LIBRARY NEWS

E-BOOKS

Please have a look at the new Wheeler’s e-book portal which can be found on the library homepage. Lots of recent releases can be found there, in fact over 1,250 new titles are available for downloading!

OVERNIGHT LOANS

VCE students are invited to browse the “Overnight Loan” section for VCE specific books. With exams coming up it is worthwhile to see what is in this section.  New books are regularly added to this section.

BOOK WEEK REPORT

Year 7 & 8 students were addressed by two authors: James Phelan and Mandy Ord.  Student reports of their talk to come!

ENHANCE TV AND BOOK WEEK

Enhance TV have put together a selection of videos with book themes. To view the list please go to

http://direct.enhancetv.com.au/watch-lesson.php?lessonID=84242#)

THE BLURB

The blurb is the description of a book found on the back. An interesting blurb will make you want to read the book. The following blurb is from a new novel - 'We Should Hang Out Sometime':

 “When I was twenty-five years old it came to my attention that I had never had a girlfriend.  At the time, I was actually under the impression that I was in a relationship, so this bit of news came as something of a shock.”

Does this blurb make you want to read the book?

MORE NEW BOOKS: CODING

Coding is, apparently, the 21st century skill all young people should acquire to ensure our nation’s competitiveness. The library has just bought two new books on coding:

Russell Absalom

Library Resource Manager