About
Background In October 2001, the Minister for Education and Science announced the JCSP Demonstration Library Project as part of the Early Literacy Initiative. Commencing in the summer of 2002, the Project set up high-quality school libraries in 11 schools participating in the JCSP Programme nationally. From the outset, each library was staffed by a full-time… Continue reading About
Research
Over the initial 3-year pilot period of the Project, with the cooperation of the principals, teachers and students in the 11 Project schools, the support of the JCSP Support Team, the Project Advisory Committee and the Project Management Team, and the commitment of the librarians, a major evaluation of the Project was carried out. The impact… Continue reading Research
Digital Library
JCSP Library Project Digital Library We are excited to announce that we have launched an Online Library – a collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks and Digital Magazines that our students and staff can access anytime, anywhere. Membership of our JCSP Library Project Digital Library is free for students and staff in all JCSP/DEIS schools. Our Digital… Continue reading Digital Library
‘I turned off my PS and TV and read from 9.30 pm, I looked at my watch, thinking I’d been reading for half an hour and it was 11pm’
A student talking about reading The Hate U Give. (Galway C.C.)
“I’ve actually had to put a set of shelves up in me bedroom I’ve that many books now”