Lucas Maxwell

Lucas Maxwell has been working with youth in libraries for over fifteen years. Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, he's been a high school librarian in London, UK for over a decade. In 2017 he won the UK's School Librarian of the Year award and in 2022 he was named the UK Literacy Association's Reading For Pleasure Teacher Champion. He loves Dungeons & Dragons and is the author of Let's Roll: A Guide for Setting up Tabletop Roleplaying Games in Your School or Public Library. You can follow him on Twitter and on his blog.

My Favourite Bookstagram Locations in the UK

Hosting a Book Award: The Most Fun You’ll Have in Your School Library This Year

On Being a Ninja Librarian: Getting Teens Into the School Library

Cool Bookish Places: Ryde Bookshop, Isle of Wight

Quiet Riot: Managing Volume Levels in a School Library

Cool Bookish Places: Barton’s Bookshop in Leatherhead, UK

Authors’ Love Letters to Public Libraries

Cool Bookish Places: The Minack Theatre

PAWS to Read: Reduce Stress & Anxiety by Reading to Dogs

How Do You Get Teens Interested in Classic Literature? Blind Date With a Book!