Lucas Maxwell
Raised in a tiny town in Nova Scotia, Canada, Lucas Maxwell grew up on comic books and Nintendo. He's failed at several jobs including stand up comedian, furniture maker, door-to-door salesman, working in a slaughter house and being a fisherman. After realizing that books were more his thing, he took on a Master's Degree in Information & Library Studies and passed with flying…well, whatever is just below aces. After working in a public library in Nova Scotia for a few years, Lucas packed up with his family and moved to the UK where he's now a school librarian in London. He blogs about the fun things he gets to do in the library at http://glenthornelrc.blogspot.co.uk. Twitter: @lucasjmaxwell
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Why You Should Start a Student Library Assistant Program in Your Library
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Why You Should Start a Dungeons & Dragons Club In Your Library
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Bowling for Books: A Library Program to Get Kids Moving
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School Libraries and Their Fight Against Fake News
January 25, 2021A school librarian talks about how he teaches students to think critically about fake news on the internet.
Looking for a Great Middle Grade Book? Try #BookMatch
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A Social Media Strategy for Libraries
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“Is That All You Do?” Self-Promotion as a School Librarian
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