LIBRARY
The school library is part of your school’s teaching and learning environment. It provides resources and services that support students, staff, families and whānau. Your library’s resources, physical space, and staff have tremendous potential to make a difference to students’ achievement, educational equity, and their social and emotional well-being. We would like to acknowledge the T G Macarthy Trust for their bi-ennial donation to our school for the purchase of new books and/or technology for our library, and Pub Charity who approved funding for new books; we appreciate their ongoing support of our school.
The purpose of your school library is to help every member of your school community — students, staff, families and whānau — gain new knowledge, skills, and dispositions for learning and personal development that they will use throughout their lives.
Our school library is our most valuable non-human resource with over 3000 books. The library has attractive and welcoming surroundings, and books over a wide range of subjects are purchased regularly. We encourage its extensive use and urge children to read and research as widely as possible. Parent help at home is very valuable in developing good reading habits and interests.
Click on this link for the web application of our library system: https://nz.accessit.online/CLF04/#!dashboard
All users will be able to browse as a guest, and passwords are sent home with children so they can log in and search, reserve etc.
What makes an effective school library?
The school library is a central hub supporting every student and staff member, as well as parents and whānau. The library combines several elements — library staff, resources, and space. Each of these plays an important part in supporting teaching and learning. School libraries are most effective when these elements combine to form an integrated whole.
An effective school library:
improves student outcomes — collections developed for your unique school community enrich reading and learning programmes
welcomes people in — the library is a safe place, that values and includes students from different cultures and backgrounds
brings people and information together — connections with other libraries and information sources enhance your library’s collections, and help your library staff help users find what they need
embodies the principles of ‘learner agency’ — students having the independence to choose their own reading, and to find resources that help them develop their interests and strengths at their own pace
helps close the education gap — for students who might otherwise be disadvantaged, the library can provide access to the stories, information, and technology they need.
