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Summer is just around the corner, and libraries are getting ready—not just with programs and schedules, but with fresh ideas, creativity, and a focus on connecting with their communities in new ways. In this episode, we

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Summer is just around the corner, and libraries are getting ready—not just with programs and schedules, but with fresh ideas, creativity, and a focus on connecting with their communities in new ways. In this episode, we

In this episode of Library Land Loves , we’re taking you inside the Spring Gathering—a powerful and meaningful event that brings together members of the First Nations Public Library (FNPL) community from across Ontario.

Michelle Arbuckle sits down with recently retired library leader and past recipient of OLA’s W.J. Robertson Medallion for Public Librarian of the Year, Margie Singleton—an inspiring force in Canadian public libraries who

Today we’re diving into one of the most pressing issues facing libraries right now: intellectual freedom, and the growing wave of challenges to it across Canada. Over the past year, we’ve seen a sharp increase in attempt

Welcome to Library Land Loves. Every May, the OLA hosts the largest literary event for young readers in Canada, and it’s called the Forest of Reading Festival. In case you aren’t familiar with it, we host this annual eve

Welcome back to Library Land Loves. This week, our host Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director of the OLA) is speaking with two of the proponents leading the way in the movement to support prison library funding, Keersten

Welcome back to Library Land Loves. Throughout the month of April, there are several high profile events taking place across the country, including The Juno Awards, Canada Reads, and National Canadian Film Day. As our fe

Welcome back to Library Land Loves. Over the month of April, there are several high profile events taking place across the country, including The Juno Awards, Canada Reads, and National Canadian Film Day. As our fearless

Welcome back to Library Land Loves. Have we got a treat for you. Over the next month there are several high profile events taking place across the country, including The Juno Awards, Canada Reads, and National Canadian F

With Earth Day around the corner, many libraries are thinking about how to engage their communities in conversations about climate and care for the planet. But those conversations can feel complicated. How do we talk abo

In this episode, Michelle sits down with Larry Alford, Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto Libraries to reflect on leadership, people management, and what it means to guide institutions through decades of change

Welcome back to the Super Conference Diaries, where Michelle and Emily hit “record” at the end of another very long conference day and bravely attempt to form complete sentences. In this episode, we debrief each day fuel

This week’s episode is a quick check-in to say hello, share what’s coming up, and explain why we’re pressing pause on a full episode while we sprint toward the OLA Super Conference. With the conference just two weeks awa

It’s our last episode of the year! As 2025 winds down, you’re probably feeling the weight of a full year of library work. This episode is your reminder to pause, breathe, and think about how you’ll use the holidays to re

Has your library ever struggled with tricky holiday decisions, confusing observance rules, or the great “should we have a Christmas tree in the lobby?” debate, then this episode is for you! As the holidays creep closer a

In this episode of Library Land Loves, we dig into a conversation that feels more urgent in Canada by the day: what’s happening to school libraries, who is challenging what kids can read, and how library people who are a

This episode is your sign—literally—to look around your library and take stock of your signage. Signage is the unsung hero of library life: it promotes your programs, points people where they need to go, warns, reminds,

Are you looking to step up as a champion for the library sector, or grow your own leadership capacity? Well, this episode is for you. Serving on a board—whether at a school, library, or community organization—offers a fr

This week’s episode is coming to your ears during First Nations Public Library Week. A time to recognize and honour the vital role that First Nations libraries play in their communities—spaces that preserve culture, lang

Find yourself struggling to maintain a work-life balance? Wondering about the fine line between being a hard worker and an over-worker? What are the consequences of overwork and burnout - for each of us as workers, but a
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