Schools Service

Primary Schools

The service, up to Spring 2009,  provided a comprehensive lending and advisory service to primary schools in County Waterford. These included resources for curricular support, classroom stock deliveries and provision of learning support materials. We also provided advice and support in the establishment and management of library spaces and collection development within schools. At present there are 56 schools with a pupil enrolment of 6,400.

Bookstock, previously grant-aided by the Department of Education and Science, is no longer available and the service components are currently being assessed.Additional resources have been provided by Waterford Co. Council in 2009 in order to ensure the provision of the curricular support element of the service.
 

Services Provided

• Literacy Support:
  Previously, Learning Support departments were allocated reading schemes and core resources for use as literacy support to pupils and class teachers engaged in shared reading or other focused reading programmes. Resources are now only availble at larger branch library locations for the child or family to borrow, thereby supporting reading develpment and early literacy programmes. Teachers are requested to advise parents and pupils of this facility. Block loans are no longer available for school use.
• Class Readers:
  Multiple copies of Irish and English language titles are available to classes. One copy per pupil is provided where practicable. A complete list of titles is available for download. Advice on selection and availability of titles, together with arrangements for the delivery / collection of titles can be made by contacting the Schools Library Section. New titles have been added in 2009 and all pre-issued material can be collected at branch library of choice. Contact: schoolslibrary@waterfordcoco.ie for more details.
• Advisory and reference service:
  Advice with book selection, establishing and managing school or classroom libraries, as well as product and supplier information is available on request. Publishers' catalogues and literature review journals are also available.
• New! Classrooms can now check the numbers and titles of books loaned to them by accessing their Library Account online, making the identification and collection of books easier, as well as providing pupils with experience in the use of an enjoyable educational tool!
  
  All you need is your Borrower Card Number and PIN. These are currently being provided to every classroom. For advice on use of your account, or in regard to availaing of any of the listed services, contact us at:

E-mail: schoolslibrary@waterfordcoco.ie

Telephone: 058-21370