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2/24/2020 December: Holiday Gift Guide, Forest Fridays and more! https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9NzUxNzY4 3/5 honour the founding members of the Canadian Association of School Librarians. In 2016, CLA dissolved and transferred the grant to OLA to continue supporting new teacher-librarians and their professional development. The re-named grant, the OLA/OSLA/Ken Haycock Super Conference Grants, now provides the same $500 travel grant to new teacher-librarians to attend the annual OLA Super Conference. Apply for this grant by January 1, 2017. FIND OUT MORE >> Coming Soon: Virtual Author Visits Bringing authors into your library, classroom or home can be costly and geographically challenging. This year, we're bringing the Forest of Reading nominees to you. The Forest of Reading of pleased to announce an exciting new program perk: Forest Fridays! Authors will host a 40-45 minute author visit virtually and you will be able to connect from your own computer. They answer 15-20 minutes of questions that can be asked through the interactive platform. This new perk will be free to 2017 Forest of Reading registrants only. Register for the Forest today to access this unique learning opportunity! Please note that Forest of Reading program registration is an annual fee, separate from your Ontario Library Association membership. FIND OUT MORE >> Super Conference Early Bird Registration Deadline: Jan. 6 Join us as we go all in at the 2017 Super Conference! Keynote speakers this year include: Sunni Brown, author of The Doodle Revolution; Lindy West, writer, editor and performer; and Mohamed Fahmy, journalist and author. Current OLA members receive special member rates when registering for the Super Conference. Keep your OLA member number handy when registering: VISIT THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE >> Call for Presenters! Do you have an interesting topic that you'd like to share with library professionals across Canada? The Education Institute is now accepting session proposals for the Winter Semester. Submissions are due December 12th. You can submit your proposal here: http://bit.ly/1Rp5vzv Coming Up @ Education Institute Don't miss out on our last webinars for 2016. Be sure to register now, as space is limited. http://www.accessola.org/web/Documents/OLA/Membership/OLA-OSLA-Ken%20Haycock%20Grant.pdf http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Forest_Fridays/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Virtual_Author_Visits.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Registration/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Registration.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Forest_Fridays/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Virtual_Author_Visits.aspx http://www.olasuperconference.ca/ https://t.co/ChPS30jsvH