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6 Ontario School Library Association In 1985, I was in Grade 9 at Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute in scarborough. for Picture day, I wore a neon pink tie and matching pink suspenders. It was the 1980s, and my attire was a very trendy fashion statement. now, I cringe a bit at the image of the squinty, insecure teenager trying to be "hip" or "cool" (or whatever the word was at the time). Trends are defined as "a general direction in which something is developing or changing" and may have an implied message of being popular, in fashion, and current. Trending does not necessarily mean temporary. our feature articles in this issue explore trending concepts that are not likely to disappear in the near future: Makerspaces and the Learning Commons. If we ignore trends, we run the risk of missing something revolutionary, a changing approach that may improve our teaching and learning and the academic experience of our students. a new school year brings new changes, including here in the Teaching Librarian editorial board. we'd like to congratulate Lisa Hascal on her recent promotion to vice-principal in the York region district school Board. she will be leaving our organization and we wish her all the best. we also want to give belated congratulations to derrick Grose, regular TingL columnist and editorial board member, who won the angela Thacker Memorial award from the Canadian Library association in June 2015 for his contributions to school librarianship in Canada. In addition to his work with the provincial magazine, derrick is the editor-in-chief of School Libraries in Canada, an unpaid job at which he continues to toil, a gift for which we are ever grateful! z The Editor's Notebook diana Maliszewski Jeanne Conte