Vasilisa Tabak-Passionate Reader

Vasilisa Tabak is one of the readers who are passionate about reading at Maru a Pula Library. She comes to the Library daily with enthusiasm and much energy to check books which could have been recently acquired. After reading each book Vasilisa is always ready to share what she has read and what her impression about the auther is. She is one the students who is always ready to recommend titles for aquisition.

RENEW AND RESERVE BOOKS ONLINE

Reporting from the Library Desk Kellie Lepodisi is excited to inform Maru a Pula Community that library resources can now be renewed and reserved from the school's intranet. Users can log on to any computer on the school campus and renew the due date without having to visit the library circulation desk. Borrowed items can also be reserved from the users' profile. Any patron who reserve items that have been loaned to somebody else will automatically get an email notification upon return of the items.

Email has been sent to ALL detailing the CLIENT CODE and PASSWORD  specific to each user.Everyone should check the mail and log on to the MapLibrary Sytem to view their profiles. The advantage of the set-up is that it reduces the number of clients at the circulation desk, saves time for the clients as they do not have to bring the books to the circulation desk. Patrons can also view their history, that is all the books they have borrowed from the library. Students who have been used to test the functionality of the set-up are so excited and the Library Staff has a sense of relief

Mrs Onen Moves on

 

Margaret Onen and Stella Madzikigwa ( A Practical Handover Session)

Mrs Margaret Onen bid Maru a Pula School goodbye at the end of 2009. She served  the school for 9 years as a kind, gentle and passionate Librarian who ensured ethical Library Practice at all times. The Librarian collection left behind by Mrs Onen reflects a well balanced budget allocation as there are no signs of bias on the collection. Her skills on the Library Management System are a reflection of proffessional librarianship Apart from doing Library work Mrs Onen was active in afternoon activities such s childline, netball, aerobics and study skills.

Stella, Ayanda and Margaret

Her proffessionalism reached its heights during the handover sessions with Stella N. Madzikigwa when she took time to explain and demonstrate daily library operations. Stella N. Madzikigwa is the Librarian who took over from Mrs Onen. In her the school has found yet another librarian who can go an extra mile on duty. She has been a Teacher Librarian for 17years, is the founding Chairperson for Botswana Secondary School Librarian Association (BOSSLA) and has served in its Excecutive Committee since its establishment. She has also been an Excecutive Member of the Botswana Library Association (BLA) since 2004 serving as the Deputy Editor and The Secretary. Stella N. Madzikigwa has a passion for web design, she designed and donated hosting for Gaborone West Junior Secondary School, Nare Sereto Junior Secondary School among others.