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Almost 600 nominations!
We've been completely overwhelmed by the enthusiasm for Great School Libraries.
We've had almost 600 nominations for for this campaign and there's no shortage of pride, praise and student admiration for their school libraries.
And school libraries inspire kids to create - take a look at these wonderful manga-inspired drawings!
This campaign sought 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.
What happens next?
Stay tuned until the first term next year when we will make an announcement and list the Great School Libraries.
Just nominating your school library put it in the running to be named in the list as one of Australia's great school libraries.
There's no first prize - the achievements of every school library that is nominated and endorsed by our panel of school library experts will be celebrated equally.
Our panel of school library experts will be busy reviewing the nominations over the next couple of months.
When the list is compiled we will be congratulating the Great School Libraries by publishing a list in Australian Teacher Magazine - March edition, writing to principals, Sate and Territory Education Ministers and their Departments.
Check out all the fantastic photos
This collage is from the library at Santa Maria College in Perth.
These are just a few of the many photos, videos, poems and drawings - all paying tribute to the Great School libraries.
We've built a showcase of the contributions so that you can see the amazing dedication of the library staff and all the amazing activities that are held in the library!
From Book Week, lunchtime coding clubs, maker spaces, chess clubs, study nooks, bean bag zones, puppet shows, author visits, to artistic adventures. And not to mention reading and studying!
Check out all the contributions in the portfolio of Great School Libraries!
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Watch the Kilvington Library Lounge Room video!
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Wonderful support from Jackie French
Best-selling author of more than 170 children's books, Jackie French, is this year's Children's Laureate and she is a great supporter of our campaign.
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Why did we run this campaign?
We campaign for qualified library staff in schools. In some schools, students have a head start thanks to the principal's willingness to invest in a well staffed, well funded school library. In others, while parents may not realise it, their children are disadvantaged because of the lack of qualified staff and/or insufficient funds to provide adequate services.
FAIR (Freedom of Access to Information and Resources) has joined with The Australian Library and Information Association, ALIA Schools, Australian School Library Association, Queensland School Library Association, School Library Association of NSW, School Library Association of South Australia, School Library Association of Victoria, Western Australian School Library Association and EducationHQ to seek out these inspirational places of learning and discovery.
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Follow the news
Even though the nominations have closed you can still join in the social media fun:
Facebook: facebook.com/joinFAIR
Twitter: #GreatSchoolLibraries @joinFAIR
Web: https://fair.alia.org.au/greatschoollibraries
The team thanks you for supporting this important campaign and we'll send you more news in 2016!
Text and logos are Creative Commons
Photos are copyright protected.
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