In this film, Maria Cavaiuolo, Documentation Technician, Macdonald High School in Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec (Lester B. Pearson School Board) talks about using student and teacher input in transforming the school library to a library learning commons. Students particularly wanted more comfortable places to sit and more technology available to them. Teachers also echoed the need for
Converting a space to a library learning commons presents many challenges. Most schools were built at a time when the card catalogue and the encyclopedia were the primary means by which students tracked down the information that they needed or found the books that they wanted to read. Many school libraries may still be arranged
In this new QSLiN Library hangout, Roger Rampersad, principal of Riverdale High School (Lester B. Pearson School Board), talks about the advantages of having a library learning commons as opposed to a traditional library. The film highlights a variety of ways that a school can upgrade the library's spaces using recycled materials and still have a
One of our high school librarians recently told me that she loved offering game boards to the teens in her library because they created an opportunity for one-to-one interaction, thanks to the technological disconnect. So, as we look at varying the services and activities offered in high school libraries, there comes this great post from
From: https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/ Helping students choose the perfect book for their needs is a thing school librarians do on a daily basis. Some of the suggestions found in this latest post from Nerdy Book Club will be familiar, but some of them have a new twist and might just ring a bell with you!
Teens discovering DiscoverPlace at the Library, London Public Library, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 I thought I would share this post from Teen Services Underground as it appeared in late June and may have gone unnoticed. It takes a perceptive look at teen behaviour and also leads us to question our own behaviour at times. It
Thank you to Caroll-Ann Steele for sharing this great SLJ article that looks to define YA: YA: A Category for the Masses. But What About Teens? Is it a genre, a phenomenon, is it even for teens? Questions and observations abound about its intended audience and its “bandwagon” effect (for lack of a better word).
Your Connected Life: A Teen’s Guide to Life Online offers teen-tested tips and solutions for everything from balancing screen time with school work, managing relationships and reputation online, to using the Internet to find the best information on health, hobbies and homework. The Your Connected Life guide was made possible with support from Shaw Communications
Many of the most recent posts here on the QSLiN.org blog have been about digital resources, makerspaces and school library ideas. I thought it might be fun to get back to the books! The Guardian just posted some suggestions for fantastic YA novels, fantastic enough that adults should read them. Now I know that most
New York Public Library has revamped one of their spaces with teens in mind. Inspiring! http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/06/designing-libraries-encourage-teens-loiter/5735/
