50/50 Raffle Alert! OLA is kicking off our first ever 50/50 raffle in support of the Forest. Buy your tickets before Oct 16th to qualify for our Early Bird Prize, or by the end of October to be entered into our Grand Prize draw on Halloween! www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/fores... Licence # RAF1467210

Submissions are open for our January 2026 edition, Passion@Your Library! We’d love to hear your ideas!

Check out our final feature article for our Sept 2025 edition - The Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl! Thanks to the folks at @thespanielstale.bsky.social for chatting with us about this wonderful event. @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @indiebookstores.ca accessola.com/the-ottawa-i...

We’ve got another amazing feature for you from the folks at the Telling Tales festival! accessola.com/storytime-fo... @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Check out this article from the one and only @martychan.bsky.social! Marty was a Forest of Reading nominee last year and shares his behind-the-scenes experience at our incredible annual festival. accessola.com/view-from-a-... @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @forestofreading.bsky.social

"When a school library is properly staffed by trained professionals, there are opportunities to engage students in conversations about the books they are choosing and help them make selections that fit their developmental maturity." #TLSky ➡️ www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/csl-statemen...

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is on Saturday, April 26! Find a local indie bookstore & check their socials for specials on this day! www.indiebookstores.ca/bookstores/ #cibd2025 #books

The 2025 CCBC Silent Auction is now open! Browse the items and place your bids. Visit www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ccbc-silent-auction. Funds raised go directly to supporting Canadian Children's Book Week. Thank you for your generous support!

From fan girl to guest ❤️ Everything I learned about being a better TL this year came from Amy's show and her guests. To get to be one this time was an honour. Please have a listen (to any episode, really - but if you are interested in hearing about my TL experience, I'm on episode #315) #TLSky

I stepped out of my comfort zone and recorded a podcast episode w/Amy Hermon of @slupodcast.bsky.social - we chatted US-Canada relations, teaching in Canada and TL life ❤️ It airs tomorrow #Librarian #TLSky #Skybrarians

Calling all school library professionals! Interested in writing for us? Submissions are open for our September 2025 issue (Belonging @ Your Library). Deadline is May 5, 2025.

Today feels like a good day to remind you about the Forest of Reading Festival nominees celebrating 🇨🇦 authors, illustrators, and publishers. See forestofreading.com for all nominees and be sure to support a Canadian local bookstore when purchasing. #TLSky

Calling all #ONSchoolLibraries friends! Our submissions are now open for the May 2025 issue of The Teaching Librarian! Our theme is “Heroes @ Your Library.” Submission deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2025 #SchoolLibraryJoy

Have you signed up for The Ontario Library Superconference yet? Be sure to add TMC8 to your full conference experience. OR come to the TMC8 conference for $275 Full details: tmc.canadianschoollibraries.ca/.../TMC8... #TLSky #EduSky

We are so excited to present our new logo! And even more excited to see it in print with the next edition of The Teaching Librarian magazine! January 2025 edition "Mystery @ Your Library" coming soon...as soon as we clear up that little postal strike issue...

*Updated* Resources for Educators & Librarians on Bluesky. Includes quick ways to find other educators, events, Primary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School English Teachers, School Librarians, etc. publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo... #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #Skybrarians

I was honoured to participate in this #SaveOurSchoolLibraries video along w/ @jtorrescomics.bsky.social Curtis Campbell, Catherine Hernandez, Lawrence Hill, Sarabeth Holden, Louisa Onomé, Vikki Vansickle, & Lindsay Zier-Vogel. cc: @tingl.bsky.social #LibrariesMatter youtu.be/YjJb6qUPejM?...

Interested in writing for us? We are now open for submissions for our January edition, Mystery @ Your Library.

Tomorrow, doing the monthly giveaway raffle from everyone has preordered I WANT TO READ ALL THE BOOKS & filled out this form so far: allthebooks.paperform.co Thanks to all who have preordered my solo picture bk so far!Launches Sept.17/2024 from Simon & Schuster: debbieohi.com/book/i-want-...

May issue of 'The Teaching Librarian' is hot off the press! Read all about our #SchoolLibraryJoy!

Thanks to Martha Brack Martin for interviewing me for The Teaching Librarian aka @tingl.bsky.social, the Ontario School Library Association magazine, May 2024 issue! accessola.com/media/the-te... #Edusky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian

The January '24 edition of TingL is out! Gaming@YourLibrary is filled with ideas, news, recommendations, plus all the usual fixtures and more. Need to renew your membership? Go to bit.ly/3tK3gaT

Have you renewed your OSLA membership lately? Take advantage of this30% discount! accessola.com/membership-i...

Do you know an amazing school library technician? How about a teacher-librarian who makes a huge impact in a school? Or an supportive administrator? Take a moment to nominate them for an OLA Award! #SchoolLibraryJoy #LibrariesForLife #ONSchoolLibraries #OntEd accessola.com/membership-i...

Have you seen this statement from The Writers Union of Canada about Shadow Banning of Books? writersunion.ca/memo-suggest...

Exploring the issues of today’s world through reading is a vital ingredient in helping our children become active and knowledgeable participants of our society.  OLA has growing concerns around book challenges and a child's right to read. bit.ly/2023bookchal...