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Teaching Librarian 15.indd 8 Ontario School Library Association rave reviews last year) and David Warlick will be keynote speakers, Stephen Heppell as a full conference plenary speaker and David Warlick specifically addressing the school library audience. The conference takes place at the Metro Convention Centre from January 30- -February 2. Mark it in your calendars. I urge everyone to consider attending this energizing and innovative conference! Nominations: Ever think that you would like to be more involved in OSLA? The time is now to consider doing just that. This year there will be openings for the following positions: Vice-President/President Elect, Councillor-Central East, and Councillor- Central West, all carrying three year terms. If you are passionate about school libraries, have four Saturdays to spare during the school year, have ideas that you want to explore and want to be part of the decision making team, consider nominating yourself. The nominating committee for this year is Marilyn Willis (marilyn.willis@peelsb.com), Liz Kerr (lkerr@accessola.com) and Bobbie Henley (henlerob@fc.gedsb.net). They are actively searching for candidates to stand for election and would love to hear from you! Forest of Reading®: The selection committees have been reading since January and by the time this is published, the lists will have been selected. The lists will be made public on International School Library Day (October 22, 2007) and registrations will be accepted from September on. Remember, you must register in order for your student's votes to count towards the winner! Harbourfront has already been booked for May 21 and 22 for the awards ceremonies. Last spring's combined celebration was phenomenal, and this year's promises to be even better! We will be able to accommodate nearly 8,000 celebrants, so think about joining the fun. We are also looking into having a virtual launch this year. Stay tuned to the Web site and listserv for more information on this possibility! In addition, I would like to personally welcome S&B Books as the official sponsor for the Forest of Reading®. They will be happy to work with you to promptly fill your orders for the Forest books. Please consider the incredible amount of work and support that they give to the OLA Forest programs when placing your orders in the fall. A Special Thank You: Finally, I would like to extend a special thank you to Larry Moore as he enters the final phase as Executive Director of the OLA. For those who have had the privilege of working with Larry, you will know that it is with mixed feelings, but great joy, that we wish him well in his retirement (starting after Super Conference 2008). Larry, thank you for attending all of those Saturday meetings, being there to listen and offer advice, for your encouragement, your wit, and, especially, your wisdom. On behalf of the entire OSLA Council, I don't know how we could have managed without you, but I guess we will find out. All the best in this next phase of your journey! And now, some of you are wondering, what about the new School Library Document? But that is such a large issue that we are dedicating an entire article to it. Be sure to read about it further along in this issue of The Teaching Librarian! Thank you for all of your support and encouragement, Peggy Thomas OSLA President, 2007 ❚ 'Think Tank' participants (from left) Peggy Thomas, Esther Rosenfeld, Tim Gauntley, David Loertscher, and Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat Judy Speirs