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Family Day - Monday, February 15, 2010
SOLS offices will be closed and the delivery routes will not operate on this day. For libraries receiving delivery only on Mondays, special arrangements have been made.

SOLS SIGNAL - February 3, 2010

Ministry responsible for public libraries changes in Cabinet shuffle
Ministry of Tourism and Culture's new Minister is Mr. Michael Chan

Development Charges By-law: fact sheet for public libraries
(Link added to Clearinghouse/Legislation affecting public libraries in Ontario)

TRAINING: SOLS Training Bulletin, Winter 2010

$15 M: Application Program Post Project report now on line
Your report for Services for Under-Served Groups is due no later than March 31, 2011 and preferably within three months of completing the project. IT Support/Training is due no later than March 31, 2012 and preferably within three months of completing the project.

$15 M: Education Fund Post Project Reports now on line
Your report is due within one month of completing a program. If your library was funded for several different programs ending at different times, please submit multiple reports. If funding covered a program over several years, please submit an interim report no later than March 31, 2011 and a final report within one month of completing the program.

$15 M: Library Credit/Grant Program Post Project Reports now on line
Your report is due no later than March 31, 2011 but preferably within three months of expending your library credit. Please submit only one report covering all expenditures under your library credit.

A number of SOLS' staff members will be speaking at OLA. Plan to attend these sessions

SOLS Pandemic Plan - Information for Libraries
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About SOLS
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Library News & Resources
Charity Tax Tool
A free comprehensive information website with easy-to-understand content developed by Imagine Canada that will provide Canadian charities with timely information and tools to ensure they have the resources to meet Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requirements. (Link added to Clearinghouse/Library Administration Resources)

Harmonized Sales Tax: HST Primer for Public Libraries
Added to Super Conference Program. Thursday February 25, 9:05 am (room tba). In July, Ontario will implement the Harmonized Sales Tax. What are the implications for libraries and how will this change affect your existing processes? This session is designed to provide a broad overview and to review issues and implications that you will need to be aware of in planning for your implementation of the HST. Speaker: Barbara Warren, Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, KPMG LLP

RFID
(Integrated Technology Group) Descriptions of this company's APEX technology also provides videos of all the different facets of how RFID is used in a library. (Link added to Clearinghouse/Technology Resources/RFID)

First Nations Public Library Week, February 15-20, 2010

The Sarah Badgley Literacy Fund for Rural Ontario Children
Will provide grants of up to $500 for Ontario libraries' children's programs for 2010. Applications by 15 April, 2010



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