SLA School Librarian of the Year 2012
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School Librarian of the Year 2012
Award Ceremony
On School Libraries Celebration Day, 1 October 2012 Dexter House, Tower Hill
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Alec Williams, compere Independent Library Consultant
“I don’t think I’ve met an author who doesn’t talk about how libraries turned them into the authors they are.”
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Lin Smith Chair School Library Associa6on
“We are professionals … being a librarian is not a hobby.”
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Dawn Woods Chair School Librarian of the Year Selec6on Commi<ee
• Librarians were nominated by head teachers and colleagues. Five schools were visited and three librarians shortlisted.
• For the Library Design Awards, 23 libraries were nominated, six visited by the judges and three shortlisted.
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School Librarian of the Year Honours List
Rosalind Buckland Ripley St Thomas Academy Lancaster
Adam Lancaster Monk’s Walk School Welwyn Garden City
Gill Trueman Peasedown St John School Near Bath
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Rosalind Buckland Librarian Ripley St Thomas Academy Lancashire
• Interschool Year 8 reading project communicating via a blog
• Interschool author visits – including authors of adult books
• Set up gender-based boy-friendly area • Partnered with Cumbria University so Ripley
students can access Cumbria’s online interactive tutorials and swap staff and pupil visits
• Led Ripley’s investment in qualitative school databases
“Ripley is very much a reading school, many of the students like to read and their families buy books, however there is always more you can do.”
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• Monk’s Walk Library has offered free continuing professional development to primaries and secondaries across Hertfordshire after SLS closed
• Aims to create a reading community beyond the school
• Reading Collection for parents and intensive parent support to create a reading climate in the home
• Enjoying Reading sessions – doing fun stuff around reading like book trailers
• School to scrap homework in favour of preparation for lessons
“We are working to create a literacy-rich community which takes time and will benefit the school for generations to come.”
Adam Lancaster Librarian and Associate Assistant Head Teacher Monk’s Walk School HerEordshire
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• Timetabled library lessons for Years 3 to 5 teaching research skills, information literacy and e-safety
• Team teaching with class teachers and involving teachers in planning to reinforce information literacy across the curriculum
• Reading Collection for parents and intensive parent support to create a reading climate in the home
• Enjoying Reading sessions – doing fun stuff around reading like book trailers
• School to scrap homework in favour of preparation for lessons
“For me library provision is about developing children’s reading enjoyment, helping them form their personal taste … and teaching them how to access knowledge.”
Gill Trueman Librarian and InformaGon Manager Peasedown St John Primary Bath
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Library Design Awards Finalists
The ChaEeild-‐Roberts Library, Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire
“An extremely beautiful library that bridges the gap between the traditional library and the emerging learning commons model.”
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Library Design Awards Finalists
The Duston School Library, Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire
Rising from a school in Special Measures to Outstanding, the Dunston School renamed its library the Hub to put books at the heart of the school. The Hub gave the children “ownership of their own space and their own place”.
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Library Design Awards Finalists
Front Lawn Junior School Library, Havant, Hampshire
“The investment, hard work and exciting library is inspiring children, staff and the wider community in an area of high social deprivation … a real little gem of a library.”
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BIG Thanks to the
Sponsors!
Scholastic Children’s Books Hilary Murray Hill, MD
Raintree Publishers Miles Steven Hawk
Demco Interiors Scott Grant, general manager
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And the winner of the Library Design Award for 2012 is …
Omg that’s
Brian Selznick
author of hugo
cabret!
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THE DUNSTON SCHOOL LIBRARY!!!
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And our School Librarian of the Year for 2012 is…
Hey that’s
kevin crossley-
holland!
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ADAM LANCASTER!!!
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“It shouldn’t be just one person in a school shouting about libraries but a full orchestra. It’s not easy … but just because it’s not easy doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it.”
Adam Lancaster School Librarian of the Year 2012
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Big Congratulations to everyone. With thanks to Nicky Potter for inviting me to the ceremony. And thanks to all the cool librarians who definitely make this world that much more awesome.
This Slideshare report is by Candy Gourlay www.candygourlay.com