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.
The nifty way one librarian convinced his students to dig into classic literature.
On using poetry and an open mic in the library to reach new users, both students and staff, and to spread the library's influence.
How one school librarian helped inspire teens to write through Twitter chats with authors.
On getting teens excited with 'zines in the library.
At the school library that I manage, we have a Patron of Reading. A Patron of Reading is an author ...
Guerrilla book promotion, courtesy of postcards.
YA books that are perfect reads for Black Sabbath's greatest hits.
Here in the UK, February 2nd is Time To Talk Day 2017. It’s run by an organisation called Time to ...
How one school librarian learned to read and appreciate manga, thanks to students.
Seven questions with feminist author Holly Bourne.