We regret to announce that the Inter-library Loans service has been discontinued. The Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) provided the system and shipping service that allowed every library to borrow and lend books and other materials across Ontario. The Provincial government has cut their 2019 budget by more than 50%. They have no choice but to shut down the deliveries system. Further services provided by SOLS and Ontario Library Services North may also be cut.
(read the statement from SOLS CEO Barbara Franchetto here).

Our single library and many others like ours depend heavily on the Ontario-wide services provided by SOLS and OLS-North. In 2018 our library borrowed 1,033 items from other libraries for Hanover members (about 20 items every week). We loaned 2,619 items to other libraries for their members. For this to happen, SOLS vans delivered or picked up 7,300 packages for our library alone in 2018.

Further information is available here:

https://www.sols.org/blog/

http://fopl.ca/newsroom/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/eastern-ontario-libraries-concerned-about-cuts-1.5103998

How you can help:

1. Signing the paper petition in the library

Our petition calls on the Government to reinstate funding to Southern Ontario Library Service and Ontario Library Service-North
Sharing the value of your local library on social media by using #saveourlibraries
Signing the “Stop the cuts to the Southern Ontario Library Service and Ontario Library Service – North” petition available through change.org

2. Write to your MPP and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Bill Walker, MPP  for Bruce -Grey-Owen Sound
bill.walker@pc.ola.org
Toronto: Tel  416-212-2665    Constituency:   Toll Free   1-800-461-2664  Tel  519-371-2421  Fax  519-371-0953  

Michael Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (the ministry that oversees library service)
michael.tibollo@pc.ola.org
Toronto: Tel  416-326-9326 / 416-314-1400     Fax   416-326-9338
Constituency: Tel   905-893-4428 / Fax   905-893-4537

Join us at our annual book sale June 13-16. There will be thousands of gently used books, movies, magazines, puzzles and games. All purchases are by donation of your choice!