Join us for the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Please click on the links below to access the documents for the FOPLA 2024 Annual General Meeting. 2024 Annual General Meeting Agenda 2024 Proxy Voting form English 2024 Proxy Voting form French 2023 Draft AGM Minutes FOPLA Bylaw for Member Consideration June 19 2024 AABPO Reglement pour examen par les membres 19 juin 2024 2023 FOPLA Financial Statements
Ottawa Public Library Releases their Annual Report 2023
The theme of the 2023 report is A Library for Everyone to reflect that there is room for everyone’s story at OPL, and that the Library provides access to a world of ideas and supports the community in a variety of ways. A key accomplishment in 2023 to increase inclusion and accessibility was the creation of the new Client Experience and Community Development department whose priority will be to identify community needs and service gaps as an initial [...]
FOPLA announces major gift to the Ottawa Public Library
OTTAWA – On April 9, 2024, at the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting, the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) had the great pleasure of announcing a gift of $750,000 to the Ottawa Public Library “Unlock Potential” campaign, in support of the new OPL Central Library and joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Ādisōke. “We are proud to be commemorating more than 20 years of friendship with OPL and contributing to the development of [...]
Giving Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Please consider FOPLA for your Giving Tuesday donation!
Mammoth Book Sales 2024
We are pleased to announce the dates for our 2024 Mammoth Book Sales. Dates and more information can be found here.
Highlights from 2022!
Despite facing an unprecedented pandemic, FOPLA was able to generate $179,000 and donated $35,000 for essential programming.