2/24/2020 What's Trending in Libraries https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9NzgwNjQ4 1/3 What's Trending is your new source for news in the library world! Problem viewing this email? Click here. , your membership number is . Attention School Libraries The Ontario Book Publishers Organization is conducting a short survey to learn more about book selection for English classes. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE >> 2016 Resources and Policy Challenges Survey Did your library deal with a book, Internet, or other access challenge in 2016? Participate in a small survey today! TAKE THE SURVEY HERE >> UX, Design & Customer Engagement: A University of Toronto / FOPL Symposium The University of Toronto Faculty of Information in partnership with the Federation of Ontario Public Libraires (FOPL) and the Ontario Library Association (OLA) is pleased to announce this year's University of Toronto Symposium. On Mar. 2-3 learn about how user experience (UX) and design are critical for customer engagement. FOPL and OLA members are eligible for a 20% discount. REGISTER TODAY >> VOTE for Ontario's Libraries now! Until Feb. 23, people across Ontario can vote to make rural, Indigenous and northern libraries a key part of our province's budget. We partnered with the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) to submit an idea to Ontario's Budget Talks that focuses on improving Internet access in libraries in rural, northern and Indigenous communities. We're thrilled to announce that, out of 400 submissions, our idea was selected as one of 17 finalists! We need your help to make our budget idea a reality. Of the 17 finalists, the eight ideas with the most votes will be part of the upcoming 2017 budget. Help us spread the word and get Ontarians to vote through social media, web widgets, collaboration with your local media, and more. Access our DropBox folder for unique images and web widgets you can use. Visit Ontario.ca/Budgettalks to vote for your three favourite ideas until midnight, Feb. 23. We also invite you to share this idea with your networks (anyone in Ontario can vote!) to increase our idea's vote count. Voting is open to the general public; you must register to vote. https://survey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fCc4Axb7fUSCDX http://cfla-fcab.ca/en/advocacy/2016-resources-and-policy-challenges-survey/ http://fopl.ca/news/fopl-discount-ischool-symposium-ux-design-customer-engagement-mar-2-3/ http://www.librarytechandthefuture.org/ https://talks.ontario.ca/project/expanding-connectivity-rural-northern-and-indigenous-communities https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dzhghddil2ye9pm/AADOdDRrNATntuUYI57uklnLa?dl=0 https://talks.ontario.ca/