Minister of Education and National Culture inaugurates New Library at the Sacred Heart Convent Secondary School

L-Onor. Evarist Bartolo, Ministru ta' l-Edukazzjoni u Kultura Nazzjonali, illum fetaó uffiðjalment il-librerija ta' l-iskola sekondarja tal-Kunvent tal-Qalb ta' Íesu, f'San Íiljan.

Il-librerija li sa ftit ilu kienet f'sala mdaqqsa, tmexxiet æal post akbar u issa tinsab fuq zewg sulari li jinfdu b'zewg turgien. Dan kien possibbli meta dormitorju bil-kmamar tal-banju mieæu ma baqax jintuúa. Sister A. Úammit, il-Kap ta' l-Iskola, bl-æajnuna ta' bosta nies ta' rieda tajba, bidlet dan l-ispazju f'librerija li ssaóóar lil kull min jaraha. Din il-librerija qieæda fuq úewí sulari li jinfdu b'úewí turíien. Il-parti ta' isfel tal-librerija fiha l-kotba ta' riðerka u non-fiction li huma kotba li se jkunu ta' uúu kbir æall-istudenti. Fil-gallarija hemm il-kotba ta' l-istejjer bil-Malti, Ingliz, Taljan u Franciz.

Is-sinjorina Marisa Calleja u s-Sur Joseph Boffa ghenu fix-xoæol ta' klassifikazzjoni wara li warrbu dawk il-kotba li kien hemm bzonn li jitneóóew. Din kienet parti mill-wieæda li æamel il-Ministru ta' æajnuna lil libreriji fl-iskejjel, kemm ta' l-istat kif ukoll dawk privati, fil-ftuó tal-Fiera tal-Ktieb, f'Novembru li æadda.

Il-programm qasir li ttella æall-okkazjoni kien jinkludi introduzzjoni qasira minn Sr. Zammit, fejn raddet óajr lil kull min ta l-æajnuna tieæu:lill-Bank of Valletta Ltd., lil íenituri u Bookmark li æamlu donazzjonijiet ta' flus u kotba. Recta qasira, "Il-librerija", daqq fuq il-pjanu, u l-qari ta' poeúija miktuba minn Roald Dahl dwar kif il-genituri jistæu jóajjru 'l uliedhom jaqraw, æalqu din l-okkazjoni tal-ftuó tal-librerija mill-Ministru.

Minister of Education and National Culture inaugurates New Library at the Sacred Heart Convent Secondary School

The Hon. Minister of Education and National Culture, Mr. Evarist Bartolo, officially opened the Senior School Library at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, today Thursday 20 February 1997.

The library, until recently housed in a hall, was moved to larger premises. This was made possible when an area previously used as a dormitory, with its adjoining bathrooms, became available. Sister A. Zammit, Headmistress of the school, aided by a host of helpers, turned the area into a model library on two floors connected by two stairways. The lower floor holds the reference and non-fiction books which will be very useful for project work, and other studies. The "balcony" contains fiction in Maltese, English, Italian and French.

Assistance with weeding out the old books sorting and classifying was provided by Miss Marisa Calleja and Mr. Joseph Boffa as part of the Minister's new deal for all libraries, in state and private schools as announced at the opening of the Book Fair last November.

The short programme prepared for the occasion included an introduction by Sr. A. Zammit in which she thanked all her helpers, including Bank of Valletta Ltd., the many parents and especially "Bookmark" who donated several books. A playlet entitled "The Library", a brief musical recital and the reading of a poem written by Roald Dahl, encouraging parents to help children to read, followed the official opening by the Minister.