A 3-Year Plan for Creating a 21st Century Learning Commons
By Beth Lyons In the spring of 2017, my admin approached me about being part of the transition from a traditional library space to a […]
Learning Spaces
A Teacher Initiated Library Learning Commons and the Transformative Outcomes It Can Produce
By Goldie Weiser, Heather Wilson & Anita Brooks Kirkland This is the story of how a school, inspired by the learning needs of its students, […]
Drive to Shift in the Durham District School Board
shift: Flexible, Collaborative, and Engaged Library Learning Commons Spaces When school improvement is centered on the needs of student learning and well-being and owned by […]
From School Library to Learning Commons: The Calgary Catholic School District Transition
By Kathy Conroy School libraries across Alberta are busy shifting into learning common environments. In 2015, Alberta Education introduced a policy mandating schools to adopt […]
How Do You Advocate? A Spotlight on Quebec School Libraries
By Sandra Bebbington The Quebec School Librarian’s Network (QSLiN) has been working hard over the past few years to promote school libraries as valuable partners […]