Welcome to Fairfield High School library, our future focused hub for teaching and learning. In the library we focus on engaging students in inquiry learning through the use of emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence without sacrificing the importance of traditional reading and research.
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In order to better support staff, and students of Fairfield High school, partnerships have been established and will continue to be developed with:
Parents/Caregivers.
Local feeder Primary schools particular our main feeder school Fairfield Primary school.
Fairfield Public Library.
The school's Intensive English Centre (IEC)
Technology will support all the teaching staff and students at Fairfield High School and will be the centrepiece of learning that takes place within the Library.
Programs and structures will continue to be put in place to support the individual learning needs of students and enable them to learn to the best of their ability.
To liaise with both teachers and students so as to provide them with up to date quality resources.
To provide an atmosphere for lifelong learning to help staff and students meet the challenges of the 21st. century.
To develop within the student body an attitude of not being satisfied with the status quo, but rather to develop an inquiring mind and to act as an agent of change.
The Library is stocked with a diverse range of fiction and non-fiction books. The main fiction collection has been divided into 19 different Genres to better assist students with their reading for pleasure and for assessment tasks.
Hours of Opening
Mondays: 8:00am to 2:15pm. If there is no afternoon staff meeting, it will stay open to 5:00 pm.
Tuesdays to Fridays: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The Library is closed during class time if it has been booked for a specific event.
The Homework Centre operates from 3 .15pm to 4.15 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday afternoons during specific weeks of each term as announced at the beginning of each school year. Each afternoon that the Homework Centre is open, it will be staffed by a number of staff covering as many KLA'S as possible.
Loans
Students may borrow both fiction and non-fiction for up to a period of 2 weeks.The Library has a closed reserve section downstairs which includes study guides for seniors: years 11 & 12. These books cannot be borrowed.
Printing
The Library has a colour/black & white printer/photocopier/scanner. Staff print from their faculty accounts and students print from their own accounts using a system known as Papercut.
Overdue Books
Students are regularly reminded if they have an overdue book. If a student has an overdue book, then they are not permitted to borrow any other books until they return their overdue book. If a student/staff member loses a book then they must pay the full replacement cost.
Computers
The Library has 52 computers that the staff and students can utilize other than the 4 Ipad catalogue enquiry terminals. There are now 18 laptops in the "old" video room.
The upstairs section of the Library has been converted into a quiet study place for our Year 12 students.
ID Cards
Each student is issued with an ID Card usually at the beginning of the school year. Students must carry their ID Cards with them at all times as they are used as a method of identification within the school. They are also required when a student signs into the school if they are late, to borrow library books. Replacement ID Cards are issued by the Library for a fee of $5:00.
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