TWENTY-TWO YEARS, BOOK BY BOOK…

SCHOOL LIBRARY (1988 – 2010) CEIP MIGUEL SERVET – FRAGA

FIRST NATIONAL PRIZE FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN ENERGISING AND INNOVATIN SCHOOL

LIBRARIES – 2006

Established School Library Interactions

Pupils

Families

PublicLibrary.

ClassroomLibrary.

ExternalRelations

Teachers

Library Seminar

SchoolLibrary

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Four prominent spheres of action of the School Library

Writinganimation

DocumentaryEducation

CulturalRevitalizing

of the School

Readingpromotion

SchoolLibrary

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Possible school library work assignments for pupils: Being voluntary libarians (6th. Level) an hour a day (from 12 am. to 1 pm.

School Library of Miguel Servet School - Fraga

Being voluntary libarians (6th. Level an hour a day (from 12 am. To 1 pm.

•Lending and returns of books.

•Keeping the Librery tidy.

•Supervising use of the computers.

Possible school library work assignments for pupils:

Oral presentations, reading of books aloud, school projects and investigation.

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Work assignment for teachers:

• Plan and design actions to develop the curriculum.

• Accompany and motivate children to go to the library.• Read books, poems,

news,...aloud• Propose school research

projects, using various documentary sources.

• Start user training.

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Possible work assignments for families:Coordinate and collaborate with the teachers, decorate the library, tell stories, borrow books, participate in monthly literary circles of the Reading Group…

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Miguel Servet School Library. A model of action.Work sequences.

• Choose a project topic for the whole school.

• Select thematic books.

• Elaborate a pupil’s specific work.

• Prepare travelling suitcases.

• Exhibit books and work results.

• Publish complementary of reminder material.

• Decorate the library and story-telling venue.

• Keep an exact log of events.

Five possibilities of by the school library throughout the course:

• Library Day Celebration.

• Main activity of the course.

• Exhibitions.

• Oral tradition compilation.

• Elaboration of different material.

LIBRARY DAYActivity for the first term

(October-November) • Presentation of thematic books:

mice, pigs, cows and whales, bugs, bears,...

• Complementary exhibition outside the School Library.

• Inter-library and derived work.• School Library adornment.

• Story tellers for all pupils present in the library.

• Commemorative bookmark.

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LIBRARY DAY

• Exhibition of each one’s own creation:

“Animalectores” (Animal-readers), “Para la lectora y el lector, un poquito de humor” (encouragement and a little humour for readers), bookmarks

made (and shaped) by the children, weekly

posters of library events, bulletin from covers “BIBLIOTELANDIA”

(“Librariland” 60 issues published)

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY EXAMPLE: THE MOON HAS GOT A SECRET (I).

• Selection of books. Preparation of three travelling

suitcases. Elaboration of a booklet with a compilation of poems about the moon for all

the classes.

• Project proposals for classwork, after reading these

books: artistic, literary or mixed. Exhibition of the

children’s works (from pre-primary 3 years through to 6th. Primary level). Exhibition of all

the suitcases books.

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THE MOON HAS GOT A SECRET(II)

• Adornment of the library by a group of mothers.

• Story telling performance prepared and carried out by

another group of mothers for all the school pupils.

• Elaboration and giving out of complementary material; in this

case a double bookmark which is also a mini guide on books about

the moon.

• Divulge all the work in different media including the

corresponding issue of “Librariland” (The periodical

Library Bulletin).

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THE MOON HAS GOT A SECRET (III)

EXHIBITION

AND

STORY

TELLING

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Oral tradition compilation

• A small ball of cotton (Lullabies, finger and hand songs, chain

chants – 1997)

•My backyard (Choruses, skipping songs, etc. -1999)

•Yesteryear to present day

(Family anecdotes and stories told at home -2001)

•Just the way they told us

(Tales and legends -2002)

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Making different materials (I)(One of our School Library identifying marks, along the

years).

• Project: books and booklets of different shapes, sizes and content.

• Effective memory aids: bookmarks, some with mini reading guides on the developed topic.

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Making different materials (II):Periodical bulletin, reading diaries, library cards, passports,

folders…

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Making different marerials (III): Library guide, picture-card albums, cut-outs, book of legends , commemorative posters, reading guides, reader photographs,

explanatory diptychs, user’s formation quinternion…

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Making different material (IV): For documentary research: booklets, catalogues…

Colección: Repertorios alfabéticos

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EXHIBITIONS (I): Thematic books, bookmarks, posters,

bulleting front-covers, latest news, children’s schoolwork, imaginary library…

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EXHIBITIONS (II)

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EXHIBITIONS(III)

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EXHIBITIONS(IV)

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List of activities developed over the years (I)

• Comic week.• When the library is decked out

as a newsagents.• Watch out there´s a poem

about.• One book, one journey.• Sheets and words.• Draw near to discovery.• Tales museum.• Illustration workshops.• Tell us a story!• Readers´ encouragement• Peace and books.• Nature and books.• Get on the poetry train.

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Ánimos Lectores

List of activities developed over the years (II)

• The silver screen and books.• “A small ball of wool” and “My

backyard”.• Ten years of School Library.• Life – size book in the classroom.• Family suitcase.• From yesterday to present day.

That´s the way they told us.• Witches.• An ocean of words in a sea of

books.• Dragons make their come-back.• Peoples and cultures.• The moon has got a secret.• Living, feeling, coexisting.• Books are not eaten but are still

nourishing.• A suitcase of poetry and poets.

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Lending suitcases

Nations and cultures

KEY WORDS, AS ENDING SUMMARY

• CONSTANCY (Working continuously over the time).

• CONVICTION (Belive in what we are doing and promoting).

• CREATIVITY (Proposing and working with originality and imagination).

• SPREADING (Present what we do in different forums).

• MEETING (Favouring people by meetings for ideas).

• FORTITUDE (Don’t lose heart faced with indifference, invisibility and a hostile setting).

• EXCHANGE (Nourish ourselves and the others with new ideas and dispose of innovative materials).

• NATURALNESS (Programming reasonable acts but not extraordinary ones).

• PARTICIPATION (Favouring pupils, teachers and family participation).

• REALISM (Reying on what we have, both material and human resources).

• UTOPIA (Fighting for the seemingly impossible).

• VALUATION (Recognise and value the effort of pupils, teachers and other groups and encourage them to continue)

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