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What the School Library Survey has taught me

By Jen Sheridan

Issue 117, Term 2 2021

at hadn’t occurred to me as a student is that this doesn’t happen by accident but through the hard work and heart of the committed staff that work in school libraries. This has been highlighted to me through comments shared, many of which have been collated in these feature documents: softlinkint.c

Turning the school library into a thriving community hub

By Anne Devenish

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

o are often equally fascinated by the literary world. This is why we decided to open our Meet the Author program to the wider school community. While school libraries have always provided opportunities for students to meet writers and illustrators, we invite parents, grandparents and guardians to jo

School library spotlight: Macleans College

By Christine Hurst

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

I am the library manager and my role is a mixture of behind the scenes and ‘front of house’ tasks. An ordinary day — if there is such a thing in high school libraries — could involve acquisition and purchases, showing a class how to access the databases we have, updating procedure documents, curatin

School library spotlight: Cerdon college

By Nancy Sylaprany

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

aving a conversation about an interest they have in a particular area, or instructing them in skills to become discerning users of information.  In school libraries, we are in a unique position to be able to develop relationships with students over a number of years. Students know that the library

Looking back: school library catalogues and the online revolution

By Lance Deveson

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

assisted with development of the cataloguing module. As the project manager, this development was without doubt one of the highlights of my career in school libraries. We created a great system, which is still used by SCIS today. Voyager was released to schools in 1996, together with SCISLINK , wh

The future role of the teacher librarian

By Dr James E Herring

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

te/in-service leader will continue to be the teacher librarian’s key role within the school. Resources There may still be printed books in future school libraries, and, at least in the foreseeable future, there will be — perhaps mainly for recreational reading. Educational resources may increasi

School library spotlight: Chisholm Catholic College

By Monique McQueen

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

evelop, maintain, and promote digital resources; run events; and lead the development of learning spaces in the school. How long have you worked in school libraries, and what inspired you to go down this path? I have worked in both primary and secondary school libraries for nine years. After 13

School library spotlight: Academy of Mary Immaculate

By Anne Chowne

Issue 111, Term 4 2019

to the subject headings/ ScOT terms they use. Please keep producing Connections and tapping into the wonderful things that are happening out there in school libraries. Image credits Images supplied by Anne Chowne

Library makerspaces: revolution or evolution?

By Chris Harte

Issue 97, Term 2 2016

owing number of library makerspaces around Australia where people are encouraged to learn by tinkering, building, experimenting, and collaborating. School libraries are continuing to evolve from the outdated notion that they are simply repositories of knowledge stored within the bound pages of boo

School library spotlight: Ocean Reef Senior High School

By Sarah Betteridge

Issue 109, Term 2 2019

h and referencing sessions, and curriculum support. Our school library was one of the 17 Western Australian schools appearing on   Australia’s Great School Libraries Honours List . The library team is small. I manage two school administrative support staff who job-share one full-time role. We are

School library spotlight: Melbourne High School

By Pam Saunders

Issue 99, Term 4 2016

brary spotlight’. This article gives us an opportunity to interview school library staff, so we can share with our readers what is happening within school libraries in Australia and New Zealand. Do you have any questions you’d like us to include in this section? Please email [email protected].

School library spotlight: Campbelltown Performing Arts High School

By Cathy Costello

Issue 101, Term 2 2017

I teach a junior HSIE (Human Society and its Environment) class while simultaneously fulfilling my role as teacher librarian. I have worked in high school libraries, on and off, for more than 20 years. The teacher librarian role has been ever-changing and evolving in response to the information la

Genrefying the fiction collection

By Susan Davenport

Issue 102, Term 3 2017

view our whole genre-labelling system. Lyn Hay presented a timely Syba Academy seminar, ‘Rethinking the collection: principles and practice for 21C school libraries’, and our four teacher librarians were given the opportunity to attend. As the reasoning for genrefication unfolded, it was clear tha

ASLA Conference and Awards 2023

By Australian School Library Association

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

the field of teacher librarianship and school library resource services. The 2023 conference will be held in April on the Gold Coast, with the theme School Libraries: Navigating the Future . This year, there will be three award categories open for nominations: the ASLA Australian Teacher Librarian

Working together to ensure student access to high-quality school library services

By Holly Godfree

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

ur students and teachers to higher achievements. Right now, in a time of fear, change, doubt, and division around the world, we can argue that strong school libraries are a balm and a bolster to proactively help young people and educators to best meet the challenges we face. And, yet, high-performin

Promoting reading for pleasure in school libraries

By Emma Suffield

Issue 108, Term 1 2019

I have been a school librarian for five years now and what a journey it has been. The reason I applied for this role was to promote reading for pleasure and share my love of reading with young learners; there is nothing more satisfying than turning a reluctant reader into an avid one. When I star

A thank you to libraries and ELR

By Mem Fox, Nicole Richardson

Issue 102, Term 3 2017

o , to a high school class of refugees who were learning English, and was aghast to find myself choked with sobs at the end of it. Why do you think school libraries are so necessary for today’s children? It’s not just the libraries themselves, filled though they are with magical books of all kin

Leigh Hobbs on the invaluable, irreplaceable school library

By Nicole Richardson

Issue 106, Term 3 2018

ortance and transformational power of reading and creativity for young people. During Leigh’s two years as laureate, he passionately campaigned for school libraries and school librarians, as well as the need for young people to engage in creative participation. His campaign for school libraries wa

Navigating the information landscape through collaboration

By Elizabeth Hutchinson

Issue 101, Term 2 2017

School libraries and school library professionals have a huge role to play in supporting teaching and learning within a school. I often hear visiting authors comment on being able to identify a good school by how well the library is used. School librarian Caroline Roche penned the phrase ‘heart of

Supporting multiple literacies through robotics clubs

By Chelsea Quake

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

School libraries have long had a natural affinity with English and humanities departments. This is understandable, given school library professionals’ long-standing involvement in literacy support and advocacy, and the traditional assumption that literacy belongs to these subjects. However, the rec