CALEDON PUBLIC LIBRARY PROJECT HELPS CONNECT COMMUNITY

Caledon Public Library (CPL) was recently shortlisted for the Minister's Award for Innovation at the 2022 Ontario Public Library Service Awards for its Community Connections project.

Given by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, the award recognizes successful new approaches that show a positive impact in a community and are of continued value to public libraries.

Megan Renkema, CPL's manager of information services, said the project has been twopronged.

"Caledon Library started by partnering with Bethell Hospice