FOPLA’s 2016 gifts to OPL

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Funds that FOPLA donates to the Ottawa Public Library every year help support purchases of equipment, materials, facility improvements, and programs that are vital for the library and its customers, but do not make it into the OPL’s tight official budget. These items can include:

  • Furniture, display units, and shelving
  • Computers and other electronic hardware
  • Program supplies and materials
  • Purchase of hard copy and digital books
  • Funding for adult, senior, teen, and children’s programming
  • Sponsorship of community-oriented events like the Awesome Authors youth-writing contest
These are just a few examples, and over the years FOPLA’s support has extended in some way to all 33 branches of the Ottawa Public Library.