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My How Might We statement is HMW create a culture around the library that promotes innovation, collaboration and scholarship. I have posted it up in the library and have had a few students pondering it. I haven’t had much direct feedback except for one student that thought scholarship had to do with money. Fair point. I guess in the absence of direct verbal feedback I can look for other sources. I am happy to report that there has never been so much engagement with the library in general. Students are coming in looking for resources for their projects and books to read for pleasure. In short, I’m starting to see the fruits of my labour and culture is changing.<\/p>\n

The library I inherited was very traditional. There was a persistent culture around that library that promoted a quiet, studious atmosphere which did not make it a very engaging collaborative space. You can see in the photos the beautiful wood work, tall shelves and expensive paintings. It makes for a very special place to come to work every day; however, it makes innovation a challenge. My challenge.<\/p>\n

How do I engage the students? Where do I display new books to promote reading? How do I address current issues and inquiry?<\/p>\n

Well, I’ve had to be creative. Over the past few years, I have done lots of little things to try to change things up in the library. Some highlights are: I put in bench top sitting along the windows to take advantage of the view to the reading garden; I added a large screen TV to provide a flex space into the library so that I could teach research skills in the library; and, I have also taken back some of the shelving and am going to create benches for the students to sit in.<\/p>\n

All my research has told me that librarians need to start with the teachers in order to get to the students. So, based on teacher feedback, I am going to recreate our resource page to make it much more inviting and curriculum focused. I created a survey and have received some excellent responses to help guide me in this. My next step is to meet with the faculty individually to get some further subject specific feedback. I have also prepared a student survey asking similar questions to the faculty survey so that I can get the student opinion as well. I will distribute this in the new year.<\/p>\n

My goal is to finish the year with a new online resource page that is more engaging, focused and student centred. I’m off to a great start!<\/p>\n

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