Southern Ontario Library Service

EXCEL: A certificate programme in managing a small public library

E1-Introduction to Public Libraries

ASSIGNMENT 2

Your assignment for this module relates to the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.44. It is a very short assignment but an important one. Please complete Part A if you work in a municipal or county library and complete Part B if you work in a First Nation community.

Part A

1. Using Part 1, Sections 2 to 8 of the Act, describe the type of library in which you work.
   
   

2. What population is served by your library? Include both the local population and contract population, if applicable.
   
   

3. State the current number of library board members.
   
   

4. State the number of municipal councillors on the board.
   
   

5. Who are the officers of the board? (Use Section 15 of the Act as a guide in listing the officers.)
   
   

6. Create a list of the names of the current library board members.
   
   

7. Give a list of the meeting dates for the last year. (use Section 16 of the Act to check the number of meetings)

Part B (for those working in First Nation community libraries)

1. State the official name of your library, for example, Ka:nhiote Tyendinaga Territory Public Library

2. What population is served by your library?

3. State the governance structure for the library, for example, part of the Community Education Committee or by a Library Board

4. List the officers or officials to whom the library staff must report, for example, report to the Band Education Coordinator

5. Create a list of the names of the current library board or committee members.
   
   

6. Give a list of the meeting dates for the last year.

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Revised 2007