Library gazette

GET HOOKED ON EBOOKS FOR HOLIDAY READING!

by Daniel Micallef, Library Manager

The library has recently added over one thousand new and classic ebooks to our online collection. Ebooks are great because they can be accessed during school holidays, weekends, at midnight... In fact, they can be accessed at anytime and anywhere you have an internet connection! You can read them on your netbook or tablet or smart phone, and now our collection has been bolstered by the addition of hundreds of the hottest titles in YA literature as well as the old classics. We have the latest Harry Potter volume as well as other hot series by authors like Derek Landy, Veronica Roth and Amie Kaufman, so the collection has definitely improved since the last time you may have checked its virtual shelves.

You can browse our ebook collection by visiting footscraycity.wheelers.co/  but for the easiest and quickest way to read our ebooks you should download the ePlatform app from the app store that matches your device:  

Once you’ve done that, search for our school and login using your compass details - then you can start borrowing and reading. With this app, once you’ve borrowed your book you don’t even have to be online to keep reading it!

Why not download the app and take advantage of the huge range of ebooks you can read over these upcoming school holidays.

MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL BOOK REVIEWS

One of our students, Nadia Harley from Year 11 (pictured above with Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff authors of “The Illuminae files” at MWF16) has a book review on the Melbourne Writers Festival blog. You can check it out here: http://mwf.com.au/blog/

CAUGHT READ HANDED

Our book club continues to meet during Friday lunchtimes in the library classroom.  We talk about books, puns, and many other topics of interest.

SLAM POETRY WORKSHOP

On Friday 18 November, Emilie Zoey Baker hosted a slam poetry workshop for 20 of our students from different year levels.  The students got to learn about the origins of slam poetry, they brainstormed ideas for their poems, expanded on their ideas and then created their own poetry.  A number of them performed their poetry in front of the group on topics such as Trump being elected president of the USA, statistics on the issues facing transgender youth, bullying and the environment to name a few.  One great play on words that came out of one of the performances was “you don’t need balls to play sport”.  

BEST BOOK REVIEWS WIN BOOKS

The three best reviewers over the next three weeks will each win a new book. Go online to our school library catalogue, search a book title and add your review.  Please speak to the library staff if you need any assistance adding your review.  Happy reading!