Library News

Halloween – Upcoming!

Watch out as our library transforms over the next week to a spooky house of horrors!

Come along and…

• Borrow a book from our terrifying supernatural collection (on our main display shelf)
• Enter our spooky short story competition (50 words or less – send to me by Wed April 28th)
• Join our scary stories trivia kahoot (Week 4 – Tuesday 27th Oct - 2nd break)

Senior Exams

A reminder as our seniors move into their external exams that the back corner of the library is reserved as a quiet study area.

Returning Textbooks

Please check your overdue emails each week. If you have one of your class novels overdue (eg The Crucible, Macbeth etc) Please return these asap or let us know if it has been lost. We need to ensure we have textbooks in our collection for next year!

Events/Competitions

The Ethics Centre Young Writers Competition

Write up to 800 words of non-fiction on one of the following topics:

• What ethical issues are being overlooked today?
• What is an ethical position you disagree with?
• What ethical view have you changed your mind about?
• What is an ethical issue that is often misunderstood?
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Entries due by Nov 1st. 

For more details see: https://ethics.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/TEC017_Young-Writers-Competition_Information-pack_2026-v2.pdf

Reading for Pleasure

Here are some new books to come in and read for pleasure.

The Bee Squad by Judy Friedlander

From Dunsborough on the coast of Western Australia to Sydney's suburbs, young people are discovering nature in their neighbourhoods and setting up nesting boxes for birds, cleaning up waterways, planting to attract bees and koalas and building insect hotels. They're learning about the amazing native species around them and finding ways to protect them. The Bee Squad inspires you to take part in these exciting adventures and projects that support threatened species by doing things like: learning how to put together a nature sleuth toolkit; planting to attract pollinators; using the tally sheet to record flora and fauna sightings; following the tips to ace your wildlife photography. The best part is, you don't need to live near a national park or protected area to get involved you can make a difference from your balcony, backyard, local park or school. Find this book in our Natural World section.

Web of Spies by Tim Ayliffe

When Ollie heads out for a run in the park, the last thing he expects to find is a dead body. But the real shock is that Ollie recognises the man. And somehow, he's connected to Ollie's father, who vanished ten months ago. And then he learns that the dead man was a spy. With everything he thought he knew about his dad now in doubt, there's only one way for Ollie to get answers. He's going to have to solve the murder. Armed with an old spy kit, a couple of bikes and a drone, Ollie and his friends Ella and George are about to step into a world that is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Find this in our Action and Adventure section. 

Hope to see you in the library soon,