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The Teaching Librarian 19.1 9 Library Report From People For Education The education organization, "People for education," (http://www.peopleforeducation.com) just released a Queen's University study titled, School Library Report: The state of school libraries in Ontario (peopleforeducation.com/ schoollibrary2011). The study's major findings include: • 56% of elementary schools have a teacher-librarian, most are part-time; this is a decline from 80% in 1997/98. • 66% of secondary schools have a teacher-librarian, just over half are full-time; this is a decline from 78% in 2000/01. • 19% of elementary schools in eastern Ontario and 10% of elementary schools in northern Ontario have teacher- librarians, compared to 92% of elementary schools in the gTa. • Some northern and eastern regions are without school libraries. • There are huge discrepancies between school boards; some have well-staffed libraries, others have non-staffed libraries and a growing number have no libraries at all. Ontario Teacher's Federation (OTF) Library Summer Camp On July 6-8, many teachers attended a hands-on library professional development session at the Ontario institute for Studies in education (OiSe). a registration fee of $50 covered workshop materials, on-site meals and two nights of shared accommodation. With the Together for Learning document as the guide for this camp, highlights included: • resources to support the Ministry's initiatives on financial literacy • opportunities to create school library web pages, digital photo stories, virtual knowledge building centers, podcasts, and online tutorial videos • introduction to cloud computing • sessions on effectively using Twitter, Qr codes and new apps • information on character education, cyber bullying, on-line research skills and the creation of professional learning communities For more information: tinyurl.com/oslasummer z roger nevin TingL_19.1_final.indd 9 11-08-31 2:11 PM