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6 Ontario School Library Association Five Little known Facts about Me that relate to this Issue's Theme (entertain): 1. when I was in elementary school, we used to have massive, whole-school operettas. I was Tinkerbell in Peter Pan, Pinocchio in the play of the same name, and Puss 'n Boots in … Puss 'n Boots. I successfully petitioned the principal and play director to include the disney song "I Got no strings" in our production of Pinocchio, and my mother designed my growing nose with a cigar and a cardboard tube. 2. My part-time job as a high school and university student was as a dance instructor. I taught baton, ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics and highland dancing at the same studio where I had been a student. we used to drive all over ontario and new York state to attend baton and dance competitions. 3. while in the Faculty of education, my friends and I used to enjoy going out to karaoke bars for fun. My signature song was "These Boots are Made for walking" and we'd all get up together to perform "dancing Queen." 4. I used to sing for money - my sister and I worked at weddings and funerals at our church. she played the organ at Mass and I led the hymns. The most common request was for "ave Maria." 5. when I took my drama aQ, a fellow student and I decided to do some "performance art" around the concept of power. she shaved my head with an electric razor. when my husband saw me after class, he said "I like your hair short and grey. This is too short and too grey." In our own ways, school library professionals are entertainers. when we conduct read-alouds, our voices combine the author's words and illustrator's pictures into a performance piece. when we construct our library lessons to make the topic engaging for our reluctant learners, using humour, magic, or thrills, our class transforms into something people want to watch, hear, and experience. we may not win any oscars or Grammys for our efforts, but if our students can learn from the spectacle, then so much the better. May this issue of The Teaching Librarian entertain and educate you. P.S. The editorial board wants to thank Julie Millan for her years with The Teaching Librarian. she has stepped down from the board and we wish her all the best. z The Editor's Notebook diana Maliszewski " "In our own ways, school library professionals are entertainers. Photos Courtesy of Diana Maliszewski