The eighth biennial TMC Symposium (TMC8) took place in Toronto, Ontario on Friday January 31 and Saturday February 1, 2025, presented in partnership with the Ontario School Library Association (OSLA) and The Association of Library Consultants and Coordinators of Ontario (TALCO), as part of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference.
TMC8 Theme: Foundations for School Library Learning Commons in Canada: A Framework for Success
TMC8 Sub-Themes:
- Foundations & Frameworks
- Open the Foundations & Frameworks guideline document.
- Physical and Virtual LLC spaces
- Technological Infrastructures
- Human Resources
- Accessibility
- Ethical Standards
- LLC Management
- A Culture of Growth
- Accountability
Featured Speaker
TMC8 Kick-Off Dinner Keynote Speaker: Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada
CSL Awards
The Angela Thacker Memorial Award: Jennifer Brown and Diana Maliszewski
The Donald Hamilton School Library Advocacy Award: Wendy Burch Jones and the British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association (BCTLA) Executive
The Canadian School Libraries Legacy Award: Anita Brooks Kirkland, Carol Koechlin, and Judith Sykes
TMC8 Symposium Featured Speakers
Dr. Keith Curry Lance – Research Consultant, San José State University School of Information
Dr. Dianne Oberg – Professor Emerita, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Diana Maliszewski – Teacher-Librarian, Toronto District School Board and Additional Qualifications Instructor, York University and Queen’s University
Jennifer Casa-Todd – Education Innovator, Author, and retired Teacher-Librarian
Alanna King – Teacher and Instructional Designer
The interactive TMC Research Symposium was led by Melanie Mulcaster, Jennifer Casa-Todd, and Carol Koechlin.
Table Talks and papers were presented by learning leaders Jennifer Aston, Jennifer Brown, Jeanne Buckley, Wendy Burch Jones, Maxwell Caballero, Jenny Chang, Rebecca Dragusin, Cathy Fowler, Deidre-Ann Gardner, Nicole Hurtubise, Angela Jackmann, Joseph Jeffery, Kelly Johnson, Magda Kalkowska, Natalie Kekki, Timothy King, Tammy Le, Lisa Loffredi, Shaun MacDonald, Diana Maliszewski, Rita Maragha, Melanie Mulcaster, Leigh Sanger, Lisa Seddon, Catherine Wang, and Sarah Wethered.
TMC8 Calls to Action
Develop school library advocacy support ideas and tools.
Investigate offering a professional learning series to address the need for equitable access across the country.
