St Martin’s has been nominated as a
“Great School Library”
In October 2015, FAIR (Freedom of Access to Information and Resources) joined with library associations and EducationHQ to seek nominations of Great School Libraries across the nation.
They were looking for libraries that help children and young people find reliable information; use the information effectively; think critically; make informed decisions; work productively with others; build knowledge and understanding of the world; safely navigate the internet; communicate and share their ideas; and find great reads to meet personal interests and abilities.
Nearly 600 students, teachers, parents, principals, library staff and other members of the community nominated more than 200 school libraries across Australia.
A BIG thank you to Joaquin and his mum Maridel who nominated our library at St Martin’s. It is an honour to be on this list of Australian school libraries. You can read the 10 questions that nominators had to respond to HERE and scroll down to find our library on the list of Victorian schools.
Sadly there are many primary schools in Australia without a qualified teacher librarian and some schools that no longer even have a library. We are fortunate at St Martin of Tours to have both a library and a teacher librarian where our library is highly valued, much loved and where The LRC is the Place to Be…
Congratulations Miss Y! That’s amazing news. Your school is VERY lucky to have your library.
Mrs H xo
Thanks Mrs H!
Just as your school is VERY lucky to have you and your library.
Miss Y 🙂
We love our St Martin’s Library. Inviting, well stocked, warm, friendly, colourful, spacious and full of wonderful books! Thank you for making it the place to be. As a parent and teacher I must say its’s one of the best school libraries around.
Hi Sharon,
Thank you for your lovely words about our St Martin’s library!
Miss Y 🙂
What a fabulous honour to have your LRC recognised on a national level. Your dedication to St Martin’s children and the connection you have made with the wider school community is evident from this nomination. I’d love to visit your library in person one day!
Alayne
Thank you for your kind words Alayne,
Our library is very proud to have been nominated and included on the Honour list.
You would be most welcome to come and visit our library.
Kim 🙂
How wonderful, Kim. I have only ever seen your library on the internet, and ‘heard’ you talk online – but your passion and enthusiasm is there for all the world to see. Keep up the fabulous work!
Thank you so much Kathryn!
We are very fortunate to have our wonderful library and I am lucky to be able to work there doing a job I love.
Hopefully one day you will venture down to Melbourne. You would be most welcome to sit in our Story Chair and share your stories and poems with us 😊📚
Kim 🙂
Dear Ms Yeomans
I am starting to like HARRY POTTER
From Aaron O.
Dear Ms Yeomens,
Congratulations. I hope we can keep up the good work!
Dear Ms Yeomans,
I love all the books in the library
#ilovetheLRC
Dear MsYeomans
I am starting to like HARRY POTTER
FROM AaronO
Hi Miss Y,
I love your blog and you deserved that certificate.
From Xavier.S.
Hi Miss Y
I really love Tristan Bancks
Hi Ms Y,
Your books are amazing. I love reading them. They are very interesting and exciting. I wish I had them all
From Oliver s
Hey Miss Y
I like the videos you put up on the LRC blog. It is very cool.
from Claudia
Dear Ms Y
I think our library is the best because you are always organised. Also I think we have some of the best books, I also like that you allow authors into our school.
From Riley.S
Hi Ms Y,
It’s me Antonia!
I really like your blog!!
It’s fantastic and nice I also love the videos you post too!
From Antonia S
Dear Miss Y
3Mc loves your blog. I am happy our library is a good school library.
Hi Ms Y,
I hope I understand the INFINITI. I have not tried it out yet but I will soon and I love your blog.
Bye, Ryan
Hi Miss Y,
The mystery has been solved of the page ripping thief but another mystery is on on our hands why did they put the book back on the shelf?
Audrey H
Hi Ms Y
It’s pretty funny that your pages got eaten up
from Madi R
Hi Miss Y
I love reading at the LRC because our books and library are all so colourful.
Hi Aaron,
It’s great to hear you are enjoying Harry Potter. You are in for some magical adventures! I wonder what your favourite part of Harry Potter might be so far?
Happy reading!
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Mary,
Thank you!
I’m sure we all keep working hard to make sure St Martin’s has a great library. Do you have any suggestions to make it even better?
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Mary,
I’m glad you love the books in our library. What is your favourite book at the moment?
Happy reading!
Miss Y 🙂
Congratulations Miss Y,
And St Martins on are great library !!!!!!!!
Colette
Thank you Xavier!
I hope you will visit our LRC blog again!
We all deserved the certificate because we all care for our library and help to make it a “Great School Library”
Miss Y 🙂
Hi William,
I really enjoy reading Tristan Bancks’ My Life series. He has so many funny stories!
Happy reading!
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Oliver,
You might need a bigger house to fit all of our books in or maybe you can live in our library and read your way through our books!
Happy reading…
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Claudia,
There are lots of videos to enjoy on our blog. I like adding book trailers that are videos about books. I hope you enjoy watching them…
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Riley,
Thank you for your lovely thoughtful comment!
I try very hard to be organised in our library because it’s very busy teaching 21 classes and running our library. I think it’s important that we get to meet the wonderful authors who write the books we enjoy reading.
Happy reading Riley!
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Antonia,
I hope you come back to explore and enjoy our LRC Blog again soon!
Don’t forget that we don’t write our last names on the blog.
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Lucy,
It is wonderful to see our school on the list of Great School Libraries!
Miss Y
Hi Ryan,
Don’t worry…we will be learning how to use Infinity this term so you will know how to use it.
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Audrey,
You’re right! Although I think someone might have simply seen the book sitting on the bench and put it back on the pile of books without realising the pages had been ripped out.
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Madi,
It is pretty funny knowing that the pages were missing because Tristan Bancks ate them!
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Ava,
I’m so glad you enjoy reading at our library and that you enjoy the colours and displays.
Happy reading!
Miss Y 🙂
Thank you Colette!
It is lovely to have our library recognised as a “Great School Library”.
The LRC is the Place to Be…
Miss Y 🙂
Hi Miss Y
Well done for winning the the greatest LRCs around Australia. We can’t make a better LRC without you.
From Edie
Hi Edie,
Thank you for your kind words. I am very lucky to work in our great LRC with so many wonderful students like YOU!
Miss Y 🙂