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2/24/2020 October For Your Benefit https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9MTA0MDkyNg== 3/7 Best Wishes from OLA to Leanne Clendening The OLA would like to extend a special note of best wishes and congratulations to Leanne Clendening, Executive Director, Ontario Library Service-North upon her retirement. Leanne has been a part of the provincial executive director team alongside the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries, OLA and Southern Ontario Library Service. With Leanne's leadership, this team has coordinated province-wide initiatives designed to strengthen Ontario's public libraries including the Libraries 2020 and 2025 summits. Thank you for your commitment to public libraries Leanne! International Federation of Library Associations Update OLA is a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and as such is invited to submit nominations for the Governing Board and Standing Committees. Nominations are due early in the new year. OLA belongs to the following Standing Committees: • Statistics and Evaluation • Management of Library Associations • Library Theory and Research IFLA does not provide funding to attend meetings. If you are interested, please contact Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director. LEARN MORE >> Young Canada Works 2019 The Canadian Council of Archives is pleased to announce that the 2018 campaign for the program Young Canada Works (YCW) in Heritage Organizations is underway. Libraries operating in English are now able to apply online for both summer projects and internships via the YCW official web site. The application deadline for the summer projects is January 15 and the application deadline for the internships is March 1. For more information, and to obtain a copy of the Employer Guide, visit this web site. You will find the links for the program's application forms on the YCW website. If you have any questions concerning your application as a library operating in English, contact Sabrina Pound. Attention First Nations Public Libraries: Please note that the process prioritizes Indigenous organizations. LEARN MORE >> Information Activism with Amnesty International Amnesty International is looking for a squad of information experts to help sort through an archive of satellite images from recent air strikes in Raqqa, Syria. You can use your research skills to help them establish precisely when and where strikes destroyed buildings and map out the apocalyptic destruction in Raqqa. https://www.ifla.org/node/82015 https://www.ifla.org/officers-corner/sc-nomination mailto:spaterson@accessola.com?subject=International%20Federation%20of%20Library%20Associations https://www.ifla.org/officers-corner http://www.archivescanada.ca/YCW https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/employers.html mailto:ycw-cla@archivescanada.ca http://www.archivescanada.ca/uploads/files/YCW/YCW2019_Priorities_EN.pdf http://www.archivescanada.ca/YCW