Collaborative Engagement: Exemplar E2

Standard: Facilitating Collaborative Engagement to Cultivate and Empower and Community of Learners

Theme: School Administration Partnerships

Growth Phase: Evolving

Growth Indicator: School administration works collaboratively with LLC leadership team to develop and implement LLC vision and goals.



This video depicts a variety of school libraries K-12 in a Montreal, Quebec, district that are developing a learning commons perspective in their school libraries. Testimonials from school administrators, librarians, students, and teachers highlight how the shift to LLC benefits learning and teaching.  

English Montreal School Board (EMSB). (2019, June 5). Library Learning Commons at the EMSB [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=351&v=S-MqdBaPnO8


This downloadable Ontario Library Association (OLA) guide includes “information, best practices, and resources to support the selection and deselection of school library learning resources” as well as “ resources to help school boards navigate concerns, questions, and/or challenges related to school library materials”. It is written “for anyone interested in understanding how resources are curated for a School Library Learning Commons (SLLC)”.

Ontario Library Association (OLA).  (2023).  A Guide to the Selection and Deselection of School Library Resources – 2023.  Retrieved from https://accessola.com/school-library-issues/