Edgars Creek Secondary College Library

The Student librarian program was introduced in 2019 and open to year 8 students.

Student librarians provide valuable input into library development, and raise the profile of the library among their peers. Their involvement:

• Gives other library users a positive leadership role model.

• Provides the student body with ownership of the library via involvement in decision making for resources, programs and activities.

• Extends students’ library skills.

• Teaches students to work as part of a team.

• Helps the library run more smoothly.

• Compliments the work of library staff and teachers.

Student librarians are volunteers selected by the teacher with library responsibility and/or other library staff. They become part of library staff and contribute to the effective running of the library. Getting them on board is treated with appropriate gravity and involves a competitive and fair recruitment process. 

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Once selected, student librarians undergo a training process through training modules focussed on work skills development to assessed set criteria. There are three training levels to be attained resulting in the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.