Thank you for your support!
In 2013, the Ottawa community donated to the Ottawa Public Library either directly or through the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA). OPL extends its appreciation to the many donors who have provided financial support for the Library. The extraordinary generosity of our donors plays a critical role in growing OPL’s programs and services for our community.
Friends of the OPL Association
Message from the President, Colin Plows
“Each year our organization donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Ottawa Public Library for programming and furnishings, and we can be confident that the purchases made with FOPLA funds help our branches deliver valuable services to our communities. As Friends of our Library, we know the Library is doing great work for our city and we will continue to support OPL as it delivers services in all its forms. We have our remarkable volunteers and members to thank for our accomplishments and continued success. On behalf of the FOPLA Board, thank you.”
Highlights
- $350,000 donated to the Ottawa Public Library in 2013
- Welcomed new bookstores into OPL branches and continue to scout out more space for FOPLA sales in Library branches
- Outlined terms for a new FOPLA bursary available to students of Information Studies at University of Ottawa in honour of retired City Librarian, Barbara Clubb
Board Members
Colin Plows, President Ben Godby, Vice-president of Operations Melissa Nisbett, Vice-president Advocacy and Public Relations Matthew Geigen-Miller, Secretary Sean Ingutia, Treasurer Anne Rutherford, Member-at-large Shelly McQuillen, Member-at-large Cindy Streefkerk, Past-president
Local committee representatives:
Carol Kerfoot (Ottawa Local Committee) Vacant (Goulbourn - Rideau Local Committee) Vacant (Vanier Local Committee) Judy Wisking (Nepean Local Committee) Heather Murphy (Kanata Local Committee) Colin Plows (Cumberland - Orleans Local Committee) Richard Bellaire (Greenboro Local Committee)
Back row: Stanley Lowe, Matthew Geigen-Miller, Anthony Beck, Jessica Hertzog, Sean Ingutia, Anne Rutherford Middle row: Heather Murphy, Judy Wisking, Shelly McQuillen, Nancy Shurtleff, Donna Clark Front row: Danielle McDonald, Colin Plows, Cindy Streefkerk
www.OttawaPublicLibraryFriends.ca
Partnerships
Each year, the Ottawa Public Library receives funding from a number of community partnerships. We would like to thank the following for their continued support of our programs and services:
- Andrea Mein Memorial Fund (Community Foundation of Ottawa)
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- City of Ottawa
- Community Foundation of Ottawa
- Cornerstone Wesleyan Church
- Friends of the Ottawa Public Library
- Friends of the Village of Rockliffe Park Foundation
- Literacy Foundation
- MASC
- Michael Andrews and Associates Limited
- Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport
- Ottawa Public Health
- Blackberry
- Rockcliffe Park Residents Association
- Royal Canadian Legion; Branch 593
- Southern Ontario Library Service
- The Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa
- United Way / Centraide Ottawa
- University of Ottawa Library
- Numerous private benevolent citizens of Ottawa
Our thanks go out to you for your continued belief in our services and value to the community.
Library Settlement Partnership
Programs directed towards newcomers to Canada, such as conversation groups, information sessions about Canada, and citizen test preparation, are delivered through OPL in partnership with the following organizations:
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- City of Ottawa
- Frontier College
- Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
- Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency of Ottawa
- Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization
- Ottawa Community Loan Fund
- Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre
- Somali Centre for Family Services
- Vanier Community Service Centre
- World Skills
- YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region's Newcomer Information Centre
Ottawa Public Health (OPH)
In 2013, OPL continued its successful partnership with Ottawa Public Health (OPH) in promoting a number of healthy living initiatives. In particular, OPH nurses delivered prenatal classes meant to go along with OPH’s free online prenatal program. OPL also partnered with OPH employees to develop walking programs around select branches, as well as 1 km walking maps that are included on the OPL website.
For a more extensive list of OPL partnerships, please visit the OPL website at BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/en/Partners