A small school with a budding school library in Beni, North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking a partnership with a primary school in Ireland. The school hopes through this partnership to engage with an Irish school in reading and library related activities. Once the partnership is established it wouldContinue reading “School in Africa Seeks Partnership in Ireland”
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The Great Reads Award: Shortlists Unveiled!
Have a look below at the shortlists and the longlist for the Great Reads Award 2016. More information about how to take part to follow! //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
The Great Reads Award: A debut YA book award judged by readers, shortlisted by school librarians
SLARI has been setting up a new book award for secondary schools in Ireland to participate in. We will be communicating with schools about this shortly. The award is for a debut fiction book for young adults and the winners will be elected by reader votes. We are pleased to announce the shortlist which wasContinue reading “The Great Reads Award: A debut YA book award judged by readers, shortlisted by school librarians”
SLARI May Conference and AGM 2016
‘Opening Doors: The School Library in a Culturally Diverse Society’ Friday the 6th of May 2016 1pm – 5pm, Pearse Street Library All Welcome Please find the brochure and booking form in the following link: SLARI May Conference 2016 Brochure and Booking Form
November Conference Photos 2015
Reading Pictures: Visual Literacy in the School Library: SLARI November Conference Brochure and Booking Form
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Annie Brady wins SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2015
Congratulations to Annie Brady who has won the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2015. Annie Brady is a JCSP school librarian in St Paul’s CBS Secondary School in Dublin. This article, which she wrote, appeared in the Irish Times when she was shortlisted for the award: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/how-i-got-into-my-pupils-good-books-reveals-librarian-up-for-top-award-1.2352856 Well done Annie, from the SLARIContinue reading “Annie Brady wins SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2015”
Spring Seminar 2015 Slides by Chris Powis and Photos
A copy of Chris Powis’s slides from his workshop Teaching Skills for School Library Staff can be downloaded here.
Spring Conference Photos
On Friday 4th April 2014 we held our Spring Conference and AGM at Pearse Street Library. The conference was called “Librarians Teaching Information Literacy”, and we were delighted to have Julia Barrett of McGrath Barrett & Associates to speak to us about helping students to find information effectively. Her presentation comprised of three parts: PlanningContinue reading “Spring Conference Photos”
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