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Toronto Public Library and Ottawa Public Library welcome Penguin Random House’s recently announced reduced ebook prices for libraries.

Ottawa – This morning, Ottawa City Council approved the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) 2016 operating and capital budget. The total budget envelope is $45.362M, with an additional $2.9M for planning related to the Central Library Development project. 

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library’s 21^st annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is underway. This contest, for aspiring young poets and short story authors, is open to writers between the ages of 9 and 17.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library Board has approved the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) 2016 draft operating and capital budget. The complete budget envelope is $45.362M which includes funding for both operating and capital expenses. 

Ottawa – The Elmvale Acres branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from November 30-December 8. This is the third of three short scheduled closures this fall, required as part of the branch retrofit.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library’s Imagine Space, located at the Nepean Centrepointe branch, will be closed from November 23 until early February to undergo an expansion.

Ottawa – In conjunction with Financial Literacy Month, The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is offering “Money-Smart Living”, a lively, interactive evening with Personal Finance Expert and Author, Kelley Keehn.

Ottawa – The Fitzroy Harbour branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from November 23-27 to receive improvements.

The book drop will be available during the closure. The nearest alternate branches are Carp (3911 Carp) and Constance Bay (262 Len Purcell).

Ottawa – The adult collection at the Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be unavailable from November 16-20. Customers will still be able to retrieve their holds and access the following collections: Children, Teen, Express, and music CDs.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) surpasses most other participating public libraries on key comparators in the 2014 Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI) results released today.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) kicks-off its 6th annual Teen Author Fest (TAF) on October 29. This program is for teens ages 12 to 18, and runs until November 16.

Ottawa – The elevator at the Rosemount branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be out-of-service starting October 20 until late-December. The elevator is being replaced as part of the City of Ottawa’s building assets lifecycle renewal and replacement program.

Ottawa – You can now book meeting rooms online from 24 of the 33 branches of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL).

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will be taking part in the Big Library Read initiative from October 7-21, on a device near you.

As part of this initiative, OPL card holders will be given unlimited and simultaneous access to two eBooks for teens.

Ottawa – The Elmvale Acres branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from October 18-25. This is the second of three short scheduled closures this fall, required as part of the branch retrofit.

Ottawa –The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will once again host a Speaker Series, during BDC Small Business Week™.  A presentation by an industry expert will take place daily, from October 19-23. Presenters will also answer questions asked by members of the audience.

Ottawa – Throughout the month of October, Canadians across our country will be celebrating libraries. From building communities and transforming lives to inspiring learning, sparking curiosity, and connecting people, libraries are pillars of our community.

The Ottawa Public Library is pleased to join Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing to raise awareness of high eBook prices charged by multinational publishers.  Despite booming borrowing rates and high demand for eBooks, public libraries face challenges in ensuring universal access to

Ottawa – The Orléans branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from September 17-24. This is the second of two short closures required as part of the branch retrofit.

Ottawa – The Elmvale Acres branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from September 16-19. This is the first of three short scheduled closures this fall, required as part of the branch retrofit.