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LIBRARY HOURS

8:30am – 4:30pm Monday - Thursday

8:30am – 3:30pm Friday 

Closed at recess

Open at lunchtime

EAST CAMPUS

Books are available for Years 8 & 9 students on Level 2 at East Campus near the Student Managers' Office. These books can be read and returned to the shelves when finished. Library staff will be further developing this collection during 2023. 

The books at Main Campus Library are available to students based at the new East Campus. Students may place reservations via the library catalogue.

If you are unsure of how to place a reservation, please contact the Library:

library@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au. Library staff will organise the reservation for you.

Reservations are generally available for collection at East Campus each Wednesday morning. These books can be returned in the returns box on level 2 near the Student Managers' Office.

Students can find out more information on the Library’s Google site

VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS 2023

On Thursday 2 February, the winners of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards were announced. For more information about all the shortlisted and winning books.

In the category of Writing for Young Adults the winner was:

We Who Hunt the Hollow by Kate Murray

A thrilling urban fantasy set in fantastical future Melbourne with strong female characters. In this wild future monsters from an evil universe are invading our world. Priscilla, a Hollow Warrior in training, is tasked with killing the evil beasts. Unconvinced her superpowers will live up to her family's warrior legacy, Priscilla attempts to enhance her ability through a desperate ritual. Instead she accidently triggers a frightening new power that enables her to summon the monsters from the Hollow.

For fans of Cassandra Clare and Lynette Noni and Vanessa Len's 'Only a Monster'

Winning the category of Indigenous Writing was:

The Upwelling by Lystra Rose

First Nations writer Lystra Rose incorporates traditional culture, language and practices of the Yugambeh people into this fantasy fiction. The story begins in contemporary times with teenage surfer Kirra, who is grieving the loss of her brother in a surfing accident many years prior. During a surf competition, she is tossed by a barrel wave and washes up on a beach in the past, on the lands of a traditional clan. When death threatens all life, can a short-sighted surfer, a laidback dolphin caller and a feisty language unweaver work together to salvage our future?

Janene Watson

Library Resource Manager