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Teaching Librarian 12 Ontario School Library Association As the teacher-librarian at Mariposa ElementarySchool, I believe that a significant part of promot-ing the services of our school library involves mak- ing the library visible in the wider school context. It is my daily ambition to establish our library's Web site as not simply an accessory, but an essential part of the library program. Creating a school library Web site was, and continues to be, a huge project. But its benefits to the overall school environ- ment were too tempting to overlook. A library Web site is an indispensable instructional tool. I cannot imagine delivering an effective library program without it. In conjunction with a computer projector in our library's computer lab, I use our Web site to teach Mariposa's students how to search the Web and develop information literacy skills. An important advantage of Web technology is the ability to update information instantaneously. This allows me to keep information resources as current as possible. Our library has evolved from using only a card catalogue as a reference tool, to a dynamic information age library. Mariposa's Web site supports teaching, learning, and research. Our library is the information hub of our school and our library's Web site is an integral part of helping me address the curriculum expectations from kindergarten to grade 8. The design of our library's Web site was carefully established based primarily upon the needs of the classroom teachers. Maintaining the Web site is an ongoing task. The most important consideration regarding the Web site's content is addressing the needs of Mariposa's classroom programs. As teachers transform their programs throughout the year, I aim to modify the library's Web site to reflect these instructional changes by providing relevant content to complement the curriculum. I update the library's Web site an average of every two days. This might sound like a lot of work; however, I find that keeping the Web site synchronized with the class- room programs significantly increases the quality of lessons that I deliver to the students. As a result of updating the Web ICT @ your library® http://www.tldsb.on.ca/Schools/MariposaES/library Mariposa Elementary School in Haliburton David Sornberger The How-To's of