The Annual Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum School Libraries 學校圖書館 Mr. LUK Hok Hei, Livesey ( 陸學熙先生 ) Chairman, Hong Kong Teacher-Librarians' Association 香港學校圖書館主任協會 會長 Teacher Librarian, North Point Methodist Primary School 北角衛理小學圖書館主任

Library Service in Secondary & Primary Schools Background To improve the quality of secondary & primary education Appoint an additional non-graduate teacher to work full time as a school librarian. Secondary Schools started in 1979 Primary Schools started in 1998 Special Schools started in 2000

Basic Requirement The school librarian should normally have a minimum of two years' post qualification teaching experience and service as a school librarian will count as teaching experience for promotion purposes.

Appointment All teacher-librarians are required to complete two years in- service part-time diploma for teacher-librarian training course jointly organized by Education Bureau and HKU SPACE. In fact, most of the school principals like to employ those who are degree holder in education and also trained with experience teacher-librarians.

Topics outline The role and function of the school library Library Management The library collection Organization of knowledge Information and reference services Curriculum development and the school library (a) Library skill instruction, reading schemes, display and extension activities. (b) liaising and coordinating with subject teachers in planning library programmes, learning projects and use of library materials.

Duties Descriptions in 1979 (a)general management of the school library; (b) acquiring, processing, maintaining and circulating library books and other resources materials; (c)co-ordinating the efforts of teaching staff in planning and organizing library programmes to support and enrich the school curriculum; (d) planning and developing reading programmes in consultation with subject teachers (e) conducting library periods and helping pupils to use library facilities; (f)advising the Principal and other teachers on matters concerning the school library and serving on Committees related to the acquisition and use of Library resources; (g)other appropriate duties as required by the Head of school.

Teacher Librarian in Facilitating “Learning to Learn” Curriculum Development Council Nov. 2000

Payment Scale in 2007 All payment are according to the Hong Kong Services Payment CM $16,910 to $30,445 monthly AM $31,8355 to $38,265 monthly GM $16,910 to $45,970 monthly

Other Benefits Long holiday e.g. Summer vacation, Christmas, Chinese New Year & Easter holiday Fruitful provident fund e.g. CM for service of thirty years will gain around 3.8 million in 2009 retirement (For Aided Schools) dex.htmhttp:// dex.htm Sick leave 48days in a year and can be accumulated to not more than 168 days

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