Checkout and Skills Information 

Our school library program here at Mary Our Queen supports the position that an effective school library plays a critical role in preparing learners for life in an information-rich society.  The Association of School Libraries developed six essential Shared Foundations—Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage of which we use here in the library:

• Inquire: Inquiry and investigation are at the core of the school library. Through scaffolding the use of an inquiry-based model of learning, the school library offers multiple opportunities for learners to integrate new and existing knowledge (AASL 2018, 54).

• Include: An effective school library includes diverse and inclusive resources, programs, and services that meet the needs of all learners; represents various points of view on current and historical issues; and provides support across a wide range of interest areas with opportunities for learners to recognize themselves (AASL 2018, 54).

• Collaborate: An effective school library encourages broadening personal knowledge and creating interconnected learning opportunities through collaboration. Users of the school library collaborate effectively, sharing ideas and information in a responsible and ethical manner (AASL 2018, 54).

• Curate: The effective school library includes a professionally curated collection of resources selected based on their authority, currency, relevance, scope, and relationship to other items in the collection (AASL 2018, 55).

 • Explore: An effective school library provides learners with a venue to explore questions that arise out of personalized learning opportunities and out of individual curiosity and interest. The school library focuses on the development of a culture of reading, supports reading for learning and personal enjoyment, and provides opportunities for learners to read for pleasure (AASL 2018, 55).

• Engage: Effective school libraries help learners engage with the principles of safe and effective information skills and provide opportunities for learners to develop competencies in a space that allows learners to share and disseminate information (AASL 2018, 55).

(Retrieved from https://www.ala.org/aasl/)