OSLA provides a common voice for school library professionals needs and interests through advocacy, leadership and continuing education. Over 1,300 elementary and secondary school teacher-librarians, library technicians and school board consultants are represented in OSLA.

OSLA Mission Statement

The mission of the Ontario School Library Association is to promote, develop and advocate for strong, equitable school library programs throughout the province. The OSLA:

• Facilitates dynamic learning experiences utilizing the best available resources, technologies, strategies and learning environments
• Promotes a love of reading and a sense of wonder and inquiry
• Strengthens and unifies the voice of school library staff in supporting the effective operation of school libraries
• Strengthens and unifies the voice of teacher-librarians as collaborative curriculum leaders
• Supports all members with ongoing professional development that will benefit school staff and student

Membership Privileges:

• The Teaching Librarian: three issues per year
• Up to 40% discount on Super Conference, Canada’s largest and most attended library education event
• Major discounts on workshops, audio conferences and online courses offered in The Partnership’s Education Institute
• 20% off OSLA publications
• Individual voting on OSLA and OLA issues
• Eligibility for OSLA and OLA committees
• Eligibility to hold office in OSLA and OLA
• Toll-free access to advice and referral on school library questions as they occur
• Free searching in the best-known database for library information, H.W. Wilson Co.s Library Literature, licensed for the exclusive use of OLA members