Joyce Fardell

Joyce Fardell
Born 1923
Portland, New South Wales
Died 15 July 2007
Nationality Australian
Occupation Teacher librarian
Known for Advocate for children's literature

Joyce Fardell (1923–2007) was an Australian teacher librarian and advocate for children's literature. She was instrumental in establishing teacher librarian roles in New South Wales Schools, establishing the principle of teacher-librarians being qualified both as teachers and as librarians.

Early life

Joyce Gladys Fardell was born in Portland, New South Wales in 1923.[1][2] She attended Portland Intermediate High School and won a bursary to further her high school education [3][4]

Career

Joyce began her career as a teacher and teacher librarian including working at Penrith High School.[5]

Joyce joined the NSW School Library Service in 1956, where she worked with Ailsa Hows and Maurice Saxby.[6] In 1958, Joyce became the officer-in-charge.[7][6]

Joyce co-authored the Report on School Libraries in 1969[1] which highlighted the need for libraries in New South Wales schools and training for teacher librarians. Joyce established a ten-day training course for teacher librarians.[1] In 1975 when the first full year course was established for teacher librarians, she lobbied for the Education Department to fund the attendance of teachers.[1] Under Joyce's guidance, NSW School Library Service provided advice to all school libraries including the Children's Book List.[8] and the Central cataloguing bulletin [9]

Joyce was a foundation member of the Children's Libraries Section of the Library Association of Australia when the group was established in NSW in 1953.[10] She was active in the Children's Book Council of Australia and a noted authority on children's literature.[11][12]

In 1970 Joyce coordinated a conference on school libraries as part of the World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession forum which was held in Sydney. influencing the movement to establish the International Association of School Librarianship which was formed the following year.[6]

Works

Awards

Personal life

In 2007 Joyce established the Ruth Marion Fardell Bursary[14] at the University of Sydney for students in wheelchairs, in memory of her mother.[1]

Joyce died on 15 July 2007 in Ashfield, New South Wales.[6] She was 84 years old.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Harman, Miranda (27 October 2007). "Librarian's gift to pupils was literature – Obituaries – smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Everyone's Favorite". The Sun (1699) (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNDAY SUN ed.). Sydney. 20 October 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "BURSARY AWARDS". Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. New South Wales. 16 January 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ ""PORTLAND MERCURY"". Lithgow Mercury (TOWN ed.). New South Wales. 23 January 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Children's Book Week". Nepean Times. 74 (5064). New South Wales. 16 August 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Phillips, Georgia; Hydnes, Colin (September 2007). "School Library Matriarch: Tribute to Joyce Fardell". Access. 21 (3): 17–18. ISSN 1030-0155.
  7. ↑ "SPECIAL GAZETTE UNDER THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT. 1902" APPOINTMENTS". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (87). 22 July 1960. p. 2323. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ New South Wales. Department of Education. Library Services; Children's Book Council of Australia. New South Wales Branch (1950), Children's book list, The Division, ISSN 0155-4239
  9. ↑ New South Wales. Department of Education. Library Services; New South Wales. School Library Service (1961), Central cataloguing bulletin
  10. ↑ Watson, Val (November 2007). "Joyce Fardell: Not Only but Also...". Incite. 28 (11).
  11. ↑ Eberle, Suzanne Louise; Williamson, Noelle S., 1933- (2009), The fiction gateway : enriching the curriculum with children's literature, ACER Press, ISBN 978-0-86431-880-0
  12. ↑ "Are children's books fair to girls?". The Australian Women's Weekly. 46 (6). 12 July 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ Phillips, Georgia; Hyndes, Colin (September 2007). "Vale Joyce Fardell 1923 - 2007". Incite. 28 (9).
  14. ↑ "Advertised Bursaries". University of Sydney. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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