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Ideas, resources and professional learning for school library staff
Building future-focused school libraries that support learning, literacy, creativity and belonging.
Build A Strong Reading Culture
School libraries play a vital role in promoting reading by providing access to diverse materials, fostering a love of reading, and offering programs that encourage exploration and critical thinking. Through book clubs, reading challenges, and collaboration with teachers, libraries help build a reading culture where students develop lifelong literacy skills and a passion for learning.
Bring Creativity and New Ideas Into Your School Libraries
School libraries foster creativity by offering makerspaces or spaces for hands-on experiential learning opportunities. These spaces provide access to technology, tools, and resources that encourage students to explore, prototype, design, test, refine, and create. Through these projects, libraries inspire problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, empowering students to innovate and develop real-world skills.
Explore School Library Practice
School libraries are complex. The Seven Domains of School Library Practice framework provides a holistic guide for leading, designing, and sustaining effective school library programs.
Environment, Literacies, Learning, Resources, Leadership, Innovation, and Community. Each represents a key aspect of professional practice that together shape dynamic, future-focused libraries.
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Plan Engaging Library Learning
School libraries support the learning of staff and students through lessons, programs and professional growth. School library staff collaborate with teachers to embed inquiry, research, and digital skills into curriculum areas, while also supporting staff capability and ongoing professional learning for both educators and library staff.
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Hi, I'm Madison. I am a teacher librarian, Head of Library, and professional speaker. I love sharing my passion about school libraries, reinvigorating school library collections and spaces, and encouraging young people to read and engage creatively with their learning.
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Want to talk more about school libraries? Please reach out, I'd love to speak with you. Get in touch if you have a question or would like to inquire about engaging me to present at your next conference or network event. I can provide tailored content on a range of topics.
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