On Wednesday, May 7, Canadian School Libraries sent an open letter to the BC Minister of Education, the Honorable Lisa Beare, regarding the state of education funding in the province and the impact it is having on library learning commons across the province. Since this letter was sent Kamloops-Thompson (School District 73) has also cut back library assistant jobs. As stated in the letter, while there is record funding in BC for education, there is also record costs and these two numbers are ...| Canadian School Libraries
Diana Maliszewski is a teacher-librarian at Agnes MacPhail Public School, a prolific presenter, former editor of The Teaching Librarian and course instructor for the Teacher-Librarian Additional Qualification at both York ...| Canadian School Libraries
Jenn Brown is a teacher-librarian and guidance educator at Caledon Central Public School in Peel School District, Ontario. A past president of the Ontario School Library Association (OSLA), the Peel Elementary Teacher-Librarian, a writer for The Teaching Librarian and Open Shelf magazines, she has contributed a great deal to the profession. Jenn has presented in multiple provinces, written articles for numerous publications, and encouraged and supported new generations of aspiring librarians ...| Canadian School Libraries