1.Philosophy, Ideas, InspirationsTHE BOOKS:Keechlin, Rosenfeld and Loertscher define a LearningCommons as a learning space that is both physical andvirtual a place to experiment, practice, celebrate, learn,work and play.

2. 7 SIMPLE STEPS:Join Resources 3. THE BLOGS AND VIDEOS:Learning the Now: Gino Bondi (Principal John Oliver Vancouver) Our Learning Commons: One How To for 21st Century LearningCulture of Yes: Chris Kennedy My Take on LibrariansPosted May 23, 2011From Library to Learning Commons: Valerie Diggshttp://www.slideshare.net/valeriediggs/from-library-to-learning-commons-neslaLearning Commons in BC Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LglFl1BYfFs 4. CHHS LEARNING COMMONS IN ALBERTA 5. A LEARNING COMMONS IN ALBERTA :Part 2 6. Physical Space and the Tools 7. NEW COUNTER/ MORE COMPUTERS/ THE SMARTBOARD/WIRELESS ACCESS FOR EVERYONEStudents use computers to find, share and create informationA large percentage of reference materials, such as textbooks,encyclopedias, journals, articles, and newspapers are nowconverted to electronic form 8. THE LABTHE KEURIG 9. WORD WALLS: DESCRIBING ACTIVITIES THATTAKE PLACE IN THE LEARNING COMMONS 10. ESTABLISHED A LEARNING COMMONS ADVISORYCOUNCIL (TL, ADMIN, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS)Brainstormed words together 11. WEEDING TO CREATE SPACES FOR MORE LEARNERCENTERED ACTIVITIESGetting rid of the stuff that no one is using , iscollecting dust and taking up valuable space! 12. INTEGRATION OF REFERENCE RESOURCES INTONON FICTION COLLECTIONRemoving restrictions on resources that users want to use! 13. DELETING AND BOXING 14. 58 BOXES OF BOOKSREMOVED 15. SHELVES REMOVED/NEW FURNITURE ADDED 16. NEW LEARNING, WORKING AND CREATING SPACES 17. STUDENT SUPPLY CENTRE: SELF SERVELearning Commons are service oriented. We surveyed ourusers and recorded frequently asked questionsProvided supplies and toolsEmpowering our users! 18. EDUCATED, WELL TRAINED, USER-FOCUSED LIBRARY TEAM 19. DISPLAYS: JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON! WHATS HOTRIGHT NOW? WHOS DOING SOMETHING REAL COOL? 20. Virtual Spaces: Publicizing! Current Library Learning Commons Webpage resources for teachers, parents and students Fraser Heights Library Learning Commons Databases/On-line resourceshttp://www.sd36.bc.ca/destiny/online_resources/index.html 21. The TLs Blog: Professional bloghttp://www.fhlearn.ca/amonk/ Twitter accountregular announcements, information, activities, Pro Dfor teachers etc.https://twitter.com/FH_library 22. Teaching and Learning REVIEWED OUR LIBRARY RULES AND POLICIES: USER-FRIENDLY? FLEXIBLE? 23. LEARNING COMMONS ACTIVITIES:STAFF AND TL COLLABORATION 24. TEACHER PRO D ON WEB 2.0 TOOLS, INQUIRYBASED LEARNING, ASSESSMENT 25. MEET AND EAT LUNCHTIME PRO D 26. GROUPS, CLASSES, INDIVIDUALS 27. WEEKLY EVENTS : MEET AN EXPERT 28. AUTHOR VISITS 29. GRAD INTERVIEWS, TUTORIAL GROUPS 30. CONCLUSION: The basic philosophy of libraries remains unchanged. We continue to remain committed to supporting and promoting intellectual freedom, academic inquiry and literacy of all kinds. We are just doing it with a different set of rules, policies, customs, patrons and structure around us. (Pamela Colburn Harland)http://www.slideshare.net/monk_a/library-to-learning-commons