Hello my name is Yvonne Grant and I am the District Teacher Librarian who will be visiting St Joseph’s Parish School each term in 2019.  I have visited the school in the past and came back from leave to visit in term 1 this year.

What is a Teacher Librarian?

A Teacher Librarian has many facets but Information Literacy is the prime focus.  According to the Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA), “Learners, who are able to find, analyse, evaluate and ethically use information for a given purpose in a variety of formats are considered information literate.”

Within the role of Teacher Librarian I will work with the staff and students to:- further build on the reading culture in the school; promote the inclusion of information literacy and inquiry based learning as reflected in curriculum; foster digital citizenship in students; offer a ‘hands on’ and working beside teachers approach to maximise student learning; as well as evaluating and digitally packaging resources for teachers for use with classes.

 This term I am at the school in weeks 3 and 4.  I will also assist Miss Karen with any tasks necessary for the migration to the new Library operating system called Oliver. 

 I look forward to working with your children and seeing you at the school.

Yvonne Grant