Key Points:
- The library is a central (Langley school District, 2015), positive and welcoming area in the school for students, staff and parents.
- We are safe, caring and responsible.
- The Teacher Librarian supports the students in growing their love of reading (The Canadian Children’s book Centre, 2025).
- The growing book collection is diverse (The Canadian Children’s book Centre, 2025).
Rational:
Library should be accessible and dynamic to support collaboration
Students need access to great books All students should be able to see themselves represented in books.
All students should be able to see themselves represented in books.
Works Cited:
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, 2025, https://bookcentre.ca/. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
Langley School District. (2015). Library Learning Commons. Retrieved from https://instructionalservices.sd35.bc.ca/curriculum/learning-commons/ (Accessed 19, Oct. 2025)
ZUBKE, S. and EKDAHL, M. (2014) Learning commons, BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association. Available at: https://bctla.ca/resources/library-learning-commons/ (Accessed: 04 December 2025).
LaGarde, Jennifer. “From Student Voice to Student Agency: Creating Library Spaces for Kids by Kids.” Librarygirl, Librarygirl, 20 Mar. 2019, www.librarygirl.net/post/from-student-voice-to-student-agency-creating-library-spaces-for-kids-by-kids. Accessed Nov. 8, 2025.
Weisburg, Hilda K., et al. New on the Job : A School Librarian’s Guide to Success. Second edition., ALA Editions, 2015. Accessed Dec. 1, 2025.
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