Open AccessThe Leadership and Advocacy Roles of Hedwig Aroozoo and Her Sisters in Promoting School Librarianship in an Emerging Multilingual School System in Post-Colonial Singapore, 1960-1985
Author(s) -
Lim Peng Han
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6904
Subject(s) - school library , library science , christian ministry , sociology , service (business) , political science , law , computer science , economy , economics
This historical essay reports the development of the first professional library association founded in Singapore in 1955. In the same year the first course librarianship was conducted for teachers. From 1960 to 1985 Eurasian Hedwig Aroozoo who was Director of the National Library provided School Library Services by offering bulk loans, advisory service, training and compilation of book lists, including chairing the publication of school library standards. Sister Eleanor Aroozoo promoted school libraries to the Ministry of Education and was School Library Advisor. Teacher librarian Marie Aroozoo was involved with developing school libraries and Lydia Aroozoo reporting about the National Library's mobile library visits to schools.