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Working with pupil library assistants in primary schools

By Lucy Chambers

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

steem and confidence, and feel empowered may gain an improved attitude toward education. Each year, the UK School Library Association and CILIP School Libraries Group run a national competition for secondary schools called the Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award. A nominee acknowledged t

School library spotlight: Yarra Valley Grammar

By Dr Mark Merry, Miriam Meehan

Issue 112, Term 1 2020

s at Yarra Valley Grammar. My role is multifaceted. I teach a Humanities class most years. I also oversee the operations of the secondary and primary school libraries, coordinate the purchase and processing of resources, and promote reading of all types to classes in years 7–9. I build LibGuide reso

Educational Lending Right school library survey

By Daniel Hughes

Issue 120, Term 1 2022

the Australian Government’s Office for the Arts. The purpose of the survey is to determine an estimate of the number of copies of books in Australian school libraries. The Office for the Arts then combines the school scores with university and TAFE estimates to determine how much money will be paid

Supporting Australian book creators

By Ruilin Shi (with thanks to Jeannie Baker)

Issue 111, Term 4 2019

brary book before falling asleep’. Her father worked hard to make ends meet. They did not have the money to spare on buying books, so both public and school libraries were important to her development. In Jeannie’s words: Books sparked my imagination, stimulated my curiosity and helped me make sen

Supporting Australian book creators

By Daniel Hughes

Issue 114, Term 3 2020

s to make an inspiring call to children, parents and teachers to encourage children to join their local library and get their own library card’. Were school libraries an important part of your childhood? Do you have any favourite memories? I remember all my school libraries, primary and secondary

Supporting Australian book creators

By Alison Lester

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

I love school libraries and it makes me feel sad and angry when I hear about schools closing their libraries. The library should be the engine room of every school, a place where students and teachers can go and be expertly steered to the information they need. And, this information might be digi

SCIS is more

By Anthony Shaw

Issue 125, Term 2 2023

ng Rights (ELR) survey each year? ELR is a great way of ensuring that Australian creators are rewarded for their efforts from books which are held in school libraries. Each year ESA works with the Office of the Arts to ensure that they have accurate data to base the ELR payments on. Thank you to t

Making an impact: A guide for new school librarians

By Caroline Roche, MA, FCLIP

Issue 124, Term 1 2023

low, with many librarians earning less than a cashier in a supermarket. Is it any wonder that the more highly skilled people look for jobs outside of school libraries? Yet the job of a school librarian is crucial in creating a literate public, with all the societal and economic benefits that brings

Supporting Australian book creators

By Sally Rippin

Issue 115, Term 4 2020

lic libraries stocked few books in English or we knew we wouldn’t be there long enough to bother getting library cards. This is where I would rely on school libraries to keep me in a steady supply of books. Some of my fondest memories come from spending lunchtimes in a cosy corner of a school librar

Looking for silver linings: Educating about privacy and security in our increasingly online world

By Dr Kay Oddone

Issue 114, Term 3 2020

nnovative, and future-focused pedagogies. However, increasing use of technologies is accompanied by increasing digital security risks. We who work in school libraries, are challenged to fulfil our role as leaders of digital and critical literacies, to ensure that as new technology continues to be in

School Library Spotlight: Forest Hill College

By Helen Farch

Issue 117, Term 2 2021

. The staff at SCIS are knowledgeable and always ready to help with any queries. SCIS provides an invaluable service that enhances the value of all school libraries. Image credits Images supplied by Helen Farch

Using the Medium blogging platform to teach critical and digital literacies in art

By Tania Sheko

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

‘It seems art can help you if you’re studying to become a doctor’ . Projects such as this one have me thinking about the issue of staffing in some school libraries. Even with well-staffed libraries, teacher librarians might not have the opportunity to explore and experiment. Some of my most valua

School libraries and e-learning: where synergy equals opportunity

By Anita McMillan

Issue 104, Term 1 2018

E-learning is gaining momentum in schools, and opportunities abound for school library professionals to support and even lead in this area. School library staff are highly regarded for their information, critical and digital literacy skills, and well known for their early adoption of new technolo

What is a future ready librarian?

By Mark Ray

Issue 113, Term 2 2020

s is, and always has been, universal. In 2012, I was asked to join a Follett initiative called Project Connect , which was focused on the future of school libraries. It started by asking superintendents, district leaders, and library leaders from across the US this: 'Is there a place for school li

The time to read

By Gabrielle Mace, Merrilyn Lean

Issue 117, Term 2 2021

ickly understood that daily dedicated reading time would mean that staff would move quickly through their own book collections – and needed more! The school libraries were not in a position to support the increased borrowing habits of 150 staff taking part in Just Read, in addition to all our studen

Pivot! Moving a library forward when COVID gets in the way

By Catherine Barnes

Issue 117, Term 2 2021

. However, in a space where learning is a purpose and a priority, this also provided opportunities to ‘pivot’ and enhance our programs in other ways. School libraries were no exception. With the awareness that we didn’t want to force a complete change of direction, both educationally and in the valu

Metadata to enhance diversity, connection and belonging

By Catherine Barnes

Issue 123, Term 4 2022

School libraries are dynamic, innovative and exciting places, but they are also a place for diversity, connection and belonging. Ben Chadwick (2020) explains: ‘Some things are fundamental  to providing a library service. Of course, you need a decent collection of resources, but you also need to sup

School library spotlight: One Arm Point Remote Community School

By Mel Rowsell

Issue 115, Term 4 2020

fortable simply reading for pleasure, and where students and staff can be confident that the information they find is current, unbiased and accurate. School libraries have the opportunity to connect both staff and students to a wider world of information. In a small remote community, I hope to see o

School library spotlight: University High School, Melbourne

By Stephanie Ward

Issue 123, Term 4 2022

s your favourite thing about SCIS? Connections is my favourite thing about SCIS. It has been really important for me, it’s helped me see what other school libraries are doing. One of the big projects that we were undertaking when I first started in the library was the genrefication of our fiction

Unique libraries: The School of St Jude in Tanzania

By Rebecca Hansford

Issue 119, Term 4 2021

hich comprises boys’ O Level and  co-educational A Level (the final two years of secondary). Each  of the schools has its own library. In Tanzania, school libraries are few and far between. The staff in our three libraries have a challenge on their hands – to provide our students with quality libr