The Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl Danny Neville September 1, 2025 Share on facebook Share on linkedin As school library folks, you’ve likely heard about Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. This annual event has become a callsign for spring, a day in late April that gives us the chance to celebrate local indie bookstores and the Canadian …
View from a Tree Nominee Marty Chan September 1, 2025 Share on facebook Share on linkedin As a kids’ author, I thought I had seen everything until the Silver Birch Express ceremony. With twenty-five years of school presentations under my belt, I’ve met kids who sheepishly whispered that they liked my books, brash kids who …
Storytime for Every Mind: Making Literacy Accessible for All Readers Michelle Fernandes September 1, 2025 Share on facebook Share on linkedin The increase in the enjoyment level of an activity is proportional to the increase of freedom you give children to show up as themselves. If you work with young learners, then you know the …
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CANSCAIP: School Library Heroes Lisa Loffredi The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) is a not-for-profit national arts service organization founded in 1977. It offers professional development, promotion and support to many children and teen authors, illustrators and performers. It consists of over 400 traditionally published members and over 600 associate friends, which …
Maria Martella: School Library Hero Danny Neville The first time I had the pleasure of meeting Maria Martella was at a conference in Toronto a few years ago. I can’t recall if it was Reading for the Love of It or the OLA Super Conference, but in all likelihood, it was both. After taking part …
James Saunders: School Library Hero Danny Neville After many years of hearing about James Saunders, I finally had the pleasure of meeting him in person at this year’s OLA Super Conference. If you ask anyone in School Library Land who their library heroes are, James’ name will certainly come up. He is a huge supporter …
