Diana Maliszewski
Diana Maliszewski is the teacher-librarian at Agnes Macphail Public School in the Toronto District School Board. She is the editor-in-chief of The Teaching Librarian,…
Dumping Ground or Hallowed Ground?
When school library professionals are recognized as vital to student success, why do schools still see them as ‘other’? Reading can provoke some strong reactions…
What’s New in Open Shelf? September 2014
What's New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. We are hoping…
Judith Logan
Judith Logan is a Reference Librarian, University of Toronto. She can be reached at judith.logan [at] utoronto.ca.
Sandra Herber
Sandra Herber is an Academic Liaison Librarian, University of Guelph-Humber. She can be reached at sandra.herber [at] guelphhumber.ca.
Anita Brooks Kirkland
Anita Brooks Kirkland is the 2014 president of the Ontario Library Association. With thirty years of experience in public education, Anita is now an…
Value, Influence, Positioning: Advocacy by a New Name
Value, influence, positioning. These three words framed the discussion at the OLA Advocacy Committee’s VIP Summit last February, and characterize OLA’s strategic approach to…
You’re Not the Boss of Me
Have you seen the "Ban Bossy" campaign geared to girls? My first reaction was “hey, bossiness has its place’ (growing up, my friends called me…
Liz Zylstra
Liz Zylstra is the Collection Co-ordinator at the County of Prince Edward Public Library. She is currently taking the APLL program through SOLS and…
Graphic Novels for Adults
Think graphic novels are only written for kids and teenagers? Think again! Marvel’s The Avengers, made $1.51 billion worldwide. 16.1 million viewers tuned into…
Kristin Hoffmann
Kristin Hoffman is a Research and Instructional Services Librarian at The D.B. Weldon Library, Western University. She can be reached at khoffma8[at]uwo.ca.
Sabbatical Reflections
My last column as OCULA President, in the Winter 2013 issue, focused on the benefits of taking time out of our busy days to…