LIBRARY SERVICES
Our Library staff would like to acquaint the readers with services rendered in the recently upgraded library of Sir M. A. Refalo Sixth Form.
Students are encouraged to make full use of the library for study and research. One can also make use of computers, borrow books, and skim through magazines and journals.
The library collection is catalogued online, and books can be searched by visiting the website maltalibraries.gov.mt under Search the Public Libraries Catalogue. We are now members of the Malta Libraries entity and for actual borrowing of books, one needs to have a valid Membership Card (Karta ta’ Sħubija). With the Libby App, one can access free eBooks, audiobooks, and eMagazines. Now, Maltese language digital books can also be borrowed by creating an Octavo account.
Our library does not offer the sale of books.
Nonetheless, you can buy online or from the main bookshops:
The 2025 – 2027 Students’ Textbook List can be viewed at our school’s website smarsf.edu.mt under Student Information, Booklist.
Thank you for using our library services and we hope that the years you will be spending with us will be fruitful and enjoyable.
The Library Staff
Mario Borg and Pauline Camilleri.
Library Policies
To maintain our library’s collections, furnishings and study environment, we have adopted the following policies:
- Borrowed items must be checked out and returned to the circulation desk.
- You are welcome to use the library computers for school related work.
- Food and drinks (except H2O) are prohibited. No bottled water is allowed near keyboards.
- Do not leave personal belongings unattended as staff cannot be held responsible for stolen items. You may consider requesting a locker. If you are searching for a lost item go to the lost and found location.
- Any person whose conduct is disturbing to others or detracts from research, scholarship and study environment will be denied access to our library.
- Be reasonably quiet and respect colleagues.
Library Collection
Books are organised into five sections using the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
| 000 - 999 | Information Books (Nonfiction) |
| I | Intermediate Fiction |
| M | Melitensia |
| R | Reference |
| T | Teacher's Books |
Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers (DDC)
| Accounting | 657 |
| Applied Mathematics | 510 |
| Art | 700 |
| Biology | 570 |
| Chemistry | 540 |
| Classical Studies | 880 |
| Computing | 004 |
| Economics | 330 |
| Engineering Drawing | 741 |
| English Literature | 820 |
| Environmental Science | 363 |
| French Literature | 840 |
| Geography | 900 |
| German Literature | 830 |
| Graphical Communication | 741 |
| History | 930-990 |
| Home Economics | 640 |
| Information Technology | 600 |
| Italian Literature | 850 |
| Malti (Maltese Literature) | 892 |
| Marketing | 658 |
| Mathematics | 510 |
| Music | 780 |
| Philosophy | 100 |
| Physics | 530 |
| Physical Education | 611-613 |
| Psychology | 150 |
| Pure Mathematics | 510 |
| Religious Knowledge | 200 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 301 |
| Spanish Literature | 860 |
| Systems of Knowledge | 001 |
| Theatre & Performance | 792 |
Student's Book List
"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."
Martin Farquhar Tupper
"Words are wind."
George R. R. Martin, A Feast for Crows
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills."
Chinese proverb
Student's Book List