TMC8 2025 Schedule

Friday Evening, January 31: Opening Dinner, Keynote, & Awards
Caledon Room, Intercontinental Hotel

5:30: Meet & Mingle

6:00: Welcome to TMC8 – Joseph Jeffery, Chair, Canadian School Libraries

6:15: Dinner

7:15: Keynote Speaker – Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada

7:45: Canadian School Libraries 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

8:15: Kick-Off Challenge – Melanie Mulcaster and Carol Koechlin

8:30: Closing Remarks – Joseph Jeffery

Visit the **TMCanada Blog** to view symposium papers and participate in discussions.

Saturday February 1: TMC8 Symposium
Ontario / Niagara Room, Intercontinental Hotel

7:45: Continental Breakfast

Capstone — TMC8 Sponsor, Saturday Meals & Refreshments

Morning Program

8:20: Land Recognition

8:25: Welcome to TMC7

8:40: Spotlight Speakers – Dr. Dianne Oberg and Diana Maliszewski: School Library Education in Canada: Leading for the Future

Challenge #1

9:10: Spotlight Speaker – Dr. David Loertscher: Characteristics of World Class School Librarians

9:40: Challenge #2

10:10: Break

10:30 Spotlight Speaker – Dr. Keith Curry Lance, Research Consultant

Library Media Source — Spotlight Speaker Sponsor

11:00: Table Talks – You will have the opportunity to participate in two table talks.

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12:00: Challenge #3

Indigo Love of Reading — Saturday Morning Program Sponsor

12:30: Lunch

Afternoon Program

1:15: Spotlight Speaker – Alanna King: Improving Disability Representation through the School Library

1:45: Table Talks – You will have the opportunity to participate in two table talks.

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Orca Book Publishers — Saturday Afternoon Program Sponsor

2:45: Stretch your legs! Mix it up!

2:55: Canadian School Libraries Survey Results – Joseph Jeffery

3:20: The Big Think – Carol Koechlin and Melanie Mulcaster

3:40: Closing Remarks

3:50: Adjournment

Thanks for participating in the important work of TMC8!

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