Library Networking Group - Public Libraries

Language Matters: Unpacking Professional Discourses Using Critical Theory

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:45:42 -0600

By : Siobhan Stevenson

The release of the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s Third Generation Public Libraries in January 2009 provided this researcher with an ideal opportunity to apply critical theory to an analysis of provincial planning documents from the 1950s. The focus of critical research and a key source of evidence is discourse. Thus the language we use to talk about our profession, our work, our institutions, and our users can tell us a lot about social struggles over what it means to be a public service within today’s political and economic landscape.

10 Qualities To Look For in a New Library Trustee

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:34 -0700

By : Ian Hunter

Next year in Ontario, newly elected municipal councils will be appointing their library board members. Given that the appointments are for four years (2011 through 2014), it is particularly important that the best possible people are selected. Too often, library trustees are chosen for reasons that don’t adequately address the needs of the position. The rationale may include being a frequent library visitor, a published author, a bibliophile, a municipal or business leader, or a former librarian. While these factors may enhance a person’s candidacy for being on the board, they don’t sufficiently address some fundamental trustee attributes that a library and municipal council should be seeking.

Ten Things You Can Do for a Better Library Board

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:45:04 -0700

By : Ian Hunter

Library boards have an important task: they work to ensure the provision of exemplary library services in the community. Members of these boards, commonly called library trustees, are chosen by the local municipal council soon after it is elected. Too often, however, the new council is not adequately focused or equipped for the task, and therefore highly qualified trustee applicants may be passed over, or not even interviewed.Council wants to have a successful library board, so it should welcome assistance from the outgoing board (which is still in place until the new one is selected) when recruiting the new trustees. Here are some things your library board can do in the next 12 months to help the library get the board it needs and deserves.

Health information for you

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:29:43 -0700

By : Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS), Toronto Public Library

The Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) at the Toronto Public Library can help you find reliable, understandable information on complicated health questions. If you or your patrons live in Ontario, CHIS can help answer questions or provide second-tier reference support.

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Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:11:17 -0700

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