Not Hush Hush Anymore

Mierop, Kerrie

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Wilson, A. (2016, April 1). Not Hush Hush Anymore. School Planning and Management. Retrieved from https://webspm.com/articles/2016/04/01/learning-commons.aspx

Summary: This article discusses how the one-size-fits-all school library is no longer relevant in today’s learning culture. The school library of today must embrace a collaborative center that is at times noisy, but is now a “flexible, interactive, technology-rich area”. The author, Wilson, discusses the necessity of a flexible library that gives students and teachers the ability to move furniture, use private study rooms for both groups and individual study, and gives the students the materials and resources to learn at their own pace. Wilson explores three schools that have made the transformation from the traditional library to a learning commons library. Each school transformed the library starting with redesigning the space and adding the necessary technology. Wilson states the need for the school library to transform into a collaborative learning environment that serves the whole school.

Review: Wilson writes a great article that explores how three schools evolved from a traditional school library into a learning commons center that has allowed the staff and students to have a “flexible, interactive, technology-rich area”. The article shows how the schools adjusted their library environment to help enrich the learning for both staff and students.