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How Monmia Primary School refurbished its library

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 136, Term 1, 2026

What prompted the decision to refurbish the library, and what were the key issues or limitations you hoped the refurbishment would address? My background is in literacy, so when I arrived at Monmia as Assistant Principal I could not walk past what we called “the library” without cringing. It

Behind the spotlight: designing new library spaces

By Christopher Peck

Issue 136, Term 1, 2026

Before anyone even enters a library, before the books are even on the shelf, a process that shapes the way education happens in that space has already taken place. Specialist architects consider how students learn, collaborate, feel, access, use and respond to spaces in order to make design choices