Seven Domains of School Library Practice
Learning
School library staff strengthen teaching and learning across the school as a partner in curriculum delivery, staff development, and professional growth. Library staff support learning by building capability and confidence, creating engaging programs, and through engaging in continuous professional development.
The Learning domain highlights the library staff’s integral role in teaching and professional growth. It focuses on collaboration with teachers to embed literacies, research, and digital skills into curriculum areas, while also supporting staff capability. It also includes ongoing professional learning for library staff.
What could this look like in practice?
- Align library programs with the school’s learning framework and curriculum.
- Develop lessons and resources to support library and curricular programs.
- Facilitate staff professional learning.
- Create professional learning goals and engage with professional learning.
Where are you now?
Reflect on your practice, using these statements, relevant to your role.
- How does the library contribute to teaching and learning across the school?
- What learning experiences does the library provide?
- How well is the library integrated into curriculum planning?
- Does school library staff engage in professional learning regularly?
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Seven Domains of School Library Practice
The Seven Domains of School Library Practice framework provides a holistic guide for leading, designing, and sustaining effective school library programs. Each domain, Environment, Literacies, Learning, Resources, Leadership, Innovation, and Community, represents a key aspect of professional practice that together shape dynamic, future-focused libraries. The framework recognises the interconnected nature of these domains, highlighting how thoughtful design, guided learning, diverse collections, supported literacies, strategic leadership, creative innovation, and strong community connections work in harmony to enhance learning, wellbeing, and engagement.
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Framework Resources
The Seven Domains of School Library Practice is designed to be a practical guide and tool for school library professionals. To use the framework, there are a range of helpful resources, including posters that outline the framework, and audit tools.
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