Bulletin (PDF 18.3 MB) - City of Armadale

Information Bulletin – Issue No. 22/2010 Page 3Information Items from the Community Services DirectorateMONTHLY OFFICER REPORTSstamped or have a sticker placed on it, a colouring-in sheet and some stickers. Oncethe child had visited the library five times, a pencil or eraser was given as a ‘halfwaymark’ incentive. When the child had been to the library ten times, the rewardof a special ‘Ripper Readers’ library bag was presented to the child. A specialsticker was placed on the child’s library card too denoting they are a ‘RipperReader’. The party event is very well received and is a positive way of outreachingand making the library a welcoming place for families and children.Most primary schools in the City of Armadale were sent a letter asking permissionfor a librarian to come and visit Year Ones in the school, read some stories andpromote visiting the library and joining the club during the first formal year oflearning to read at school. There are 22 primary schools in the City of Armadale and18 schools participated in the programme.There are about 850 Year One school children in the City of Armadale, and 118children joined the club. 61 children became members of the library for the firsttime as Ripper Readers and 57 existing library members joined the club. It was thefirst time that the program achieved over 100 Ripper Readers.The Ripper Reader Year 1 membership drive is a very worthwhile programme tooffer, with 61 new library members gained and hopefully we have encouragedlifelong library members and avid readers. The program is a great way for our YPSlibrarians to connect with schools. The program was also offered by the library asthe first contact and not only via a visit to the school which resulted in more childrenjoining the club, including homeschooled students.City of Armadale Libraries - Year One Programme 2010 (Ripper Readers)Name of SchoolsWhich SchoolsParticipated Date of visitNumber of Students whoParticipatedAlready New TotalMembers MembersArmadale AdventistNoArmadale Christian College Yes 8/06/2010 4 5 9Armadale Pioneer Village Primary No 1Armadale Primary School Yes 31/03/2010 7 6 13Carey Baptist College (not offered as most Nostudents live outside the City of Armadale)Challis Primary School Yes 26/02/2010 2 2 4Clifton Hills Primary School Yes 12/05/2010 2 7 9Dale Christian School Yes 29/04/2010 7 2 9Forrestdale Primary School Yes 04/03/2010 0 3 3Good Shepherd Primary School Yes 24/03/2010 0 4 4Grovelands Primary School Yes 26/03/2010 2 4 6Gwynne Park Primary School Yes 27/05/2010 2 4 6John Calvin Christian College - ArmadaleNo No Year 1classJohn Wollaston Anglican Community Yes2 3 5School01/07/2010Kelmscott John Calvin Primary School Yes 27/05/2010 7 3 5