Canadian School Library Day celebrates the central role that school libraries play in the education and development of young people. As they evolve into school-wide learning commons, libraries are taking on more responsibility for supporting all kinds of learning, from experiential to digital. Much more than custodians of resources and managers of floor space, school libraries have embraced the issues raised by new technology and the needs of the 21st century learner.
But libraries still have books and school libraries are still committed to promoting literacy and the love of reading. The provincial school library association in British Columbia (BCTLA) has challenged all their schools to Drop Everything and Read on October 22th to highlight the importance of school libraries in the educational lives of students.
H.D. Stafford will Drop Everything and Read from 12:10 - 12:30...this includes all staff and students!