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Teaching Librarian 15.indd 6 Ontario School Library Association T L T h e E d it o r 's N o te b o o k Diana Maliszewski People @ your library® Every year, Time magazine declares someone its "Person of The Year." If The Teaching Librarian were to ape this trend, who would be on the cover? Would it be Dr. Don Klinger and his research team from Queens University? They are working on the second phase of the study investigating the impact of school libraries on student success. What about the writing team behind the document that will replace Partners In Action for all of us in Ontario? Let's not forget Larry Moore, the director of the Ontario Library Association, who announced his upcoming retirement earlier this calendar year and who has led the association through times both good and bad for many years. Another potential candidate is the team of Andrew Ryther and Anita Brooks-Kirkland for the superb work on the OLA/OSLA Web site, updating and morphing it into a lean, mean Web machine. Maybe your nominees would be more local--say, your principal, for augmenting your library budget, or that loyal volunteer who helps out week after week. All of these people would be ideal, and many of them are profiled in this issue. Still, I'd suggest that it would be the students we serve who should have the distinction of being the "People of The Year." They are the reason why all of us who work in school libraries are there--to help students learn, whether it be as a teacher-librarian providing instruction, as a library technician managing the collection, or in any other capacity. No one can do it alone, in isolation. This magazine is a perfect example, as it is due to the hard work of the editorial board and the OLA staff, the funds provided by OSLA members through their membership fees, and the support of OSLA Council that we are able to produce this fine publication. As you peruse this edition of The Teaching Librarian, remember all the people who help you help students--and tell them thanks. ❚ Participants of the 'Think Tank' for the new document, (from left) Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat Judy Speirs, Ross Todd, Anita Brooks Kirkland, Michael Rosettis, and Tim Gauntley