Library News

Term 4 in the Library

Term 4 is moving quickly and it’s been another exciting fortnight in our school library, full of curious minds, new adventures, and plenty of page turning fun. We have added some brand new books to our shelves at the start of Term 4 — from magical quests to mysteries and animal adventures. Come and see what’s new next time you visit the library. You might just find your next favourite story waiting for you!

Book Club

Many thanks to all those families who have taken the opportunity to order a book through Book Club, orders have been placed and the books will be arriving soon. There will be one more issue of Book Club this term providing parents/carers with another excellent opportunity to purchase gifts for Christmas, and, if you let us know, we can hold books at school for anyone wanting to keep them as a Christmas surprise. As always, Book Club is a voluntary program and there is no obligation to buy.

Reading at Home

Don't forget that your child has 24/7 access to reading material through SORA and World Book Online. Please note that your child will need their school login details to access SORA, if they are unsure of their login details please contact the school so we are able to provide them for you. 

SORA

The students at St Joseph’s are able to access ebooks, audiobooks and magazines through SORA, the Armidale Diocese digital library. SORA has an extensive collection of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines for students of all ages. 

WORLD BOOK ONLINE

Our school has a subscription to World Book Online! This means you have FREE access to this wonderful resource from home or on the go with any internet-connected device. World Book Online may be accessed via the Oliver home page or by visiting the World Book website www.worldbookonline.com

What is World Book Online?

• Homework help
• Read stories, articles, and current events
• Complete activities and Webquests
• Play educational games
• Learn how to do research
• Explore pictures and videos
• Find reliable information for assignments and projects

World Book Online is a safe, trusted, 21st-century learning environment for students.

The World Book products our school has access to include:

 Kids: 

• simple navigation

• easy to read articles

• translations 

• text to speech (with 10 voices) 

• educational games and activities 

• science experiments 

• a dictionary 

• an atlas 

• interactive maps 

• map outlines 

• a tool for comparing places or animals.  

Student: 

• expansive reference database 

• multimedia library 

• games 

• behind the headlines 

• citation builder 

• research tools 

Timelines: 

• over 650 timelines including Gold Rushes in Australia, Australian Prime Ministers, Cricket World Cup, Star Wars and Harry Potter. Edit or create your own timelines.

User ID: joseph2340

Password: joseph2340

Library Borrowing

Library book borrowing continues to occur every Thursday for Stage 3 (Year 5 and 6) and Friday for all other stages. Please remember to bring along a library bag on your borrowing day so that borrowed books are protected during their travels between home and school. Library bags can be any bag that will protect the books - a plastic bag will suffice! Please note that if students have any outstanding books (they forgot to bring in) or overdue books they will be unable to borrow until these books are returned.  

No bag = no borrow, sorry!

Keep reading, keep exploring, and remember — every story you read is an adventure only you can take!