Partnerships

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Each year, 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)
  • Blackberry
  • Business Development Bank of Canada
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada
  • City of Ottawa
  • Community Foundation of Ottawa
  • Cornerstone Wesleyan Church
  • Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Foundation
  • Levenger Foundation
  • Literacy Foundation
  • Manotick Kiwanis
  • Michael Andrews and Associates Limited
  • Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport
  • Ottawa Public Health
  • 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.

Thank you for your support!

In 2014, 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 to 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 Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA)

Message from the President, Colin Plows

“It is certainly noteworthy that we continue to be the highest revenue generating Friends group in Canada. So much more can be accomplished when communities band together and lend a helping hand. It is thanks to the shared contributions of FOPLA members and volunteers that we are able to increase users’ enjoyment of our city’s branches through programs and materials funded by FOPLA dollars. On behalf of our association, thank you for the time, energy, and heart that you contribute to making our Library a better civic institution.”

Highlights

  • Donated $235,000 to the Ottawa Public Library in 2014
  • Communicated the value of our city’s Library branches to candidates during Ottawa’s municipal election
  • Opened two new volunteer-run bookstores at the Beaverbrook and Ruth E. Dickinson branches
  • Created two dynamic volunteer committees to take on operations and communications projects

Board Members

Colin Plows, President
Ben Godby, Vice-president of Operations
Matthew Geigen-Miller, Secretary
Sean Ingutia, Treasurer
Bryant McNamara, Member-at-large
Penelope Gould, Member-at-large
Amanda Cullen, Member-at-large
Ann Stuurman, Member-at-large
John Lobsinger, Member-at-large
Shelly McQuillen, Member-at-large
Cindy Streefkerk, Past-president

Local committee representatives:

Carol Kerfoot (Ottawa Local Committee)
Josephine Norton - (Goulbourn - Rideau Local Committee)
-- (Vanier Local Committee)
Judy Evans (Nepean Local Committee)
Heather Murphy (Kanata Local Committee)
Colin Plows (Cumberland - Orleans Local Committee)
Richard Bellaire (Greenboro Local Committee)

www.OttawaPublicLibraryFriends.ca

Library Settlement Partnership

The Ottawa Public Library is a partner in the Library Settlement Partnership (LSP) program. This program helps newcomers settle into the community by linking individuals and families to community and settlement services through partner-led group information sessions. The LSP program is delivered through OPL in partnership with several local settlement agencies and city partners.

  • Catholic Centre For Immigrants (CCI)
  • Centre des services communautaires Vanier (CSC-Vanier)
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada  (CIC-Ottawa)
  • City of Ottawa
  • Frontier College
  • Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO)
  • La Cité
  • Le Conseil Économique et Social d’Ottawa Carleton (CESOC)
  • Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency of Ottawa (LASSA)
  • Nepean Rideau Osgoode Community Resource Centre (NROCRC)
  • Ottawa Chinese Community Service Center (OCCSC)
  • Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)
  • Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF)
  • Somali Centre for Family Services (SCFS)
  • Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC)
  • University of Ottawa
  • World Skills
  • YMCA-YWCA Language Assessment and Referral Centre
  • YMCA-YWCA Newcomer Information Centre

For a more extensive list of OPL partnerships, please visit the OPL website at www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/en/Partners