Library News
Student Borrowing
- Students are able to borrow up to 4 books (physical, audio and ebooks) for 3 weeks.
- Students must not have any overdue books to be able to borrow new titles.
- The date due is stamped in the back of the book to help students get them back on time.
- If you would like a book recommendation, please ask your friendly CRC staff Ms Purton, Ms Nelson or Ms De Alwis.
World Book Encyclopaedia Online
Good news! Our library subscribes to World Book Online.
Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source on your home computers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
To access the World Book Web, follow these simple steps:
- Go to World Book Online
- Enter Username hpsc5
- Enter Password hpsc5 (click save password for future visits)
Once you arrive at the World Book home page, you should bookmark the page or add to favourites for easy access to World Book in the future. Articles can be translated into 80 different languages.
You can also find international newspapers. Go to World Book Advanced. Click on Research & Resources at the top right of the page. Select World Newspapers, choose your country and select a newspaper.
This link with help you get the most out of World Book Online: Getting Started.
Audio Books and EBooks
Students can also access ebooks and audio books. Here is the link for a computer:
You can also access it via an app on your phone by going to Google Play or the App Store and downloading ePlatform.
- Use your network login and password for access.
- Books will automatically return after 3 weeks.
Please remember that login and password information is for students and their families only.
Extending this information to other people could result in loss of at-home access for our students.
Casey Cardinia Library
The Casey Cardinia library network is offering a free delivery service of books and reading materials during lockdown.
You can place holds on specific titles and we will deliver them to your door. Delivery is FREE and you can sign up to have a library account for FREE
HOW DO I PLACE MY ORDER?
Log in to your account on our website and choose your own items.
A few key points to note about the Home Delivery service:
- Please borrow at least 10 items.
- Each membership can request a delivery every 14 days
- Please allow up to 14 days for delivery, contact-free postage via Australia Post
- To be eligible for Home Delivery you must hold a CCL membership, and live within the Casey Cardinia region.
Our Digital Library is OPEN 24/7, every day of the year for your convenience so you can log on and read through e books in your own time !
Please see https://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/join/ for more details and to register.