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Title: Finding Courage in the Heart of the School: The Library
Language: English
Authors: Lia Fisher-Janosz
Source: Knowledge Quest. 2023 51(5):26-31.
Availability: American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 1-800-545-2433; Web site: http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Individual Power, Self Esteem, Resilience (Psychology), Story Reading, Creative Thinking, Sense of Community, Caring, Role Models
ISSN: 1094-9046
Abstract: In this article, the author finds connection between courage and a place that, at first glance, might seem to many to be among the unlikeliest of places in which to find courage: the library. The author maintains that the library--public or, as applies more directly here, school-- is precisely and even profoundly the place. How so? In the books on the shelves and in the stacks, wherein are stories of bravery and resilience that can serve as models and inspiration; in the person of the school librarian, as curator of collected tales and caretaker of rights and freedoms; and, of course, in the structure of the library itself, the room where it happens, the spot that serves as safe haven to students (and indeed anyone) in need. Yet just as the strength of the human heart must be forged and maintained in certain ways to ensure its endurance, so must the library be built and sustained to create and keep up a sense of community, a culture of care and kindness, and a physical space where kids can feel safe and discover their courage. In this way, in this place, bravery has its center. We don't call the library the "heart" of a school without reason, and in the library we find courage made manifest.
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