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.
Using funny book displays and humour in a high school library to reach both seasoned and reluctant readers alike.
These are the best books to help you get back on your feet after experiencing a bad open mic set (or other setback).
Librarians, book clubbers, booksellers: try a surprise summer reading program!
A tale of a dog, a job interview, and The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda.
The comic WYTCHES is so scary, it reminded one reader of speaking in front of a group of 8th graders.
After reading Ten Little Monkeys over and over, a reader starts to over-analyze the text.