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 2023 – 2025 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

George Tabone (Head Librarian), Michael Cini, and Pauline Camilleri.

Library Policies

To maintain our library’s collections, furnishings and study environment, we have adopted the following policies:

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