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The School Library

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CLICK HERE TO CONTACT US
Library Update: Spring 2018

We hope to have the library up and running again in the coming weeks, in a temporary space on the ground floor of the school building.  We could do with some help  restocking the shelves,  if any parents have a spare hour or two any day after drop off at 9.00am or after 1.30pm, drop the PA an email here.  Volunteers will also be needed to form a new Library Committee - it;s a lovely project to work on - so if anyone is interested, email us here for more information. 


Giving our boys the gift of reading

"The more things that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go".  


Dr Seuss's simple wisdom still works in our wired age. Books set the imagination alight, and open up new worlds to our children.  Reading is a gift that lasts a lifetime. That's the kind of vision that spurred  the small group enthusiastic parents who set up St Mary's School Library 4 years ago.

The work of the school library is done by a committee of volunteers and of course, the parents who help run the weekly library classes for the boys. The committee raises funds with the PA for new books, then sources, buys, sorts and catalogues the library, runs the borrowing system and co-ordinates the rota of volunteer parents. 
The most up to date reading selection

The Library committee stay up to date with the latest releases and ensure the boys have a wide selection of age-appropriate books to read at every level, from weird and wonderful reference books to pictures books for the infants, soccer annuals for the football crazy. There's a cast of characters to suit everyone from Horrid Henry to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson to Alex Rider, Adam Blade to David Walliams,  Beast Quest to Beastly Records, Rugby Heros to soccer stars. See new titles here.

Our Library Committee Book Gurus have compiled lists of their favourite books over the years, class by class - a useful resource if you use the local libraries in Blackrock, Stillorgan or Dun Laoghaire. Click here to look at their selection.
Book activities year-round

The Library committee also organise trips for the boys to book readings and events at other libraries, as well as the celebrations for World Book Day and National Pyjama Day - an action packed week of silent reading, books swapping, book
buying, extreme reading, discussion of characters, story telling and imagination!

Parent Volunteers: Help out at your son's class library session

Located in the first mobile unit, the library is open and supervised for the boys for the first hour of each day. It relies on the goodwill of parents to volunteer for the once weekly library class (9.00am each day, the schedule is here) to bring their son's class to the library and help them select suitable books to borrow. (The boys LOVE seeing their parents take library session).

What's involved: Just I hour every 6-8 weeks, from 9 until ten,  to help another parent bring a class to the library. You help them choose books, and check them out – the system is  very easy to use and you’ll be supported by the Library committee. In return you’ll have the massive satisfaction of  seeing your son swell with pride when you turn up! Download a volunteer from here.

Useful documents to download:
The 2016-17 Library Rota for Parent Volunteers

Library Guidelines for Parent Volunteers

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  • HOME
  • FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S
  • ABOUT THE PA
    • WHAT WE FUND
    • HOW WE DO IT
    • WAYS TO HELP
    • OUR SPONSORS & DONORS
    • QUICK LINKS FOR DOCUMENTS
    • PRIVACY POLICY/GDPR
  • THIS YEAR'S EVENTS
    • Christmas Fair December 2019 >
      • Auction Voucher lists 2019
    • Kildare Village Parents' Outing November 2019
    • Team Hope - Shoebox Appeal 2019
    • Trick or Treat for Temple Street October 2019
    • Class Calendar 2019/2020
    • Parents' Social Night Out October 2019
    • PA AGM September 2019
  • PAST EVENTS
    • 2018/2019 Events >
      • Junior Infants Welcome June 2019
      • Cyclathon June 2019
      • Summer Parents' Social June 2019
      • Dunnes Bag Packing June 2019
      • Sports Days June 2019
      • Pub Quiz April 2019
      • Parent Talk April 2019
      • Valentines Bake Sale February 2019
      • Christmas Fair December 2018 >
        • 2018 Xmas Fair Photos
      • Kildare Village Parents' Outing November 2018
      • Christmas Cards November 2018
      • Trick or Treat for Temple Street October 2018
      • Class Calendar 2018/2019
      • Parents' Social Night Out October 2018
      • Grandparents' Day October 2018
      • New Playground September 2018
      • PA AGM September 2018
      • Uniform Sale September 2018
    • 2017/2018 Events >
      • Sports Day 2018
      • Sponsored Cycle-athon 2018
      • Parenting Talk
      • Youth Club Makeover
      • SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS
      • CHRISTMAS 2017 at St Mary's
      • THE BIG AUCTION
      • Christmas Cards 2017
      • 2017 Kildare Village Parents' Outing
      • 2017 Trick or Treat for Temple Street
      • 2017 Spooky Sponsored Walk
      • 2017/18 SCHOOL CALENDAR
      • School Bottle sales 2017
    • 2016/2017 Events >
      • CYCLE-ATHON
      • Cycle-athon and Communion Party 2017
      • SUMMER SOCIAL! 2017
      • 2017 PUB QUIZ
      • PUB QUIZ AUCTION
      • TESCO BLUE TOKENS
      • FULL HOUSE FOR MINDFUL PARENTING TALK
      • MINDFUL PARENTING TALK 2017
      • THE ST MARY'S CHRISTMAS FAIR
      • GRANDPARENTS DAY 2016
      • THE SPOOKY SPONSORED WALK
      • TRICK OR TREAT FOR TEMPLE STREET
      • KILDARE VILLAGE TRIP
      • 2016/17 SCHOOL CALENDAR
  • CONTACT
  • 2018/2019 Events
  • 2018/2019 Events