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- Peter Fitzgibbon Library
- Building memories
- Our Librarian Mrs Clarke
- Cross glory
- Holy vintage
- Clippings past and present
- Cultural mix
- Book issues
- How we use the library in 2014
- Memories from the past
- A parent's view
- The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga O Aotearoa
- The Alexander Turnbull Library
- Sister de Porres, Archivist
- Our team
- Research and inquiry process
- Learning outcomes
- References and acknowledgements
Behind the books
Holy Cross School - Primary
Stories of our Library
Room 1 is a class made up of year five and six students and we have been investigating the history of our school library. We wanted to find out how the library reflects who we are, our faith, history and community. The question that pulls the inquiry focus together is our classroom question, ‘How does the school library reflect the history of Holy Cross School’. Room 1 students have also written their own questions for investigation.
We are proud to be in Room 1 and have had an amazing experience because of Holy Cross School. Our first library where books were kept was in our classroom. We love having opportunities to research new things about where we belong. Our library holds more than just books. It’s a place that responds to people and how we use it means many things to different people.
For us finding out our history is about Tūrangawaewae – Our place to stand.
Lusahn and Kelly