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Welcome to the Gabbinbar State School Library.
The Library delivers a wide range of services to all school community members - students, staff and parents.
We, the staff at Gabbinbar State School Library, are serious in our intention to provide our students and staff with an information rich environment, where our students are encouraged to become discerning users of information.
We are strongly committed to educational equity for all students.
Our Staff
Teacher-Librarian - Mr Anthony Seng
Library Aide - Mrs Jo McMillan
Role of Staff
At Gabbinbar State School, the role of the Library staff encompasses the following areas:
Learners and Learning·
- Promoting and evaluating literature and literature-based experiences.
- Connecting learners with information.
- Assisting learners to interact purposefully with information to find meaning, develop understanding and construct their own knowledge.
- Integrating information literacy skills and processes into the curriculum, using resource-based learning experiences.
Teachers and Teaching
- Promoting, resourcing and evaluating collaboratively planned curriculum-based learning experiences.
Resourcing the Curriculum
- Identifying curriculum needs and ensuring supporting resources and services are evaluated, selected and promoted.
Facilitating Access to Information
- Negotiating and managing the Library and Information Centre budget to ensure curriculum needs and students needs are met, within the context of identified school priorities.
- Selecting, developing, administering, promoting and evaluating management systems services and electronic information systems and services.
Developing the Physical Environment
- Establishing a stimulating, helpful, flexible environment for learning and recreational activities within the school.
- In addition, our staff effectively and efficiently carry out tasks associated with book processing, book repairs, circulation, video recording, shelving of resources, management of display boards, assisting students and collecting resources for teachers, plus much, much more!
Library Hours
- School days from 8.00 am until 3:30 pm.
- The Library is open for both breaks.
- Students may also use the Library at other times, through negotiation with their class teacher.
The Library and Information Program
The Library and Information program is concerned with the areas of literature appreciation, information literacy and ICT skills (Information and Communication Technology).
The aims of the Literature program are to assist the children in:
- discovering delight in books
- interpreting the literature they read
- developing their literary awareness
- developing an appreciation of literature
The aims of the Information Literacy program are to develop the children's knowledge of:
1. the Library orientation
2. the organisation of resources in the Library, and
3. to develop the children's information process skills by:
- deciding what information they are trying to find,
- locating and retrieving the information they need,
- selecting the information critically and analytically,
- organising relevant findings,
- presenting the findings clearly and accurately, and
- evaluating how well they achieved their information purpose.
- to ensure that research skills are taught functionally, not separately
- to develop cooperative planning between the class teacher and the Library staff
The aim of our ICT (Information Communication Technology) program is to assist students to:
- use ICTs for a range of purposes
- develop skills in operating computers
- develop an understanding of the role of ICT in society
- critically interpret and evaluate computer-mediated information
- develop skills in information management
- develop appropriate attitudes toward ICT
Borrowing
- Prep children may borrow one book for two weeks.
- Year 1-7 children may borrow two books.
- Students in Prep to Year 3 must have a library bag to borrow.
- Intermediates and Seniors are encouraged to use a library bag.
- All students are encouraged to return books as soon as they have finished using them.
- Students may change books every day, if they like, as long as they have read or finished using them.
- All resources are returned into 'Bookwork Bill'.
- Overdue lists are given to teachers regularly. These are meant to remind students to return or renew books.
- We encourage borrowing on holiday breaks, except Christmas.
- All loans can be renewed and renewed and renewed...
What can I do in the Library?
We have lots of books in the Library and most of them can be borrowed. We have a large collection of picture books and novels, chosen to meet the reading needs and interest of all our students. We have an extensive non-fiction collection and a reference section, that students can use.
New books are constantly being added to the collections.
Students can also read magazines, write, draw, do jigsaws, play games, listen to stories or use the computers. There are quiet areas where students can come in and study or finish homework, or just curl up and read.
Our Expectations
Our Library is a public place used by the whole school community. Very often, we have parent helpers working with us and people from outside the school community visiting us.
We wish to be proud of our students, therefore it is our expectation that by your behaviour and your treatment of the facilities and resources, you show respect and consideration for others. You can do this by leaving food and drink outside, playing loud games outside only, leaving the area you have been using tidy, and being prompt with returns or renewal of loans.
Finally, our Library is a quiet place. Not silent - but fairly quiet and we would like you to help us keep it that way.
Dealing with Sadly Overdue Books
What you borrow, you must return and for those few occasions when you simply can't ... it's lost, the dog ate it, you left it at your cousin's place, here are a few steps to help clear up your library record and retrieve your good name.
- Let the library staff know as soon as possible.
- Be honest.
In the past many parents/carers have voluntarily offered to replace lost or damaged books and we appreciate this help. Our current policy is that an invoice for a minimum of $20 will be issued for badly damaged, destroyed or lost books to cover the cost of a replacement copy, covering etc. Depending on the book or circumstances, this fee may be waived. We believe this is the fairest way for all users of the library.
Overdue Books FAQs
Q. What if I'm positive I returned the book already?
A. Come and talk to the Library staff and we can double-check the shelves. Together we can work out what went wrong.
Q. What if my friend has it now?
A. It is still borrowed in your name. Bring the book and your friend to the Library. We will return the book and your friend can borrow it.
Q. What if the book was stolen?
A. Very often a "stolen" book is sitting in the bottom of a tidy tray or under a bed. Have a good look for it and then talk to the library staff.
Q. What if I don't remember taking the book out in the first place?
A. Come and talk to the Library staff about it. We may be able to jog your memory. If we've made a mistake, it's important to straighten things out. Come as soon as your name appears on the Library Overdue List. Failure to do this brings attention to yourself in an unwanted way - be warned!
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