Introduce your teachers, librarians, and administrators to the roles and responsibilities of educators in advocating a whole school library learning commons using this step-by-step guide for creating shared learning space in your school. Links the use of the WSLLC to standards in education; Presents a doable plan to implement and sustain the learning commons approach in school; Illustrates how the WSLLC can be a means of increasing student engagement and improving academic achievement; Provides ideas for promoting the WSLLC concept to the education community; Offers suggestions for assessing the effectiveness of the WSLLC; Features strategies, standards, and checklists to support the program.

Mentoring for implementation and sustainability -- Selected mentoring resources with strategies -- Mentoring case studies -- Authentic accountability, standards and policies -- Selected accountability resources with strategies -- School library to learning commons literature and research -- Selected learning commons literature and research with strategies -- Engaging community -- Selected resources with strategies for community engagement.