Hwa Chong Institution

Library Club
Introducing the Library Club

The Library Club plays an important part in the maintenance of the Kong Chian Library. Besides ensuring that the Library is always neat and tidy, librarians also have to do administrative work, for instance, at the end of a school year, librarians have to return during the school holidays to help with the stock-taking exercise.

The Library Club currently consists of 28 members, 5 teachers and 2 administrative officers. The relatively large club membership ensures the smooth running of the library and reduces the amount of work to be done, such as wrapping, cataloguing and shelving. The club is split up into 4 groups, one of which aids in the maintenance of the Mathematics LRC while other groups are involved in shelving, publicity work as well as IT-related work, such as designing and maintaining the library's webpage.

Our club holds numerous activities annually, most of which are organized during Library Week. The activities are managed by the student librarians, with the administrative work being handled by the teachers. One might say that Library Week has become a tradition in our school, as it has been organized without fail each year. Library Week is indeed important as it not only promotes reading, but also aids in users' language skills through games like Scrabble as well as book club discussions. Through the organization of Library Week, the Library Club hopes to generate interest in reading.

The club has also collaborated with the English Studies LRC to organize other activities like Share a Book and Public Speaking sessions.

The Library Club also organizes an annual CCA Camp, to enable junior members to get to know the senior members better. Aside from fun and games, the club also invites special speakers to address topics such as leadership and team-building. There is also a test held at the end of the camp when the teachers determine which librarian (of each level) is worthy of receiving the "Outstanding Librarian Award". At the end of the camp, the torch is passed on as the new committee for the following year is elected. Members of the club also engage in CIP activities with organisations such as NLB and primary schools.

 

Description of the Library Club Duties

 

School Librarian duties include:

  • shelving and shelf-reading (sorting out of misplaced books)

  • workgroup activities (maintaining Chinese collection, publicity related work, IT related work)

  • cataloguing (entering information of items into the database)

  • book-wrapping

  • typing call numbers (books, CD-ROMs)

  • repairing torn/damaged books

  • manning the counter (borrowing/returning library items, answering queries of users)

  • managing audiovisual materials

  • helping users with research skills and accessing resources

 

Opening Hours

Weekdays(school days) :

0800 - 1700

Weekdays(School Holidays) :

June/Nov: 0800 - 1200

March/Sep: 0800 - 1700

Contact Information

(65)6467-5070

kris@hc.edu.sg

661 Bukit Timah Road

Singapore 269734

Please contact Ms. Koo for general enquiries.

Teachers
Mrs Rosalind Lee Senior Consultant
Mr Jason Lundberg Teacher-Librarian
Dr Catherine Carey Teacher-Librarian
Mdm Chan May Lun Teacher-Librarian
Mdm Shieh Le-shiang Teacher-Librarian
Mrs Kris Yeo Senior Administrative Officer
Mrs Wang Meng Juan Administrative Officer
ExCo Members
Keith Low Chairman
Matthew Lee Secretary
Jeremy Yeo Treasurer
Elton Pan Sports Secretary
Yau Chun Shin Sec3. Leader
Gary Leong Sec2. Leader