Abolishment Of School Libraries: Rick Riordan

School Libraries. Since their introduction in the 19th Century, school libraries have played a huge role in the education system, and its purpose has remained largely unchanged since, catering for a range of different services, such as access to reading and study material and resources, hosting co-curricular events, providing us with functioning computers and printers, all easily accessible to all students and the teaching faculty. However, with the numerous advancements in technology, such as the introduction of the World Wide Web, which gives us the ability to instantly access online resources, the necessity of these libraries has undeniably dwindled over the past decade. As a result, the Australian government has recently announced the abolishment of school libraries in all government funded public schools due to its ineffectiveness towards a child's learning process, however, I believe otherwise.

Libraries are facilities that are around to support students to expand their knowledge base through a wide range of both physical and online material. They …show more content…
That is why I have chosen Rick Riordan's The Blood of Olympus novel, an entry in his Heroes of Olympus series to demonstrate the importance of reading. The series is heavily based off Greek Mythology, essentially acting as a continuation of the myths and stories, while being set in the present. Thus, the Blood of Olympus doubles as a resource for studying Greek Mythology, as the author is a Historian specialising in Ancient Greek and Egyptian Mythology, and as reading material, which helps develop a student's writing and storytelling techniques. The Blood of Olympus displays a fine mix of grammatical and storytelling techniques with an engaging plot, which can broaden and develop good use of grammar and other language skills used in