At the Center of Learning: School libraries foster thoughtful, independent learners with learning centers.

LEARNING strategies; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PLAY; LIBRARIANS; MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL libraries; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience

The article discusses U.S. libraries' use of learning centers to provide focused, self-directed activities where learners work independently or collaboratively in 2023. Topics covered include the option of choice to make learners take an active role in their education, the development of resiliency in the learner, and the provision of play activities in the context of learning. Also noted is the logistics necessary in establishing learning centers in a school library.