "People of The Three Fires." They are known by others as the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi. Each edition features: an ancient story; the story of the vessel used by the featured Peoples; art and recipes; a fun zone; online resources for kids, parents, and educators; stories of and about the featured Peoples; and, images of the lives, land and waters of the featured Peoples  2369-808X • $19.95 paperback • Available New Articles Are Now Available on OLA's New Digital Magazine, Open Shelf! http://www.accessola.com/ http://www.accessola.org/web http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/About/OLA/OLA/About/AboutOLA.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/DIVISIONS/OLA/Divisions.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Membership/OLA/Membership/Membership_Information.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Events/OLA/Events/Events.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/marketplace http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Membership/Students_and_Recent_Graduates/Careers_resources/OLA/Future_Careers.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/ADVOCACY/OLA/Issues_Advocacy/OLA_Advocacy.aspx https://www.accessola.org/web/iCore/Contacts/Sign_In.aspx http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference/program/thursday/ola-preconference/ http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Registration/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Registration.aspx http://forestofreading.com/ http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Membership/Awards_ola/OLA_Library_Building_Award.aspx http://www.thelibrarymarketplace.com/web/ItemDetail?iProductCode=2369-808X&Category=MAGAZINES&WebsiteKey=d8f1845e-a927-40b9-b9cd-7721381174d8 http://www.thelibrarymarketplace.com/web/ItemDetail?iProductCode=2369-808X&Category=MAGAZINES&WebsiteKey=d8f1845e-a927-40b9-b9cd-7721381174d8 http://www.open-shelf.ca/ http://www.open-shelf.ca/