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Our Next Mammoth Sale is April 26!
Mammoth Sales 2025! We are pleased to announce our Mammoth Book Sale dates for 2025. The next sale is Saturday, April 26th. Mammoth Books Sales take place the 4th Saturday of every month. We offer great prices on gently used books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and more. Dates for all Mammoth Sales in 2025 can be found here. Location: James Bartleman Center 100 Tallwood Drive, Ottawa (ON) K2G 4R7 Time: 10 am - 2 pm cash, credit, and debit accepted [...]
Mammoth Book Sale Dates 2025!
We are pleased to announce the 2025 dates for our always popular Mammoth Book Sales. These sales take place every 4th Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm at the James Bartleman Centre, 100 Tallwood Drive, Nepean ON K2G 4R7 We offer great prices on gently used books, CDs, DVDs and more. 2025 Sale Dates January 25 February 22 March 29 April 26 May 31 June 21 July 26 August 23 September 27 October 25 November 29 December 20 [...]
FOPLA Announces Kind Reads Closure
The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) has made the difficult decision to close down our online bookstore, Kind Reads (kindreads.com). The announcement follows extensive internal deliberations and analysis of the online store’s financial and operational viability. Notice to our customers: * The last date to place an order at kindreads.com is December 31st, 2024. * Kind Reads gift cards will be honoured after the closure at 100 Tallwood Drive, at monthly Mammoth sales or browsing appointments. [...]
Our 2023 Annual Report is Now Available
What has been achieved in 2023 Through the commitment of our more than 230 volunteers and the generosity of our donors, FOPLA was able to generate $396,230 in revenues and donate $112,500 to OPL. Our 230 volunteers contributed an impressive 22,000 volunteer hours. Two new scholarships were established with the University of Ottawa (FOPLA Scholarship for Diversity and Equity in Public Librarianship 2023) and Algonquin College (FOPLA Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Librarianship 2023). Sales from our [...]
Join us for the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Please click on the links below to access the documents for the FOPLA 2024 Annual General Meeting. 2024 Annual General Meeting Agenda 2024 Proxy Voting form English 2024 Proxy Voting form French 2023 Draft AGM Minutes FOPLA Bylaw for Member Consideration June 19 2024 AABPO Reglement pour examen par les membres 19 juin 2024 2023 FOPLA Financial Statements