“Playgrounds for the Mind”: Aligning School Libraries with Educational Philosophy towards Creative Learning Environments

Abstract

This contribution reflects on the need for the school library being considered a vital and integral part of the school – both in physical terms, as a proper and dedicated space in the building, and in pedagogical terms in the school curriculum, including cultural and recreational activities •, and therefore being aligned with the school pedagogy and culture. Two examples of primary school libraries are provided that show how they were rethought and designed as a learning commons (LC), in the first case, and as a Multiple Intelligences library in the second case.