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Unknown discussion on all levels will be instrumental in affecting positive changes in school library funding and teacher-librarian staffing. It will also help achieve acknowledgement of the vital role that teacher-librarians play in literacy and curriculum delivery. Your dedication and effort is an integral part of this process of transformation. Michael Rosettis, OSLA President 2006 St. Augustine Catholic High School York Catholic District School Board michael.rosettis@ycdsb.ca ❚ The Teaching Librarian volume 13, no. 1-2 9 datelineTL OLA's Forest of Reading MAY 24, 2006 SILVER BIRCH AWARDS CEREMONY Milk International Children's Festival of the Arts. Harbourfront, Toronto. EDUCATION INSTITUTE MAY 29 4 p.m. One hour AUDIO CONFERENCE THE INQUIRY MODEL AS INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY LIZ KERR, SYA VAN GEEST Former OSLA Presidents For details, click on May 29 in The Learning Space www.accessola.com. Catalogue, p. 64. EDUCATION INSTITUTE JUNE 1, 2006 AUDIO CONFERENCE BOYS AND READING: CONNECTING BOYS WITH BOOKS AND LIBRARIES Jo-Anne de Groot, University of Alberta For details, click on June 1 in The Learning Space http://www.accessola.com. Catalogue, p. 93. EDUCATION INSTITUTE Six weeks from July 3 3 ON-LINE COURSE at your desktop and at your pace BEYOND GOOGLE: SEARCHING FASTER AND SMARTER ON THE WEB Rita Vine For details, click on July 3 in The Learning Space http://www.accessola.com. Catalogue, p. 95. EDUCATION INSTITUTE WATCH FOR OVER 100 MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THIS FALL Catalogue will be mailed in September. SUPER CONFERENCE 2007 JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 2, 2007 Toronto Canada's largest library education event returns with another exciting and stimulating program of ideas and skills that make this the destination of every forward-thinking teacher-librarian. Details will be released in early October. ries with Ministry of Education Deputy Director Ben Levin e Ontario Library Association co-sponsored in Toronto. experiences with one another. Planning for Super Conference 2007 is underway and information is available on-line at the OLA Web site <www.accessola.com/>. Encouragement for Individual Action School libraries play an essential role in the education of Ontario students. They should be an integral part of the Ministry of Education's strategy to enhance student success rates. Evidence of our dedication is seen in continued professional development, often completed as a personal initiative through venues such as Education Institutes and the OLA Super Conference. Professional develop- ment provides innovative ideas for school library programs and collaboration aimed at enriching student learning. Teacher-librarians and school libraries make a difference in student achievement and promotion of literacy. These types of issues need to be noted in our ongoing dialogue with educational stakeholders. The role of the teacher-librarian and the importance of school library programs must be emphasized on a variety of levels: local school, school board, provincial associations, and the Ministry of Education. I strongly believe that continued