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.
On being an autistic school librarian, from the challenges posed by the job to the aspects that suit me well.
The results are in: here are my students' top ten comics so far this school year, including old favorites and some surprises, like Kodi by Jared Cullum!
Tips, tricks, and inspiration for creating a ComiCon event in your school library.
Passive programming in a school library allows students a sense of ownership, a place to explore, experiment, and fail without consequence.
Here's a guide on escape room library challenges and how to run them in an effective way in public and school library settings.
From virtual events to reading scavenger hunts, these are some great summer reading program ideas to kick off a love of books in your kids!
Author visits to schools can make a huge impact on students' relationships to books. If you're a new author, here are some tips.
These books like They Both Die At The End include gut-wrenching sad books combined with thrillers, mysteries, and also light-hearted reads.
These middle grade fantasy novels, including No Humans Allowed! (Dungeon Academy #1) by Madeleine Roux, all have a lot of action, high stakes, and strong world building -- perfect for Dungeons and Dragons fans.
Tips and tricks for running a successful book quiz challenge in your school library.