the future of school libraries - cilip presentation

The future of School LibrariesNick Poole, Chief Executive, CILIPFebruary 2017

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We’re living in an unprecedented period of change and innovation for libraries.

We are re-imagining them for a new generation.

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“From being an archive of knowledge, libraries are becoming a learning commons.”

Beth Holland, edutopia.org

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Beautiful places...

Dokk1, an integrated cultural centre and public library in Aarhus, DenmarkArchitects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Learning spaces...

The Reading Room, Manchester Central Library

Sustainable architecture...

The Hive, Worcester

Playful spaces...

The new Conarte Childrens Library, Mexico

A ‘retail quality’ experience...

National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

Makerspaces...

“The Makerspace idea reinforces the library’s role in the entire learning spectrum from recreational reading to research to production and sharing.”

National Association of Independent Schools

The ‘school librarian’ is becoming an embedded information professional, supporting a wide range of learning & teaching activities

A qualified school librarian...

Understands the wider legal, professional and pedagogical context for their work

A qualified school librarian...

Keeps in touch with developments in professional practice across the public, private and 3rd sectors

A qualified school librarian...

Has specific technical, professional expertise in helping you create, manage, store, discover, reuse and share knowledge and information

A qualified school librarian...

Is trained to support reader development, literacy and wider formal and informal learning

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Has been trained in wider management skills, including strategic planning, customer service, digital and communications

A qualified school librarian...

Has made a personal commitment to the ethics of the information profession, including balance, respecting rights, promoting equality and inclusion

“School librarians help facilitate the increasingly important global connection between students and the rest of the world, helping students connect to an authentic audience in a broader community, arranging Skype sessions with authors or experts in other locations, and culling resources as needed from varied sources and experts outside the school walls” Elizabeth Abarbanel “The New School Library”

The ability to manage information as a core strategic asset has become central to succeeding as a competitive business.

If they are to find employment in a ‘post-digital world’ of AI, fake news and global trade, it is essential that today’s children are equipped with the skills to

manage knowledge & information.

The ‘school librarian’ provides a bridge between reading, literacy and learning

and this new world of skills & opportunities.

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Content is changing...

“Modern library resources include a whole range of elements, from ebooks, to academic databases, to innovative programs that allow students to explore their creative inclinations, learn new skills, and apply their learning in innovative ways,”

- Matthew Lynch, EdWeek

Services are changing...

• Classroom/curriculum support• ‘Downtime’• Skills & literacy• Access to information• Self-discovery (health/wellbeing)• Understanding & empathy• Citizenship

Enabling the delivery of DfE outcomes...1. Safety and wellbeing: all children and young

people are protected from harm and vulnerable children are supported to succeed with opportunities as good as those for any other child.

2. Educational excellence everywhere: every child and young person can access high-quality provision, achieving to the best of his or her ability regardless of location, prior attainment and background.

3. Prepared for adult life: all 19-year-olds complete school or college with the skills and character to contribute to the UK’s society and economy and are able to access high-quality work or study options.

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School libraries are changing to meet the needs of modern learners.

Talk to your qualified librarian!

Find out more about libraries, librarians & information professionals www.cilip.org.uk