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.
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If you haven't considered running a comic book club in your school library, here are reasons why you should (& activities to do!).
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If you want to encourage a teen in your life to become the best D&D dungeon master they can be, here are some tips to help.
Curious about creating a school library podcast? An experienced librarian-podcaster offers some tips and tricks.
Playing D&D in the library has so many benefits, not only for the students, but for the adult who runs the program.
On being an autistic school librarian, from the challenges posed by the job to the aspects that suit me well.