Library
The Great School Magazine cleanout
Missing a Kinaway from your collection of Yearbooks?
Interested in a copy of The Swan or The Riverside from 30 or 40 years ago?
Library staff have been sorting through many boxes of archived School magazines, or Yearbooks, most of which have been in storage. These were in excess to our current catalogued collection.
Consequently, there are many available for the taking for staff, students, parents, anyone in the community really!
If you are interested, please visit the College and make your request to the Admin staff at Reception. Alternatively, please email Library staff: library@bairnsdalesc.vic.edu.au
What we have available:
Kinaway (Bairnsdale Secondary College) - 1992 - 2022
The Riverside (Bairnsdale Technical School) - 1981 - 1991
The Swan (Bairnsdale High School) - 1965 - 1991
What's on
At the library we have a range of resources for learning and for fun, including, but not limited to novels in a range of genres, quick reads, magazines and non-fiction books, games, cameras, robotics equipment and Virtual Reality headsets. The library is open for hanging out during Break 2 this year, as Break 2 is the longer break. Our 'Nerd Clubs' are still happening every day during Break 2 and we’ve had a great start to the activities! The timetable of Nerd Club activities is listed below, and it’s also displayed on the library’s front doors.
Throughout the year, we’ll send email reminders and notifications to students’ school email addresses, so students are encouraged to check these regularly. Our online Library Catalogue is a great, easy to use tool to browse our collection, and can be accessed from any device connected to the internet. Follow the 'Library' link on the Dashboard, or go to https://au.accessit.online/BRN09/#!dashboard. From here you can search the catalogue as a Guest, or you can login [use your Compass credentials] to see your borrowing details and reserve items. It's easy and there are short instructional videos on the landing page to make it easier. You’ll also find the club activities for the term listed on the homepage too.
New book spotlight
Our Voices from the Heart
The authorised story of the community campaign that changed Australia
The Australian story began long before the arrival of the First Fleet. We Australians all know this. We have always known this. Australia finds itself standing on the edge of a 60,000-year-old precipice. The Uluru Statement From The Heart respectfully asks for First Nations people to finally be given a Voice - but what path led us here? The story of the twelve Regional Dialogues and the Uluru National Constitutional Convention has never been told. It is a yarn borne from centuries of struggle, full of vision, determination and courage. These community gatherings, led and attended by fifteen hundred everyday First Peoples, represent the largest ever consultation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in history. The unanimous result was the Uluru Statement From The Heart, and its call for Voice and Makarrata. Our Voices From The Heart is the official celebration of the grassroots campaign that guided us to this inspiring moment in Australia's history. It is a profound call to action for the nation, but is also an offering of peace and unity that recognises the past and reconciles it with the truth. Filled with powerful never-before-seen photography and helpful information to share with friends and family alike, this book charts the world's oldest living civilisation's ongoing fight for constitutional recognition and is destined to become a treasured keepsake for years to come. It's time, Australia. History is calling.
Want to borrow this book?
Go to: https://au.accessit.online/BRN09/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&brSn=31580&brKey=1570123851 and click 'Make a reserve'
Library staff will retrieve this book for you and send an email when it's ready for you to collect.