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TeachingLibrarian9.3 The Teaching Librarian Volume 9, no. 3 17 exemplary programs to provide the evidence • The OLA should support a Canadian research study to gain Canadian evidence that parallels the Keith Curry Lance findings in the United States • The OLA should share the content of the Summit with government officials, Ministers, Directors of Education, principals and others who need to know the story. AN ACTION AGENDA OLA will share the findings of this Summit with the Ministry of Education, with principals and Directors of Education across Ontario and with Members of the Provincial Legislature. A Committee of key decision-makers will be struck by the Ontario Library Association to develop a plan for taking the message to school boards, the public and the media in Ontario. The OLA Board of Directors will work with other associa- tions across the country to increase the impact and urgency of the message that school libraries are an essential need of stu- dents in this country and that their future success is being cur- tailed by the lack of proper library programs to improve their literacy and information ABOUT THE ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION The Ontario Library Association is the fourth largest library association in North America, its 4,250 members representing libraries and librarians at college, university, public, corporate and school institutions. These libraries provide and support formal and informal education at all stages in a person's life. The OLA Board of Directors sponsored the OLA Summit on School Libraries in Toronto, May 26-28, 2002 to address the cri- sis in school libraries documented in the press and in particu- lar in a report published by Quill & Quire, February 2002 (avail- able through the OLA web site). FOR MORE INFORMATION To obtain information about the Summit and about the cri- sis in school libraries, go to: http://www.accessola.com Click on the Summit icon. All PowerPoint presentations and streamed audio of the actual speeches given are included on the web site. For further information, contact: Larry Moore, Executive Director, lmoore@accessola.com 416-363-3388 or 1-866-873-9867 Extension 24 FAX 416-941-9581 or 1-800-387-1181