I am thrilled to share with you the following announcement of the first Robert Munsch Award. Please share it with friends, family, coworkers, students and the like!! What a great way for ‘the home of the Paperbag Princess” to celebrate ! We thank the Friends of the GPL for supporting this great project! KP Robert […]
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The Book is alive and well
A note from the Chief Librarian I am a big fan of the research done by the PEW Institute http://www.pewresearch.org/ Although it is an American nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about issues, attitudes and trends it also reflects what is happening in Canada. Their most recent survey looks at the impact of the […]
GPL History link active
The GPL history…and sub links to: the Old Carnegie Library, Board members, CEO’S and time line are now active on the website. This work is the result of a partnership and volunteers from the University of Guelph. We will continue the work next year with more information about facilities plus add some audio and video […]
TEST YOUR LUCKY STROKE WITH GUELPH PUBLIC LIBRARY – LIBRARY LINKS GOLF CLASSIC LUCKY 13th on FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13th 2013!
On Friday September 13th, Guelph Public Library is pleased to host its 2nd annual Library Links Golf Classic – Lucky 13th Edition taking place at the beautiful Victoria Park East Golf Club in Guelph! Proceeds support GPL’s drive for a new Main Library for our community. Thanks to the generous support of our community (definitely […]
GPL LAUNCHES NEW Robert Munsch Discovery Portal
As ‘Home of the Paper Bag Princess’, the Guelph Public Library is proud to announce the launch of its Robert Munsch Discovery Portal at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 16th in the Main Library Children’s Department (100 Norfolk Street). In honour of Canada’s most beloved children’s author – and Guelph’s very own – everyone is […]
When do you know it’s time to leave?
The following is a posting on the Chief Librarians blog tha may be of some interest. ian As an employee or volunteer, when do you know it’s time to move on? A tricky but interesting question I’ve been pondering lately. The obvious answers are: ●when the band stops playing ●when the bar closes ●when […]
Support the Guelph Public Library!
Thanks to the generous support of our community, over $11,000 was raised last year (despite some wicked weather). This year’s event promises to be a thrilling one – so we hope you are able to join us and test your lucky stroke for an exciting day of golf, fabulous food, lots of contests and prizes, […]
AWE Video Entry has been submitted
Attached is a video application to win an early literacy station for GPL….a volunteer videographer and staff produced the clip last week….whether we win, lose or draw it was a great learning experience as we push more video onto our website. Here’s a link to the video: KP http://youtu.be/xbij9fLZGzA
library stories: leadership medals awards in U.S.
US Library Service medals were awarded recently: http://www.imls.gov/national_medal_to_be_awarded_today_at_white_house.aspx There were some really moving stories of library users and services, recorded through a partnership with oral history project StoryCorps. JR