August 2014 - Middlesex County

HoOPLA - August 2014
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>> 1. President's Message
>> 2. OPLA Profiles
>> 2.1 OPLA Councillor Profile
>> 2.2 Kickstart to Participation Member
Profile
>> 3. What's New
>> 3.1. Call for Submissions for Open Shelf
Magazine
>> 3.2 Turning On Your Public Library TV
>> 4. Around the Province
>> 4.1 STARR Power at Stratford Library
>> 4.2 Kitchener Library Opens Renovated
and Expanded Central Library
>> 4.3 Newmarket Launches Ongoing
Technology-Related Programs for
Children
>> 4.4 3D Printing at Aurora Public Library
>> 4.5 Ajax Public Library Receives
Regional Diversity and Immigration
Designation
>> 4.6 Pedometers @ EGPL’s Wellness
Expo 2014
>> 4.7 St. Thomas Library is Celebrating
130 years!
>> 4.8 #TheTeenLocker at Caledon Public
Library
>> 4.9 Elements of a Helmet
>> 4.10 Oakville Library implements Social
Media University for Staff, Uniquely
Celebrates Local Authors
>> 4.11 Bookmarx: A Pop-Up Library in
Brampton's Garden Square
>> 4.12 Milton Library Raising Awareness
and Enthusiasm for Community’s FirstEver One Book, One Milton
>> 4.13 Ottawa Launches Imagine Space
>> 5. People in the News
>> 5.1 Essa Public Library Welcomes Mark
Stewart, MLIS, Onboard
>> 5.2 Retirement and New CEO at
Clarington
>> 5.3 Mississippi Mills Welcomes New
Branch Services Supervisor
>> 5.4 Longstanding Service Awards @
EGPL
>> 5.5 @ Burlington Public Library
>> 5.6 Retirement at Caledon
>> 5.7 New Chief Librarian Hired for Essex
County Library
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MY ACCOUNT
August 20, 2014
HoOPLA is a privilege of membership for members of the Ontario Public Library Association. It is issued 4 times
per year. Electronic issues are distributed in May, August, and November, and a print edition is available at the
Super Conference.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
School may out but the library is busier than ever. No doubt your library is full of
vacationing families with children who love your programs and summer reading for
all ages. Those busy summer days are when you can really see how the public
library is a dynamic community centre that engages the entire neighborhood.
The OPLA’s Community Led Libraries Committee, just recently formed in 2013, had
just that engagement in mind during their first ever “Community Lead Think Tank”
this past June hosted by the Hamilton Public Library’s Central Branch. Dr. Bill Irwin
led the discussion on how community engagement intersects with program
evaluation and Brendan Howley delved into the hidden value in our communities.
Lisa Moran,
OPLA President
And speaking of new events and committees, OPLA has a new team of dedicated
children’s and youth services librarians working hard to bring you a day long workshop of programming ideas on
November 14th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Inspired by the success of SuperConference KidsExpo,
the new Children’s and Youth Blow Out promises to be a day long opportunity to learn and share exciting
programs, collections and services. Participants will also be able to attend the Toronto International Book Fair.
Also in November is the ever successful annual RA in a Day, November 7th, “Transformative: Understanding the
Reading Experience.” This year it will take place at the Faculty Club, University of Toronto. What a great way to
spend the day in dreary November.
And watch out for the upcoming elections to OPLA Council this fall. We will be looking for a new Vice-President,
and new regional councillors for Mid Central, Northwestern, and Toronto areas. Feel free to email the present
Councillors if you have questions. OPLA Councillors not only represent their regional interests, but can serve on
OLA committees. It’s a great way to expand your professional knowledge, network and learn about other library
systems. Think about nominating yourself or a colleague.
Lisa Moran
OPLA President
Toronto Public Library
[email protected]
2. OPLA PROFILES
2.1 OPLA Councillor Profile – Jesse Roberts
Being in the final year of my three year term as the Northwestern Ontario Councillor
with OPLA, I have been thinking about the progress that has been made during
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those years. At the end of 2011, a colleague emailed me to let me know she was
going to nominate me for the position. I had no idea what she was talking about but
just went with it, and I am so glad I did (thanks Joanna!). During my term with the
OPLA Council, I have learned so much about the similarities, differences, and links
between the public libraries across Ontario. Living and working in Northwestern
Ontario (Thunder Bay to be exact) proves challenging when most provincial
opportunities are based further south. OPLA Council provided a much needed
opportunity to see beyond the scope of my community and to connect what we are
doing in Thunder Bay with the bigger picture across Ontario.
In addition to meeting fantastic library staff from other libraries, both large and small, I was able to have input into
OLA initiatives and projects, get involved with the development of the Community Led Libraries Committee
(which really helps with the work of my own library in this area), and I will be a speaker at the 2015 OLA
SuperConference. All of this came about either through being at the OPLA Council table or with the confidence I
gained through this experience. With my term almost at a close, the Northwestern Ontario Councillor position will
be available soon so check for nomination and election information in the fall, make sure to vote (you already
pay to be a member so have your say!), and feel free to get in touch with me at any time to learn more about the
Councillor role and what OPLA can mean for you.
Jesse Roberts
OPLA Northwestern Ontario Councillor
Thunder Bay Public Library
[email protected]
2.2 Kickstart to Participation Member Profile – Jeff Bennett
I am Jeff Bennett, the Technical Services assistant at the Whitchurch-Stouffville
Public Library in York Region, just outside of Toronto. I was lucky enough to be
selected as the Kickstart to Participation candidate this year and be a part of the
OPLA council. After completing my Library and Information Technician diploma at
Seneca College last year, I was looking for a way to further my activities in the
"Library World." I was looking for volunteer positions on the OLA website when I
came across the Kickstart to Participation application for the 2014 council year. I
was selected because of my unique perspective as a Library Technician and I have
been able to offer my ideas at OPLA Council meetings from a slightly different
viewpoint. I have found through working with the OLA, it’s clear the association is
not just for librarians, but is an association for everyone who works in a library in
Ontario. Regardless of what your role or title is, most of us come to libraries for the
same reasons; because we care about and love libraries. We all contribute in our
own ways to making a library succeed, from the CEO to the front line staff, and to
making the library a welcoming and inclusive place. By being a member of the OLA we are enabling our peers to
be able to succeed regardless of title or education.
The past six months as the Kickstart to Participation member has taught me so much as to what goes on behind
the scenes at OLA. The OPLA council works hard to offer many unique resources to libraries and to library
workers. The most important part of what I have learned is the importance of volunteering with OLA and why it’s
important to help contribute to the profession we have all chosen to pursue. There are so many opportunities to
give back whether volunteering for the Forest of Reading, running for council positions or getting involved with
the SuperConference. As volunteers, we are strengthening the public library community (or the different divisions
of School, French, College and University Libraries) by building resources and sharing ideas through giving our
time to help others in the library. We all face many of the same types of challenges, whether we are in a big city
library or a rural library in Northern Ontario.
I strongly encourage you to participate in many of the opportunities available. Each region in Ontario has a
Councillor that is elected by you, an OLA member. I encourage you to take the brief amount of time to look at
the candidates and vote for them to represent you in the council during the fall 2014 elections. Your regional
Councillor can be an ally, a voice to the greater OLA community, that can be a great benefit for you or your
library.
Jeff Bennett
Kickstart to Participation Member
Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library
[email protected]
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3. WHAT'S NEW
3.1 Call for Submissions for Open Shelf Magazine
The OPLA is welcoming submissions from the public library community for the OLA’s new Open Shelf magazine.
Submissions will be accepted on an ongoing basis and may focus on any topic relating to public libraries or of
interest to public library staff. Please contact Catherine Coles, OPLA Divisional Editor, for details.
Catherine Coles
County Librarian/Manager of Library Services
County of Lennox & Addington Public Libraries
[email protected]
3.2 Turning On Your Public Library TV
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is sponsoring an initiative by the
Canadian Association of Community-Television Users and Stations
(CACTUS) to encourage public libraries and other non-profit
community groups to apply for community television licenses, and
to host community media production facilities and TV channels to
produce the content.
CACTUS is a non-profit media advocacy group that has developed
a multimedia vision of community access and digital media literacy
skills training.
Hosting the community's television channel can enable the library
to position itself at the centre of community life, provide an
opportunity to strengthen its branding, and reach out to new patrons.
Kids Gain Digital Media Literacy at Library-Hosted
TV Channel in Grand Rapids, Michigan
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the public library hosts a digital multimedia centre and TV channel where kids gain
digital media literacy skills. To watch a video on the centre, please visit:
http://cactus.independentmedia.ca/video/1
If your public library is interested in hosting a community television channel and/or media production facility,
please contact:
John Savage, MLIS
Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS)
[email protected]
4. AROUND THE PROVINCE
4.1 STARR Power at Stratford Library
Why should kids have all the fun? This was the idea that began
STARR, the Summer Teen and Adult Reading Rewards program at
the Stratford Public Library.
The premise was simple – create a reward card, have teen and
adult readers collect stamps for things they’ve read, and enter full
cards into draws for rewards. In 2013 more than 170 readers filled
out 427 cards and read an estimated 2,550 items. Eligible items
included books, ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels and
magazines.
Since studies in Oregon and Missouri show that reading during July
and August helps prevent “summer slide”, Stratford Public Library
appealed to 18 local businesses and organizations who contributed
more than $3,000 in prizes – everything from milkshakes to musical
instruments – to entice teens to keep reading. The generous prize
providers proudly display their sponsorship, and the library thanks
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But it’s for adults too. To inspire those with the “I-don’t-know-whatto-read-blues”, the team behind STARR (Melanie Kindrachuk and Robyn Godfrey) create genre lists which they
post bi-weekly on Bibliocommons, and then replicate these lists with in-house displays for any impulse-bookborrower. Such lists include “Can’t Afjord to Miss These!” (Nordic authors), and “Don’t Squat with Your Spurs On”
– a reference to cowboy Will Rogers, of course. In the first week of the program, more than 250 cards have been
handed out, and 17 already returned, fully stamped. As one enthusiastic STARR reader was overheard to say,
“Prizes just to read? I’m in!”
Robyn Godfrey
Collections and Outreach Manager
Stratford Public Library
[email protected]
4.2 Kitchener Library Opens Renovated and
Expanded Central Library
Kitchener Public Library has just completed an expansion and
renovation of its Central Library, resulting in 106,000 total square
feet of newly-built or renovated space.
This four-year project included two additions totalling 25,000
square feet as well as a bright, fresh modernization of the original
space, built in 1961. There is also a new underground garage with
412 parking spaces, which is a joint project with local municipalities
and the Province of Ontario.
The Central Library’s spacious reading lounge.
Everyone loves the natural light!
Designed by Levitt Goodman Architects in association with The Walter Fedy Partnership and Philip H Carter
Architect, the project is seeking a LEED Gold designation.
Central Library now has a completely new Children’s Library with its own dedicated and separate programming
room, a new Teen’s Library with a computer area and study rooms, a digital media lab including a 3D printer and
a film-to-digital conversion station, and a refurbished 200-seat theatre.
The central atrium is a two-storey, light-filled space capped off with a spectacular public art installation. The
adjacent renovated and expanded reading lounge features a massive mural, painted in 1962, that was
painstakingly preserved. The reading lounge also has a two-storey glass curtain wall that brings in plenty of
natural light, and is home to a variety of seating types including large tables, laptop counters, café tables and
leather lounge chairs.
Kitchener’s Central Library is the largest location in the Kitchener Public Library system and serves as the
administrative centre for four community libraries.
Dale Dyce
Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
Kitchener Public Library
[email protected]
4.3 Newmarket Launches Ongoing TechnologyRelated Programs for Children
This spring Newmarket Public Library launched a program series
called Tech Time For Kids, free programs for children and their
families focusing on the latest in technology. The idea behind Tech
Time For Kids was to provide interesting and informative sessions
that would expose children to emerging technology, demonstrating
how it can help them at school and in their daily lives. Programs
range from learning how to use electronic devices to 3D printing,
creating digital music to building robotic items. Knowledgeable staff
members host the programs, while some are led by outside
experts.
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Library, is an ongoing series of programs that
provide children with exposure to various
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hands-on, interactive experience with various technologies.” Children are invited to bring their own digital
devices to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs to get answers and friendly assistance in how to operate
ebook readers, smartphones, and other electronic devices. And the very young can enjoy digital storytelling
sessions led by a staff member utilizing an iPad and story apps, as well as Tumblebooks.
The Tech Time For Kids program series provides children with the opportunity to discover today’s digital world,
and helps prepare them for the evolution of technology and the advances it will bring in the future.
Lorne Chase
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Newmarket Public Library
[email protected]
4.4 3D Printing at Aurora Public Library
Aurora Public Library’s new 3D printer is the talk of our town.
Whether we’re out at the Farmers Market or giving teens a crash
course in CAD, everyone seems to want to learn more about this
new piece of technology. A custom-built case on a cabinet with
wheels keeps our printer secure, while allowing people to watch it
in action, printing spools of filament into everything from dragon
bookmarks to steampunk octopuses.
Staff is having fun as well, developing their skills along with users,
making this a fun venture into collaborative learning.
Reccia Mandelcorn
Manager, Community Collaboration
Aurora Public Library
[email protected]
Pictured by our printer is Chris Van Roon, IT lead on
this project.
4.5 Joel Sutherland Awarded For His Work With Teens
In May, Joel Sutherland received the Durham Region Health Department
Friend of Health award.
Joel is an Information Assistant at Ajax Public Library, and he does
outstanding work with teens in Ajax. We are thrilled that he was
recognized at a regional level. He was given this award specifically for
the work he does with the organization Stand Up For.
Stand Up For is a coalition of youth volunteers, the Ajax Public Library,
the Youth Centre and the Durham Region Health Department. The
coalition runs unique and engaging youth programs and attends
community events to advocate for smoke-free public spaces.
On an annual basis, the Durham Region Health Department recognizes
the contribution of external community partners and/or public health
champions through the Friend of Health award. This award recognizes
recipients for their support and cooperation in working collaboratively
with Health Department program staff in the delivery of programs and/or
services.
Analiese St.Aubin
Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
Ajax Public Library
[email protected]
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Joel Sutherland receives the Durham Region
Friend of Health Award.
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4.6 Pedometers @ EGPL’s Wellness Expo 2014
At the East Gwillimbury Public Library, our outreach
efforts in the past few years have increased
dramatically, in part due to technological changes and in
part due to our ever growing community.
Last summer, we launched a pedometer loan program
in partnership with York Region, Georgina Public
Library, Richmond Hill Public Library, Newmarket Public
Library, Vaughan Public Library and WhitchurchStouffville Public Library. The pedometers themselves
have been provided by York Region Health Services. In
order to promote this new service and our new
partnerships, we created what we call the Healthy You!
Chiropractic demonstrations @ Wellness Expo 2014
Healthy Community! Wellness Expo. This event also
allows us to support businesses and health in the local community.
We have received tremendous community support for this event. This year’s event took place on June 21, 2014
and we had over 20 businesses and community groups participate. The agenda for the day included speakers,
demonstrations, draws and children’s activities. Vendors and exhibits emphasized fitness and sports, physical
and spiritual wellness, healthy lifestyle and nutrition, and sustainable earth products, promoting healthy living for
all ages. Participants and attendees alike had many positive things to say about this event and we hope to do it
again!
Emily Lamond
Branch Librarian, Mount Albert Branch
East Gwillimbury Public Library
[email protected]
4.7 St. Thomas Library is Celebrating 130 years!
In celebration, special events are happening throughout the
year, including a Victorian Tea on the Queen's birthday in
May, a historical walking tour during the summer, hosting the
Chamber of Commerce's Networking event in July,
participation in Culture Days in September, and a closing
Gala during Public Library Week. We are also partnering with
Rogers to produce ten community cable episodes featuring
library activities.
Two special initiatives are Sharing Your Library Stories and
our Reasons campaign. Throughout 2014, we have been
collecting "library stories" from our patrons, and we will be
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using these stories to create a commemorative photobook as
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a way to highlight the library's impact. The book will be a way
to share the myriad of ways the library plays a key role in the community. Fond memories, heartfelt thanks,
exciting adventures, and interesting revelations have all been captured! The resulting photobook will be added to
the collection, as well as made available to anyone who would like to order a copy.
In honour of our 130th anniversary, we're showcasing 130 reasons to celebrate St. Thomas Public Library. Read,
comment on, or share our reasons for celebrating on Pinterest, Facebook, or on the library's blog. We also
launched a new anniversary logo, and updated our website. Bookmark our new website:
www.stthomaspubliclibrary.ca
Rudi Denham
CEO
St. Thomas Public Library
[email protected]
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Caledon Public Library launches #TheTeenLocker at Caledon Day.
CPL recently launched this year's teen summer program: #TheTeenLocker. Caledon teens will be dropping by
their local CPL branch to chat about a favourite read, get crafty, get creative, experiment and innovate as we
bring teens a variety of cool stuff to make and hack. Some of the fun weekly programs we’ve lined up include:
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, Creative Candles, Tie Dye Fun and much more.
Incorporating social media using a dedicated hashtag (#TheTeenLocker), teens are encouraged to share their
experiences with us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest. View our locker themed brochure and
webpage at www.caledon.library.on.ca
Robert Simeon
Communications & Programming
Caledon Public Library
[email protected]
4.9 Elements of a Helmet
Candace, the Administrative Coordinator for Innisfil Fire & Rescue and Alan Groombridge, our resident tinkerer preparing the files for
vinyl cutting
As a public library, we have many great resources and unique opportunities to offer our key stakeholders and
community partners. Sometimes we can’t predict what will be asked, or who will approach us with an idea. Yet
these opportunities can be the hidden gems of our service to the community.
The Innisfil Professional Firefighters Association Local 3804 dropped by the Innisfil ideaLAB to renumber their
helmets using our vinyl cutter. Candace, the Administrative Coordinator for Innisfil Fire & Rescue set to work
printing vinyl numbers for their helmets. Saving more than 80% of their typical cost, they have rebooked the LAB
a number of times since their first visit. We are not only saving them money but have developed a stronger
relationship with an essential service group within our community.
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Candace and Alan verifying the numbers
“Using the services at the IdeaLAB has provided Innisfil Fire and Rescue Service an opportunity to forge a new
partnership and benefit from cost savings and quick turnaround time,” said Fire Chief Jon Pegg. “Having the
vinyl helmet numbers created at the IdeaLAB utilizes just one of the many resources they provide and we hope
to continue to explore new ideas with the IdeaLAB.”
With a focus on transliteracy, we have integrated technologies into our services, spurred innovation through
hands-on experiences, and helped our community members to discover and develop ideas of their own. Innisfil
Public Library is a resource to all community residents and businesses and a driving force for our creative
economy.
Wendy Ricciardi
Library Assistant - Children's Services
Innisfil Public Library
[email protected]
4.10 Oakville Library implements Social Media University for Staff, Uniquely Celebrates
Local Authors
Oakville Public Library is proud to reflect on two of its first and second-quarter accomplishments: the significant
growth of its social media team and successful execution of its first Local Voices, Local Words event.
In order to increase community awareness of library programs and services, OPL’s Community Engagement
department enlisted and trained 21 staff members as social media contributors. Staff from varying positions and
areas of expertise are able to post content targeting the library’s unique audiences, facilitating digital advocacy
and ensuring there is relevant content for all of our customers. This approach has been very successful and has
kept our staff engaged in reaching our customers. A Twitter feed was also installed on the library home page as
a new means of communication and service excellence; it also enhances the library’s positioning as an everpresent, future-focused and relevant community institution.
Earlier this year OPL hosted an event dedicated to authors that were born in or write about the Halton region,
including Oakville. Fitting with the library’s strategic goal of collecting, preserving and providing access to local
content, the Local Voices, Local Words event held at Central Branch welcomed authors Plum Johnson, Heather
A. Clark, George Arnold, Josi Di-Sciascio-Andrews, Joyce Wayne and Andrew Glascoe. Each author was given
the stage for an opportunity to share samples of his or her work and elucidate their connection to the area. A
question-and-answer period followed and the sold-out crowd interacted with all the authors both in the formal
session and informally while they were getting copies of their books autographed. Attendees were also able to
purchase copies of authors’ works on-site from a local bookseller.
Melanie Burgess
Director, Community Engagement
Oakville Public Library
[email protected]
4.11 Bookmarx: A Pop-Up Library in Brampton's Garden Square
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New Bookmarx Pop-Up Library service in Garden Square.
As part of a joint initiative to attract and engage more people to the downtown core, Bookmarx: A Pop-Up Library
was developed to invite people to interact with the community by contributing to a shared bookcart and
exchanging a donated book to read. Brampton Library, along with the Brampton Economic Development Office
and the Rose Theatre, partnered in this initiative.
Within the first hour of the Pop-Up Library, local residents and businesspeople near the vicinity participated in
and enjoyed the free book exchange. Visitors to the Square now look forward to seeing the bright yellow cart for
new surprises and book discussions with their community friends.
Lisa Lipson
Director Service Development
Brampton Public Library
[email protected]
4.12 Milton Library Raising Awareness and Enthusiasm for Community’s First-Ever One
Book, One Milton
Book lovers united after regular library hours on June 9,
2014 at Milton Public Library (MPL) to get a glimpse of
Milton’s newly unveiled book for One Book, One Milton
– Milton’s first-ever community-wide event designed to
encourage everyone in the community to read the same
book. Many participants walked away with Milton’s
newly selected book in-hand: Mount Pleasant by Don
Gillmor.
One Book, One Milton will connect and engage the
community through the shared experience of reading
and discussing the same book – its contents, themes
and relevance. MPL continues to roll out its
communication plan to heighten awareness and
enthusiasm for One Book, One Milton within the
community. To date, the project has received
substantial local media coverage, and social media
activity continues to grow. Presently, all circulating
copies of the book and eBook are in-use, and overall
interest in the initiative is building.
Recently, an art exhibit was hosted in the Milton Centre
for the Arts which captured the places referenced in
Mount Pleasant, as seen through the eyes of two very
different visual artists. TV personality Gail Vaz-Oxlade
will talk about her common sense approach to money
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Deputy Chief Librarian Susan Mickalow unveiled Mount Pleasant
by Don Gillmor as the chosen book for the community read.
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One Book, One Milton committee members (from left) Mark
Williams, Susan Mickalow and Kari Veno get reading at the June
9 book launch.
Kari Veno
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Milton Public Library
[email protected]
4.13 Ottawa Launches Imagine Space
On April 23, 2014, the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) launched its new Imagine Space, a makerspace made
possible with support from the Embassy of the United States of America, in Ottawa.
OPL held a crowd-sourcing campaign in 2013 titled IMAGINE, and learned that its customers are very interested
in new technologies and tools, and hands-on learning and creation. Since OPL strives to be responsive to the
community’s needs and to help connect people to each other and the world, it created the Imagine Space,
located at OPL’s Nepean Centrepointe branch.
This space gives OPL customers access to a collaborative environment, to new tools and technologies, all in the
name of innovation. It is a hub for connecting design with social and economic change, teaching digital literacy,
digital artifact and digital media creation skills, and learning in STEM fields.
This cutting edge equipment is available in the Imagine Space: 3D printing and modeling, laser cutting, photo,
video and audio editing, green screen and video gear, hand tools and electronics, and a wall-to-wall whiteboard.
This technology/equipment is expensive and specialized, and would otherwise not be readily available to most
OPL customers.
Imagine Space has attracted people of all ages, including hobbyists, students and the curious. Ad-hoc groups of
customers are being formed, enabling these individuals to share and pool their knowledge. OPL is happy to
report that customers have successfully created game boards and pieces, lamps, robotics, signs in Braille,
calligraphy tools and rapid product prototypes with the Imagine Space equipment.
This partnership between OPL and the U.S. Embassy showcases local innovation and entrepreneurship - two
essential drivers of economic growth and the lifeblood of our shared economic prosperity in the U.S. and
Canada.
Eva Pigeon-Seguin
Communications
Ottawa Public Library
[email protected]
5. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
5.1 Essa Public Library Welcomes Mark Stewart, MLIS, Onboard
Essa Public Library welcomes Mark Stewart as the Manager of Public Services, effective May 2014. Mark comes
to us from McGill University and brings a diverse background of specialty libraries to our public library realm. We
are excited to fold his strengths into our library and develop some exciting new programs together.
Laura Wark
CEO
Essa Public Library
[email protected]
5.2 Retirement and New CEO at Clarington
Edie Hopkins retired from her position at the Clarington Public Library on April 25th. Linda Kent (formerly at the
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Library Director & CEO
Clarington Public Library
[email protected]
5.3 Mississippi Mills Welcomes New Branch Services Supervisor
The Mississippi Mills Public Library is very pleased to tell you that we recently hired Jocelyn Preece as our
Branch Services Supervisor, Pakenham Branch. Jocelyn just graduated from the University of British Columbia
with her MLIS. She's an adventurer who brings intriguing work experience. She undertook a fantastic internship
opportunity with CIDA's Youth Internship programme. As a Community Education Officer she was tasked with
assisting a community to start a library in rural Uganda. She's retained ongoing involvement with this project by
currently serving on the board for Under the Reading Tree, a non-profit that supports five community library
projects in Uganda. Jocelyn has also worked at the Vancouver Public Library and North Vancouver District
Library as well as the Yellowknife Public Library. We are so pleased to welcome Jocelyn to her new supervisory
role where she is already participating in numerous outreach programmes and initiatives. We are very happy to
have Jocelyn on board.
Pam Harris
CEO/Chief Librarian
Mississippi Mills Public Library
[email protected]
5.4 Longstanding Service Awards @ EGPL CEO Michelle Alleyne presented awards of longstanding service to Judy and Ann in July, along with members of the Library Board,
Town Council, and Mayor Virginia Hackson.
East Gwillimbury Public Library is celebrating 30 years with Library Assistant Judy Nurmi and 25 years with
circulation assistant Ann Ash. Thanks to Judy and Ann for their years of excellent service and for the many more
to come!
Emily Lamond
Branch Librarian, Mount Albert Branch
East Gwillimbury Public Library
[email protected]
5.5 @ Burlington Public Library
Welcome (back): In July, Denise Fung joined Burlington Public Library as the Service Librarian at our three
neighbourhood branches: Aldershot, Brant Hills, and New Appleby. Denise is a former BPL page, clerk *and*
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Lauren Arkell
Coordinator, Communications
Burlington Public Library
[email protected]
5.6 Retirement at Caledon
Sharon Wilson, Adult and Collections Manager for Caledon Public Library will end her career after 11 years at
Caledon, retiring on August 29. Her illustrious career includes positions in both school and public libraries in
Ontario and the Maritimes. Sharon received the OPLA’s Children’s Librarian of the Year Award for service
excellence in her community and in the profession.
An active member of OLA, Sharon has held a number of positions on Committees and the OLA Board of
Directors, including President of OPLA. She has also been a mentor to many; a tutor for the EXCEL program
and an instructor for the Library Technicians program at Seneca.
Sharon is already looking forward to more ballroom dancing and spending time with her three talented sons,
daughter-in-law and grandson.
If you would like to wish Sharon well there is a Retirement Reception and Open House on August 8, 2014 from
4:30 to 6:30 followed by a dinner at a local restaurant. Please contact Mary Maw or Kelley Potter for more
information: [email protected] or [email protected]
Congratulations Sharon on your retirement.
Cindy Weir
Director of Libraries
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
[email protected]
5.7 New Chief Librarian Hired for Essex County Library
I am pleased to announce that Robin Greenall has accepted the position of Chief Librarian of the Essex County
Library. Robin has worked for the Chatham Kent Library system for the past six years as the Manager, Branch
and Children’s Services. During her time in Chatham Kent she developed service standard benchmarks and a
guideline for assessing facilities and service usage at all Chatham Kent Public Library branches.
Robin will be no stranger to the Essex County Library. Previous to her joining the staff in Chatham Kent, she was
a Branch Assistant and Branch Supervisor at various branches throughout Essex County. We will welcome
Robin to the Essex County Library staff on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014.
Richard Meloche
Board Chair
Essex County Library
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