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Library life moves forward like a heart beating. It is consistent, nonstop and full of vitality and energy. Since the library learning commons is the most popular place in the school, children wait on long lines and often try to sneak their way in when capacity is met. An outside observer would think children were looking for gold the way they frequent our doors.
Here inside our walls lies hope, happiness, creativity and oodles and oodles of potential. Children are making friendships, aligning dreams and getting inspired daily. They are creating stickers, jewelry, podcasts, 3D printing. They are learning to be leaders, contributing citizens and teachers. Children are taking risks, scaffolding instruction and solving problems.
A tech team member threading beads on a bracelet for student service learning.
Regular patrons getting ready to write in their new planners and journals.
Members of the student tech help desk as they pose for the camera. Guess who they are!
Library life is more than books, book trailers and literacy. Library life is about connections, community and making a difference. Library life is giving patrons tools, skillsets and dispositions that can take them to the next level. The next time you go into your local school library, take a look around. Ask the kids why they love it. The school library learning commons is a safe haven, an oasis, and a collection of children growing and exceeding our wildest expectations.