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Canadian Library Month / Mois des bibliothèques au Canada

Canadian Library Month Mois des bibliothèques au Canada October is Canadian Library Month! All month long, libraries and library partners across Canada are raising awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives. More than just a place to find books, libraries promote cultural awareness, engage in the community, provide educational programs, support freedom…

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Lunch & Learn: Revamping Your Early Reader Collection

The Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario is thrilled to announce our next Professional Development session, Revamping Your Early Reader Collection, with Lindsay Shaw. About This Event Date: Monday, September 13th, 2021 Time: 12:00PM – 1:00PM Location: Zoom With more than thirty levels and four different categories, NTPL’s Early Reader collection was an organizational and discovery…

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Lunch & Learn : Chapter Discussion

The Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario is thrilled to announce our first Professional Development session. As discussed at the recent Annual General Meeting, the Association will begin offering a series of Lunch & Learn Professional Development sessions, which will be offered at no additional cost to active members of the Association.…

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48th Annual General Meeting

The 48th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario will be held on Friday May 14, 2021 at 12:15 p.m. online via Zoom. In order to receive connection details, please send us an email at info@oaltabo.on.ca. Details will be sent out a few days before the meeting. Our…

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2021 Conference – Author Spotlights

Monday – 12:00PM – 12:45PM Monday – 12:45PM – 1:30PM   Join us on May 10th and hear from authors : David Poulson Dave Butler Susan Calder Rosemary McCracken Ann Shortell Iona Whishaw Join us on May 10th and hear from authors : Del Chatterson Shoshona Freedman Hannah McKinnon C.S. O’Cinneide  Joanna Vander Vlugt Tuesday…

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Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa : Annual General Meeting

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Time: 6:30 PM Location: virtually via Zoom — Please RSVP using our Zoom Registration The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of OALT/ABO will be holding its Annual General Meeting, on March 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM, via Zoom. If you have any questions about the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Executive, if you would…

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Fall/Winter 2020 Issue of NewsLETTER / NouvELLES

The Fall/Winter 2020 Issue of NewsLETTER/NouvELLES is now available to our OALT/ABO members! Please login to your account to see this issue, as well as past issues at <https://oaltabo.on.ca/newsletter-nouvelles/print-archives/>. Not a member? Our membership is open to students, graduates, retirees, and/or unemployed library technicians. Join today to read the latest issue, and become a part…

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Notice of Annual General Meeting (May 2021)

Dear Members, The 48th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario will be held on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 12:15pm remotely via Zoom. Members in good standing, who are unable to attend the meeting may by means of proxy appoint a proxyholder. Further information and documentation will…

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2021 OALT/ABO Conference – Call for Submissions

Virtual North – 2021 Good news – the deadline for submissions for our 48th Annual Conference has been extended to November 20th! We would like to invite everyone to our first virtual conference! The Association began planning our conference to travel to Sudbury but, due to the current pandemic and out of an abundance of…

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2021 Membership Now Open

We are very excited to announce that our 2021 membership form is now open! Members get access to our latest 2020 Salary Survey Results, new issues of NewsLETTER/NouvELLES, plus our new Membership Directory. Visit https://oaltabo.on.ca/membership/ to become a member today and get access to everything OALT/ABO has to offer.

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