Ray Doiron is a professor at the University of Prince Edward Island where he helps prepare new early literacy teachers for the classroom. A former primary teacher and teacher-librarian, Ray used children's literature and multimedia resources as the foundation for his literacy program. Committed to building student literacy achievement, he is passionate about motivating children to become lifelong readers. A workshop leader on topics around school librarianship, he is actively pursuing research on the connection between literacy and libraries.