<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">FYI - From the Ottawa Pulic Library:</div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0px 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)"></span></p>
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<i><span lang="EN-CA" style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Beginning on January 1, 2021 the Ottawa Public Library introduced a Materials Recovery Model to replace
 Late Fees for overdue library materials. This change allows OPL to take concrete action, removing systemic barriers to library service. The new model means customers who have incurred late fees in the past will have more equitable access to the library’s resources.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)"></span></i></p>
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<i><span lang="EN-CA" style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">We hope that the removal of late fees will also encourage new customers to start using the Library. The
 OPL’s aim is to get material back for others to borrow, to encourage the return of long overdue items, to increase the number of copies available for all customers, and provide equitable access to computers, wifi, programs and services.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)"></span></i></p>
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<i><span lang="EN-CA" style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The OPL is an inclusive environment looking to expand our reach to community members who may be at risk
 of exclusion; this may include Indigenous residents, those living in poverty, racialized residents, youth, people with disabilities, women, or immigrants. <b>I welcome an opportunity to speak further about any ways in which we can work together to communicate
 this message to those who may benefit most. We have flyers and bookmarks to share, and I would be pleased to hold a virtual, informal chat with members of organizations and or clients if there is an appropriate opportunity to do so.</b></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)"></span></i></p>
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