{"id":186339,"date":"2025-02-14T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=186339"},"modified":"2025-02-15T06:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T11:58:48","slug":"lake-of-bays-township-celebrates-two-major-achievements-by-the-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/lake-of-bays-township-celebrates-two-major-achievements-by-the-public-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake of Bays Township celebrates two major achievements by the public library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: <em>Mayor Terry Glover (left) and Cathy Fairbairn, CEO and Librarian of the Lake of Bays Township Public Library, display the Certificate of Accreditation and the Excellence in Action Award<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the Township of Lake of Bays<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the February 11th Council meeting, the Township of Lake of Bays proudly recognized and applauded two incredible achievements by the public library:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Certificate of Accreditation<\/strong><br>Out of 295 public libraries in Ontario, Lake of Bays Township Public Library is one of just 38 accredited libraries. This rigorous process, conducted by the Ontario Public Library Guidelines Monitoring and Accreditation Council, evaluates 174 guidelines, ensuring the highest standard of service. Our library system earned an impressive 99%, with Baysville Branch scoring 97% and Dwight Branch 93%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excellence in Action Award<\/strong><br>The Dwight Branch received the Excellence in Action Award from the Accessibility Working Group of Karis Disability Services for its commitment to creating truly inclusive spaces. Library staff went above and beyond AODA standards, even inviting a community member to audit spaces and suggest accessibility improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Librarian and CEO of the public library Cathy Fairbairn and the entire library team for providing award-worthy service to the Lake of Bays community!<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Mayor Terry Glover (left) and Cathy Fairbairn, CEO and Librarian of the Lake of Bays Township Public Library, display the Certificate of Accreditation and the Excellence in Action Award. 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