Ontario Public Libraries Week (October 19-25) highlights the important role public libraries play in our communities. And as Ontarians, we love our libraries.

What can you do to support your library workers?

• Visit your library and thank the staff.
• Tell your councillor that you appreciate the great work library workers do in your community – and remind them that properly funded library services are a priority for you in the municipal budget.
• Tell someone about a library service you learned about recently – there are many stellar programs and services.
• Get a library card. The tool on this page will help you get or renew a card.

An OMERS review is underway – make sure you have your say!

OMERS members and retirees, click and sign here.

The CUPE Ontario submission to the governance review will demand

• an end to the bogus “confidentiality” requirements that keep plan sponsors like CUPE in the dark about OMERS operations,
• recognition that “joint sponsorship” means that CUPE members must have a say in OMERS decision and direction,
• real-world consequences for OMERS brass when they don’t meet the plan’s investment targets,
• and an end to obscene compensation for OMERS executives: OMERS bosses make top pay but produce the worst growth of all public sector pension plans!

Remember, an OMERS pension isn’t a gift. It’s your deferred wages!

Peterborough library workers ask: “What is a library without librarians?”

Open letter to the Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board

Letter to KFPL Board regarding health & safety, and staffless library pilot

Join our letter-writing campaign!  Click here to send a letter to Mayor Patterson, Kingston City Councillors and Library Board Chair Monica Stewart asking them to cancel the Extended Hours Project at the Pittsburgh Library Branch.  Read more here and simply click to send a letter.  Thank you for your support!