Fr id a y , Ja n u a r y 29 FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 | 83 #OLASC16 | LibrAry LAb: The iDeA iNCUbATOr Treasure mountain Canada The Ontario Library Association and Treasure Mountain Canada are partnering to offer the 4th bi-annual National Research and Study Symposium in support of Canada's 44,000 school libraries. The goal of TMC4 is to delve deeper into implementation and build capacity for fully embedding the new standards into everyday practice. In previous TMC Symposia, participants from across Canada worked towards the creation of new national standards for school libraries which CLA published in 2014. The publication is available online at http://clatoolbox.ca/casl/slic/llsop.pdf and in print format from The Library Marketplace (formerly the OLAStore). The French translation will be available in the coming months. gROWIng IMPACT OF LEADIng LEARnIng: STAnDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR SChOOL LIBRARY LEARnIng COMMOnS In CAnADA CO-TEACHING FOR DEEPER LEARNING / INNOVATION FOR LEARNING / BUILDING A LEARNING COMMUNITY Friday, January 29 9:00 am - 10:00 am | mtcc 206d OSLA SPOTLiGhT: BRiDGiNG ThE GAP BETWEEN uS AND ThEM Wendy Newman The research on the value and impact of great school libraries is on our side, but "they" don't seem to notice. Discouraging, right? This session is about closing the gap between "us" and "them" by building relationships with all stakeholders to engage them in the body of research and evidence linking strong school library programs with student success. Wendy is an advocate for the transformative power of librarians and libraries in the communities they serve. She retired recently as Senior Fellow, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Joe Badali's - 156 Front St W., Toronto (west of MTCC) OPENiNG TMC DiNNER AND KEyNOTE David Cameron, People for Education David has twenty years of experience working in the school systems of Ontario, U.S. and U.K. Most recently, he worked as a senior researcher within the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat at Ontario's Ministry of Education. David believes that P4E's work in support of an enriched and vibrant public education system in Ontario is critical to the continued success of an outstanding public education system. Challenge activity led by: Dr. David V. Loertscher, Professor, San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science; and Carol Koechlin, Retired Library Facilitator, Toronto DSB, Author, Speaker, and Consultant. #tmcanada2016 During the day... attend some of the outstanding Super Conference sessions to choose from all day! visit vendors at the SUPER EXPO hear Closing Speaker Wab Kinew - Writer, Journalist, Associate Vice President for Indigenous Relations, The University of Winnipeg socialize at the Closing Reception for Super Conference visit The Library Marketplace (formerly the OLAStore) The TMC Committee thanks the school library vendor community for the generous door prize donations. We also thank TALCO (The Association of Library Coordinators and Consultants of Ontario) for their sponsorship toward the continental breakfast.