Resource Centre

Illustrator Visit 

Today, we had the privilege of hosting renowned illustrator Chris Kennett.

In the next edition of our newsletter, I’ll share more details about his visit. For now, I’m delighted to present a selection of photos from the day, along with a few reflections from each session.

Work Experience in the Resource Centre

This week, we had the pleasure of hosting Logan Roberts in the Resource Centre as part of our Year 10 Work Experience program. During his time with us, Logan contributed to a number of projects, including:

• Adding subject information to reader records in Accessit
• Laminating new readers for our Year 2 classes
• Labelling the Year 3 Maths trolley
• Collecting and organising class sets of books from the English department for Years 5 and 6
• Assisting daily with returning, cleaning, and shelving books
• Placing an overdue list in pigeonholes for each Tutor Group in the Secondary School office

We are always delighted to support our students and host them in the Library. Work experience provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain insight into the wide range of tasks we undertake throughout the year.

Book Returns and Stocktaking

As the year draws to a close, we continue our recall of library books. Borrowing will cease today, Friday 21 November, and we kindly ask that all books be returned by Friday 28 November.

Library Returns Update

Over the past three weeks, an incredible 950 resources have made their way back to the Resource Centre. A heartfelt thank you to all members of our school community who have supported this process.

We have even been able to reunite with many long-lost titles, now safely back on our shelves and ready for the next reader to discover their new favourite book, so please keep up the search!

As we move into Week 9, we will continue our stocktake and hope to recover even more resources.

Library Volunteers Needed:

We are looking for volunteers to assist in the Library on Thursday, 28th November and Monday, 1st December between 9:00am and 3:00pm.

Tasks will include:

• Shelving and sorting books
• Cleaning shelves
• A bit of “library gardening” — weeding out books that are over 10 years old or haven’t been borrowed in recent years, to make room for the exciting new resources arriving in 2026

Lego and Animal Clubs Wrap Up for the Term

As the term draws to a close, so too does the season for our much-loved Lego and Animal Clubs. These clubs have been enthusiastically and professionally run by a dedicated group of students from the Resource Centre Committee.

It’s worth noting that these students are all from our Year 4 cohort — a remarkable achievement for such young leaders. It’s incredibly exciting to think about what they and their peers might have planned for next year!

Important details

Opening Hours:

Passwords

If you haven’t received your new password yet, please contact the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au. We’ll ensure your password is sent to you as soon as possible.

Borrowing and Returns

Students may borrow and return books before school, recess, lunchtime and after school. Primary School students also have the chance to borrow books during their fortnightly Library lessons. 

Borrowing Permissions

If students are requesting to borrow books above their age level, we request parents to write a letter regarding their permission for their child to borrow and read a specific book which will be reviewed by library staff.

Renewals

Students are able to re-borrow books for an additional two weeks by speaking to staff at the Library Circulation Desk. If further borrowing is requested after this, students are required to bring their book/s with them to allow the staff to see the book. In addition, students can renew their book/s by emailing the Library.

Requests

If your child would like to borrow a specific book and the title is not included in our current catalogue, we will add this to our purchase wishlist.

Overdue notices

If you receive an overdue notice, there is a chance that the books may have been processed through our system after the email was sent. We encourage all parents to follow up on any issues by emailing the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au

Reading Permissions

Due to our shared space catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, our library collection is organised to help students easily find books with protagonists close to their own age. For example, in the Upper Primary section, most of the characters are between 11 and 13 years old. This approach ensures that themes and content remain age-appropriate, and also supports students in reading independently and with confidence.

When deciding where books are placed within the collection, we are guided by author and publisher recommendations.

If you have any other enquiries, issues or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone by ringing the main office or via email address at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au

Keep reading everyone!

Kind regards,

Ms Height and Ms O’Neill

Resource Centre Team