What is a school library for?
Community, Environment, For LibrariansWhat is a school library? I’m not sure it’s a question many people ask themselves. School libraries just exist, right? […]
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Environment
Changing Spaces – Creating a Reading Area
Environment, For Librarians, School Library DesignI love changing the spaces in my Library. We are regularly changing things around, moving furniture and changing the purpose
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Don’t Judge a book by its spine: the importance of forward facing
For Librarians, Resources, School Library DesignWe all know the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But in school libraries, students do it every
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Selecting shelving for a school library
For Librarians, School Library DesignThe shelving is such a key component of a library, because yes while a library is so much more than
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Creating a wall decal with the Book Week theme
Displays, For Librarians, School Library DesignThis year we opened our newly renovated Junior School Library. As part of our redesign, we wanted to make the
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Managing A School Library Renovation, Redesign or New Build
For Librarians, School Library DesignIt’s the thing we all dream about – a brand new school library or a renovated library space. The opportunity
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Curating An Art Collection
For Librarians, School Library DesignCreating an art collection for a school library has been a dream of mine for a while now and I
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School Library Design Trends
For Librarians, School Library DesignI’m in the midst of redesigning our Junior School Library. it’s very exciting but there is also a lot of
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Reducing Barriers in the School Library
For Librarians, School Library DesignWe are all aware of barriers. Some are for our benefit and safety – Railings to prevent falling from tall
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Displays: Term 1 2022
DisplaysDisplays Term 1 2022 I love creating displays. I love the design process, the coming up with ideas, the crafting,
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Ramblings: Planning Library Displays for the Year
Displays, For LibrariansPlanning Library Displays for the Year I love planning my school library’s displays. Whether working as a library aide or
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Display: Pop-up Displays Term 1 2021
DisplaysPop-up Displays Term 1 2021 New year, new school, new pop-up displays. Some argue that displays fall under the role
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Display and Activities: Mystery In The Library
Activities, DisplaysMystery In the Library – Displays and Activities Displays I used the Cricut machine to cut out some detective silhouettes.
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Display: Pop-up Displays
DisplaysPop-up Displays I love creating displays. If you follow this blog at all, you will have seen some of my
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Display: Create
DisplaysDisplay – Create Our theme for Term 2 this year is Create. It is the theme for ALIA’s Library and