School Librarian in Action: August 2025

Friday, August 8, 2025

Thursday, August 7, 2025

The Lighthouse Diary Entry #77: Libraries as Partners in Becoming

Our week long library orientation closes in a few days. Facilitating the learning and acquisition of literacy skills through the library is always a big challenge. By high school, students have reached a point of view and a perception of the library as a place to soak in the aircon, which it is. And with the erratic changes in weather, this reason for going to the library can be taken advantage of. So, we persist.

This academic year, we focus on understanding what knowledge is and use the necessary skills to deconstruct, construct, unpack and pare its complexities. We begin by exploring choices and the decisions that shape how we seek, validate, and share information. This year’s orientation invites students to reimagine the library not just as a cooling space, but as a thinking space—one where inquiry, reflection, and responsibility converge.

Whether it’s through browsing databases, questioning sources, citing with integrity, or embracing stories that challenge their worldview, we want our students to see the library as a partner in their becoming. In a world brimming with noise, the library remains a place where discernment matters, and every question is a step toward deeper understanding.