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Organization:
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Information Oakville - Oakville Public Library, Central Branch
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Address:
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Oakville Public Library, Central Branch
120 Navy St, 2nd Fl
Oakville, ON
L6J 2Z4
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Map
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Service Description:
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A community information centre and program of the Oakville Public Library providing information and referral to community organizations and programs that serve residents of Halton Region.
A founding member of the Halton Information Providers (HIP)
- the purpose of HIP is to support the needs of the residents of Halton by maintaining consistent and credible standards of community and human service information
Also a founding member of the Community Information Online Consortium (CIOC)
- a consortium of information providers who are using the software which the Halton Information Providers and the Halton libraries originally designed and developed
Main Services
- free and confidential information and referral service, providing individuals and organizations with current information on services available to Oakville residents
- share posters, flyers, brochures and pamphlets from community agencies and nonprofits for free to the public through community information boards at all Oakville Public Library branches, and online at www.oakvilleinfo.ca
- provides a variety of directories and various lists of community organizations
Halton Information Providers
- lead agency
- in partnership with the other Halton resource centres, maintains the Halton Community Services Directory of over 4,000 listings pertaining to non-profit and government organizations providing services to the Halton area
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Fees:
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None - some exceptions for special requests
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Application:
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Call or email for community information
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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No restrictions
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Languages:
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English * Interpretive Services
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Language Notes:
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available at Information Desk
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