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2/24/2020 For Your Benefit https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9MTE0MjM4Nw== 3/8 Next year, Ontario Public Library Week will take place on October 18 to October 24, 2020. Have 5 Minutes? Give Us Your Feedback! Please tell us about your participation in Ontario Public Library Week. Your feedback is essential for OLA to make improvements to this initiative and to better serve our members and Ontario's public libraries. TAKE THE SURVEY >> Find Your Voice: OLA Advocacy Toolkit at Your Academic Libraries Join Jesse Carliner, co-chair of the OLA Advocacy and OCULA's Natalie Colaiacovo November 14 at 12:00 p.m. EST to talk Advocacy and your Academic Library. This free webinar will go over OLA's Advocacy Toolkit, with tips on how you can use the resources and templates to effectively advocate for your school and academic libraries. Presenters will provide some concrete examples from their advocacy experiences. REGISTER HERE >> DOWNLOAD THE OLA ADVOCACY TOOLKIT >> Missed our earlier School Library and Public Library webinars? You can access the recordings online anytime. Cultural Diversity Super Conference Bursary The Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Super Conference Bursaries are available to support recipients in their career in information/librarianship. These bursaries are intended to provide access to the OLA Super Conference to applicants who may otherwise not have the opportunity to participate. Selection will be made based on demonstration of need. Priority will be given to culturally diverse applicants. There are two bursaries available: • One bursary - Travel and Registration (Outside GTA). The recipient will receive one full Super Conference registration as well as up to $1000 to cover eligible travel expenses to the conference. Acceptable expenses include travel costs and accommodations. • One bursary - Registration Only (GTA). The recipient will receive one full Super Conference registration. APPLY BY NOVEMBER 15 >> Every Young Canadian Should Have Access to Canadian Books! We are at the beginning of the I Read Canadian campaign - with $701 raised to date to grow https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G5DDH2G http://bit.ly/OLAAdvocacyToolkit https://www.thepartnership.ca/web/PARTNERSHIP/Education_Institute/Event_Detail.aspx?EventKey=EIW191114 http://bit.ly/OLAAdvocacyToolkit http://bit.ly/OSLAadvocacytoolkitRecording http://bit.ly/OLAAdvocacyToolkit4PL https://awards.accessola.com/cultural-diversity-scbursary/ http://ireadcanadian.com/ https://ireadcanadian.com/