**Toronto Health Libraries Association (THLA)**

The Toronto Health Libraries Association (THLA) got off to a great start this year with a program planning meeting held in early August. We look forward to a year of great activities including starting off our year by celebrating Canadian Libraries Month; Medical Librarian's Month; and Health Literacy Month in October with a joint event with the Health Sciences Information Consortium of Toronto (HSICT). This event included a tour of the brand new Bridgepoint Hospital (and library) as well as a social and networking opportunity. In December we will join our colleagues in the local Special Libraries Association Chapter as well as other associations for our annual holiday social and in the New Year we will again collaborate with HSICT on a professional development event focusing on copyright issues.

With the joint MLA/CHLA conference coming to our city in 2016 this is an exciting time for health librarians in Toronto and we are planning a membership drive this year. If you have friends or colleagues moving to Toronto, please tell them to get in touch!

**Sandy Iverson, M.Ed. MLIS**

President, THLA 2013–14

Manager, Library and Information Services

Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre in
the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, ON

E-mail: iversons@smh.ca