Library Online

Here is a rough version of the plan for our library refurbishment. There are still some areas to be “tweaked” and improved, but at least it will give you an idea of what it will look like:

Library Plan

If you click on the image above, you will be able to see a larger version. Please add comments on this post as I would like to have feedback from the school community and other visitors to the site!

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Just a quick post to update readers with the current situation.

Over May Half Term, the library was virtually emptied out. All of the stock had been boxed up during the term and was then taken to Room 9, together with any equipment that we need for the new library. Mrs Robinson will be working in Room 9 until the end of August, getting new resources and equipment ready, planning the new library and developing web-based services.

The old wall between the library and Room 8 was removed and the honour boards taken down and stored safely. These have been carefully photographed to ensure that we have a good record of the names. Eventually, we will re-create the boards in a new format and we are planning on making a very special book with the photographs.

Furniture that is not needed for the refurbishment is being taken away and used in other parts of the school.

The work will begin on the floor on the very first day of the summer holidays - exciting times!

Mrs Robinson will continue to post here during the summer with updates on the development and some “tasters” to show you some of the new resources that she is purchasing for the library.

Watch this space!

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Do you want to find the latest news? Then have a look at our Library Netvibes Pages!

The Dixie Grammar School - Library Online @ Netvibes

On these pages you will find up-to-date news from the UK, France, Germany and China, together with Business and Sport. Oh yes, and some information about our Library!

Please let the Librarian know if you think we should add anything else.

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Mrs Robinson is beginning to pack up the library stock this week. The Library needs to be cleared about before Half Term as work starts then on taking down the wall between the Library and Room 8.

Exciting times!

You only have a few days left if you want to borrow books for the holidays!

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Special offer on library books this week only!

The Library will be closed from Half Term in preparation for the refurbishment in the Summer Holidays. So that students can have “Holiday Reading”, I am making a special offer to you:

If you have no overdue items, then you can borrow up to 15 books from the Library!

These books must be returned when the Library re-opens in mid-September. The offer ends at the end of the week…

SO

Return all overdue books now & borrow up to 15 books!

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We are now getting nearer to the development of the library in the Summer Holidays! The whole thing will start at May Half Term, when the partition between the Library and Room 8 will be removed and also the current shelving and some furniture. All of the resources and equipment will be boxed up and the Librarian re-located to Room 9 until the new Library is ready! The main work will begin at the very start of the Summer Holidays.

There has been a lot done in two terms and it is again time to look at how far we have progressed:

(1) Establish a baseline for future assessment - complete

(2) Learn how to use the Eclipse 2 Library Management

Continuing to develop skills. Small number of  Student Library Helpers have been recruited and I am training them on the system.

(3) Start to get-to-know the school community and systems

• Attend staff meetings, special events and assemblies - on-going
• Talk to staff and students both formally and informally - on-going
• Begin to recruit and train Student Library helpers - see above. Small number recruited - learning essential systems in readiness for Autumn Term opening.
  
• Deliver a presentation to the whole school in assembly - done

(4) Library management and administration:

• Library Procedures Manual setting out all library administrative systems - on-going
• Library Handbook gathering evidence of the Library and Librarian’s impact on teaching and learning in the school - on-going
• Monitoring reports for the Senior Management and Governors - on-going

(5) Library resources:

• Weed, re-catalogue, clean, mend and label Fiction stock - done
• Weed, re-catalogue, clean, mend and label Non-Fiction stock - almost finished!
  
• Begin to purchase new stock items after consultation with staff and students - will continue towards end of Summer Term and during Summer Holidays
  
• Put up new signage and guiding - done. Note - this will be removed when Library dismantled at May Half Term. New signage will be designed for Library when ready.
  

(6) Library use and impact on curriculum:

• Re-organise physical layout of tables etc - done
• Open at lunchtimes and after school - every day
  
• Publicise Reading Champions group and begin meetings - done. New Reading Champions Wiki being developed in conjunction with students to allow them to discuss their reading with each other.
  
• Library Induction for Year 6 students - took place on the afternoon of International Day - very successful according to student feedback
• Helping students and staff to choose suitable reading material - developing
  
• Supporting students and staff with range of research queries - developing
  

(7) Library development:

• Attend relevant planning meetings - on-going
• Liaise with school staff to support co-ordination of the project - on-going
  
• Continuing to develop a wish-list for the development - on-going
• Plan a series of visits to other suitable school libraries - on-going
• Open discussions with suitable library furnishing companies - done
• Consult with school community - on-going
• Survey students - done - Year 7-13 Survey see results and comments/feedback, Year 6 Survey see results, comments and feedback
  
• Create plan for library as a result of these consultations - on-going. Plan mainly finalised, but there will be some “tweaks” over the coming weeks
  
• Library shelving and furnishing suppliers chosen - done
  

(8) Use of ICT and developing technologies:

• Create the Library Online website - done
• Continue to develop the site to be a support for teaching and learning in the school - on-going
• Development of wiki for Reading Champions Group - started, but awaiting feedback from students
  

(9) Enjoy my new job:

Definitely! And this is continuing…

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Hope you all have a very Happy Easter!

Easter Bunny

See you next term.

Image is Easter Bunny by Stitch on the Flickr site

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Congratulations go to:

Winner: James Trollope
Runners-up: Chloe Sanders and Sophie Phipps

Well done!

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It is Science Week from the 6th to the 15th March.

Science Week

The Librarian will add more information here during the week.

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Hope you had a Happy World Book Day!!!

World Book Day 2009

We ran a competition all day. Some members of staff wore a badge with a book title - you hadto find them and write the title down - then find out who wrote the book! Easy!

You can still download the Competition Entry Form here. The closing date is March 13th at 2.00pm.

World Book Day Competition Form

Also, the free £1.00 tokens have been given out during the week.

Have you tried the special World Book Day books? Post your comment here to let us know what you think of them.

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