JDR

English born Canadian family historian and genealogy blogger.

[JDR @JohnDReid]

@Irish_Genealogy So sad to see the end of your blog. It's a challenge to make that decision after so long. All the best.

[JDR @JohnDReid]

Finally a replacement locker for #OPL at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Center. It should be operational by mid-April.

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@kmwebott @MyHeritage I asked that and got a good helping of silence!!!

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@malakkhalaf_ Now go visit an area not well served by a branch, like that around the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Center, one of the most needy in the city, but with no convenient branch.

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@RiverWardRiley The Library Board, which operates at arms’ length from the City, is shirking its duty under the Ontario Public Library Act to oversee the provision of efficient library service.

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@RiverWardRiley @OttBkMobileBus @BanffComHouse @CarHeightsARA Again!

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@anitavandenbeld @opl_bpo Were you told about the challenges faced by residents, particularly those in some of the most marginalized communities, because OPL fails to acknowledge its underserved areas?

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Now on board ready for the #AirFrance flight from Paris to Ottawa. #CDG airport is impressive, the #RossyBus from Opera a convenient service

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Today I visited four Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France and Belgium. In every one there was work going on to maintain them in such excellent condition. Impressive. #CWGC

[JDR @JohnDReid]

Even worse for OPL access via OCtranspo for needy areas, notably River Ward.

[Patrick Bickerton @PatBickerton]

@ladybugspicnic Oh interesting... I guess we are failing pretty hard on that metric.

[JDR @JohnDReid]

@LibraryArchives @OTDCanMilHis Share comments with LAC. Why wouldn't you share with everyone so we can all appreciate opinions on the service quality?

[JDR @JohnDReid]

It was good to see a room full of community library enthusiasts at the meeting, and OPL staff open to bringing improved library services and programs to underserved River Ward this fall.

[Riley Brockington @RiverWardRiley]

This evening I hosted a session with River Ward's community association leaders & representatives from the Ottawa Public Library to discuss opportunities to expand programming and services in the ward.
We covered a lot of ground & remain optimistic about options for this autumn.

[JDR @JohnDReid]

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Check out the bijoux Gail discovered this week.

[Gail Dever @geneaalacarte]

This week's crème de la crème of #genealogy blogs -- May 20, 2023 https://t.co/oODsT58lVS @JohnDReid @querythepast @RobertaJEstes @MarianBWood @DutchGen @genaortega @legacyfamily @eliz_oneal

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@LibraryArchives Some files on SWW killed have been available for a while. What's newly digitized?

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@MyHChiefGen @opl_bpo @OntGenSociety @BIFHSGO Delighted to welcome Daniel @MyHChiefGen to #Ottawa for a not to be missed OPL Genealogy Day on Monday at Ben Franklin Place, Nepean.

[JDR @JohnDReid]

A good catch at Dows Lake after 30 minutes fishing. #Ottawa

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@opl_bpo @dylantrebels @rawlsonking @_MarkSutcliffe Interesting to see concerns about hours but none about areas of the city not well served by a branch.

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@cojeffcolibrary Thank you

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Please recommend books on the current challenges and opportunities for public libraries.
#AskALibrarian