Become a Library Champion!
Registered Name: ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Business No: 107798159RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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2025 Initiative: Advocacy on the Importance of Libraries to the Social Fabric of Ontario
Each year, OLA fundraises for a specific initiative that supports an aspect of the profession and helps strengthen libraries. Donations to the OLA general fund makes you a Library Champion and helps us continue to support and strengthen the library sectors.
- Train our library workers to become advocates in their daily work on the importance of their libraries.
- Enable the OLA staff, Board, Divisional Councils to advocate, with partners, to ministries and other funding and policy making bodies.
Why is this goal important for the OLA?
Advocacy is one of our three Strategic Plan goals and includes the direct work that OLA does on behalf of our library sectors, as well as the importance in educating library staff on how to become a library advocate. We know that every opportunity to advocate for libraries is an opportunity to inform change and grow new support for the important work that we provide to the social fabric of Ontarians. Libraries serve our communities from cradle to grave - their is no other sector with this wide spanning impact.
How will your donation help OLA and the people who work in or for libraries?
There is an urgent need for change in how libraries approach this issue. Your donation goes a long way towards helping the OLA achieve this goal. Your donation will directly support the education of staff and the importance of advocacy across the various ministerial and government bodies. Training platform costs, advocacy consultants, and media kits are areas which the Library Champion supports.
How do I benefit from donating to support this initiative?
We can’t do this work without you and your support. Your donation allows you to ensure that OLA members are well-equipped to manage issues. Your donation can also aid the library sector in improving its ability to manage and respond, which helps with how the sector engages with its staff and patrons.
The OLA is 124 years old this year, and throughout our history we have seen how the profession has remained resilient by adapting to the changing environments and contexts for libraries in Ontario. We know that our membership and partners support building a profession that reflects all of us, and we know that with your support and ideas, we can continue to achieve this goal. Now more than ever, we need your support.
How else can you support OLA?
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OLA is a registered charity. If you donate more than $20 today, you will receive a tax receipt.
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