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ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2016 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF TODD KYLE 2016 PRESIDENT, ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2016 was a year of which will result in a $1 million investment in at the Partnership Perks, a series of special deals success and challenge improving digital services in libraries. on swag items you can brand for your library. for the Ontario Library Association. Strategic Plan Governance In 2016, we began consultations for our next OLA completed the tasks set out in 2015’s Super Conference Strategic Plan for 2017-2020. We conducted governance review by formally adopting an This year’s theme was member surveys, Town Halls, and targeted evaluation process for the Board and Executive “All in / Le tout pour le interviews. We heard a lot about how OLA needs Director, as well as ensuring that all committees tout” and it was truly to change in order to meet new challenges such have formal Terms of Reference to make their aims a celebration of our as the need for research and evaluation, broader clear. diversity, commitment, engagement, and career support. The plan and willingness to take will continue to be developed with the goal of I’m particularly excited by the work to come by the risks. I was struck by the diversity of voices, the implementation in fall 2017. Indigenous Task Force as well as the new Cultural energy and idealism of our members, and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Finally, in order broad representation from all library sectors. There CFLA-FCAB to align our Annual General Meeting with both our were over 4,000 delegates and I think many of OLA played a key role in the formation of the Board terms and Super Conference, we adopted them would agree it was the best conference ever! new Canadian Federation of Library Associations/ a plan to change our fiscal period from calendar Congratulations to our conference planning chairs Fédération canadienne des associations de year to September-August, which will take effect Richard Reid and Emily Burns for an excellent job. bibliothèques. Our Executive Director, Shelagh in 2017. Our next AGM will be at Super Conference Paterson, became one of the founding members 2018. Advocacy and Treasurer of the new board. As the sole multi- Government advocacy continued to be one of sector association representing Ontario, OLA As President, it has been my pleasure to work with OLA’s top priorities. Several meetings with key will continue to nominate one of its members as the Board, staff, volunteers, and members who provincial officials were held, and OLA participated representative to the CLFA-FCAB board, giving us make our association strong. Thank you for all in a number of government consultations, an important voice in national advocacy on behalf your support this year, and keep up the fight! speaking to important issues such as: of all libraries. • Ontario’s Culture Plan and public library Revenue funding review OLA continued to diversify its revenue base in • E-resource funding order to continue funding its activities. For the first • Libraries as community and learning hubs time in over 20 years, OLA raised its membership fees by adding upper tiers to the income ranges We are especially proud of OLA’s submission to the so that those who can most afford it contribute provincial Budget Talks program where Ontarians a little more. In addition, the OLA Store became had the opportunity to vote on funding initiatives. The Library Marketplace, reflecting its national OLA and the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries’ role as a seller of professional and library-themed (FOPL) idea, expanding connectivity in rural, merchandise through The Partnership. I invite northern and Indigenous communities, was one you to check out the new Library Lust series of of three submissions chosen to receive funding, offerings (especially the socks!) and to take a look 2 www.accessola.com - ASSOCIATION DES BIBLIOTHEQUES DE L’ONTARIO-FRANCO DONNA-MARIE MacLEOD, PRÉSIDENTE ABO-FRANCO 2016 ABO-Franco Membership: 245 D’abord j’aimerais remercier tous les membres sélection de la Forêt de la lecture : Eugénia Doval, et francophiles. Cette année, lors de la Super du Conseil 2016 de la division, et remercier Diane Quessy, Christine Labelle, et Évy Gambin. Conférence, nous avons offerts 4 ateliers en Véronique Dupuis pour la planification des français. ateliers francophones de la Super Conférence. Dans le but de promouvoir les services en français, nous participons aux évènements tels Je vous encourage fortement de vous impliquer J’aimerais aussi reconnaitre le travail des que « Library Day at Queen’s Park » et « Ontario avec nous : il s’agit d’une très bonne façon de bénévoles qui passent chaque année plusieurs Public Library Week ». Nous liaisons aussi avec rencontrer d’autres bibliothécaires francophones heures à lire des livres jeunesse dans le cadre de groupes tels que LANCRE, le Salon des ou francophiles de partout en Ontario, et de du comité de la Forêt de la lecture pour les prix associations, et l’association des étudiants en travailler avec un groupe de personnes passionné Tamarac, Tamarac Express et Peuplier. Vous les sciences de l’information de l’Université d’Ottawa. des bibliothèques. bénévoles, par votre travail, vous alimentez Encore cette année, nous avons poursuivi notre l’imaginaire des milliers d’enfants de l’Ontario participation au Collectif de la Communauté du Finalement, je vous rappelle qu’il y a toujours de (et d’ailleurs au monde francophone entier). Ne Savoir dont le mandat est de faciliter la mise en la place dans la revue Open Shelf pour publier sous-estimez jamais l’importance de votre travail. œuvre de projets communautaires qui offrent des des textes en français. Donnez-nous de vos occasions d’acquisition et de partage du savoir. nouvelles, décrivez-nous vos programmes et Cette année en reconnaissance cette œuvre services, écrivez un article en français sur un sujet importante et soutenue nous avons accordé le Nous continuons à alimenter notre fil Twitter : qui vous intéresse ou donnez un petit compte- prix Micheline-Persaud — destiné à honorer une @ABO_FRANCO. Je vous invite à nous y joindre. rendu de vos livres préférés… personne, un groupe ou une institution qui s’est distingué dans le développement et la promotion Enfin, nous poursuivons la traduction du site Web Mais, surtout, parlons notre langue entre nous, et des services de bibliothèque en français en de la division, et des documents essentiels de la partout ! Merci de m’avoir fait confiance en 2016. Ontario — aux co-présidentes du Comité de OLA afin d’accueillir nos membres francophones Annual Report 2016 3 ONTARIO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION DENISE SMITH, PRESIDENT OCULA 2016 OCULA Membership: 713 I am proud to have had the opportunity to why we’re still waiting to see academic libraries The OCULA Award for Lifetime Achievement lead OCULA Council in 2016. We had another transform. went to Anne Dondertman, former Associate successful year and I am pleased to highlight our Chief Librarian for Special Collections at the achievements. In response to the OLA Board’s recommendation University of Toronto Libraries, in recognition of for OCULA to fund the New Librarian Residency her outstanding contributions to OLA, OCULA, The OCULA Spring Conference tackled how Award, the New Librarian Residency Award and the broader library community. Anne’s academic libraries can “Create Space,” physically, Fundraising Committee launched its fundraising distinguished career in academic librarianship digitally, and mentally. Keynote speaker Jutta campaign at the OCULA Annual General Meeting spanned nearly three decades. Her specialty in rare Treviranus (OCAD University) delivered a on Feb. 2, 2017. In a demonstration of their books has made her a highly respected member fascinating session on the benefits of designing support for this initiative, the OLA Board will of the international rare book and manuscript inclusive spaces. match every contribution made to the award up to community, and an inspirational role model and a maximum of $10,000. Learn more at: http://nlra. mentor for the profession. The OCULA Spring Dinner encouraged attendees accessola.com. to think about Open Access with open minds. A In Autumn 2016 OLA and OCULA jointly applied Pinterest board allowed libraries to share how After experimenting with various production for and hosted practicum student, Nikolina they celebrate and advocate for Open Access schedules, InsideOCULA committed to delivering Lekarevic, who worked with InsideOCULA and OLA Week. Nelly Cancilla and Bobby Glushko from five issues per year to OCULA members, starting to migrate past editions of InsideOCULA to the University of Toronto’s Scholarly Communications in 2016. Each of these issues featured a plethora Open Shelf platform and created a standardized Office discussed their Open Robarts initiative, an of valuable and engaging content. We also tagging system for the magazine’s content. alternative reality game used to celebrate and bid farewell to Elizabeth Yates, InsideOCULA’s promote Open Access Week. dedicated and passionate Editor-in-Chief. I would like to thank 2016 OCULA Council, OCULA Super Conference planners Jennifer The OCULA Fall Event, offered online and in The OCULA Award for Special Achievement Peters and Courtney Lundrigan, and all our collaboration with OLITA, focused on the potential was presented to two remarkable projects: volunteer members-at-large for their exceptional of libraries to transform higher education. Dr. Alec Student2Scholar (Western University, University of contributions to all OCULA initiatives and Couros (University of Regina) and Louise McGillis Toronto Libraries, Queen’s University) and La Casita activities. It was a pleasure to serve OCULA as the (Memorial University) joined us online to share Azul (York). 2016 President. how libraries are perceived by educators and 4 www.accessola.com ONTARIO LIBRARY BOARDS’ ASSOCIATION PIERRE MErciER OLBA 2016 OLBA Membership: 1,244 To quote our website, “The Ontario Library Boards’ modification to Bylaw 5.