Lena Shaw Hosts Mentoring Group

The teacher-librarian mentoring group met at Lena Shaw Elementary for an after school session on favourite picture books and sharing ideas. We all took away some great library display ideas from Armee Malig, the teacher-librarian at Lena Shaw. Check out these great ideas!

Lena Shaw Library Learning Commons

I love this idea for a dust cover banner.

Clear, visual clues for students to find books on their topic.

Eye catching display for the graphic novel section!

Semiahmoo Secondary Library Learning Commons

Semiahmoo Secondary has undergone a transformation from library to library learning commons and I'd like to share a few features of the new space. Teacher-librarian, Maureen McDonough, gave me a little tour and shared how much she enjoys working in the new LLC, which she calls, "A work in progress." Students in the LLC were comfortable in the space: collaborating with groups, using the computers, signing books out or just catching up with friends. Some were using the meeting room which was formerly a workroom. Others collaborated in the Maker Space area behind the circulation desk. I loved how this library was transformed and it was great to see so many students taking advantage of the space.

Students feel at home working on their assignment.

Small footprint with a lot of display space on this triangular shelf.

Higher table and chairs for group work.

This was a storage room for VHS tapes. The room has been cleared out
and repurposed as a green screen room.