Secondary school library ideas

We need to rethink how we design our environments for students. The resources here will help you to use learning space design to transform your space.

With the new year comes new library displays! Check it out! A similar display was on Pinterest--that's where the basic idea came from--but our version includes specific titles based on our most circulated titles. Recognize any? Looking for Monopoly favorites like Go to Jail or Free Parking? We have those versions on our Book-opoly, too! Interested in seeing the whole game board? Just stop by the library to check it out. The second new display features winter or "snowy" titles, including the…

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

Getting tweens into the library to do library activities and explore books takes some creative thinking. Activities that are interactive, fun, challenging, and hands-on are the best way to get started. We need curiosity and mystery in library activities that will keep them on the edge of their seats for more.

Wanting to revamp your independent reading program? Try using a classroom book club, which is a great way to enrich, engage, and differentiate in secondary.

Tips on how to organize your high school classroom library for secondary ELA teachers from a veteran teacher and book lover.

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Browse through some of our secondary school library designs to see our range of library products for secondary schools and academies.

A great blog of secondary English teachers helping you find great ideas to enhance your classroom!

For most of us as English teachers, reading was a love-at-first-sight kind of experience, and while some of our students have that same natural love for reading, others simply have cold feet. Thankfully, it only takes a little creativity and the right reading activity for a love of reading to bloom. To foster this love