In 2015, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
noticed that borrowing rates were decreasing in the School Library, and that it
was no longer a destination of choice within the campus.
To respond to this troubling trend a
strategic review was conducted examining how stakeholders – students, staff and
the greater community – leveraged the space and what facilities they expected
from a modern school library.
Ahead of the Next Generation Libraries
Summit 2018 we chat to Matthew O’Brien, Deputy Head of School and Jan Pocock,
Teacher Librarian at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School. In this article Matthew
and Jan explore how they engaged students, staff and the broader community in
the development of their next generation library, and further delve into how
the new Library has created a culture that educates, encourages and
enlightens.