LIBRARY

HOLIDAY BORROWING

All books borrowed this year will be due back at the start of the school year 2019. Students are encouraged to borrow lots of reading books for the holidays as well as study aid books to help with holiday homework. The library catalogue, Oliver, is available online and tells you what books are available. If the book you want is out on loan, no worries, it can be reserved.  When it is returned you will be notified to come and collect it.

While on the library catalogue take the time to have a look at the TV programs available via Enhance TV.  All programs have had the ads removed, including the movies.

World book online is also worth looking at as it regularly adds new articles, services, etc. Students studying Spanish can use the online Spanish version of the encyclopaedia in either primary, secondary or advanced versions. One of the most interesting new features is the time line. Choose your country, theme, etc and see history presented in a time line.

MORTAL ENGINES

Mortal Engines. ... Mortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name. The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world running out of resources. It is also an upcoming post-apocalyptic adventure film directed by Christian Rivers and with the screenplay written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson. Students who have read the books have commented on how good they are. Earlier on this year the classic science fiction novel “A wrinkle in time” was made into a film. A lot of films are based on novels.  Search the catalogue under the subject “Motion pictures – Fiction” to bring up a list of the novels in the library that have been made into films.  

Click here to view the official trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsFc2gguEg

AND THE WORD OF THE YEAR IS:

Nomophobia: the fear of not having your phone on you (Cambridge dictionary word of the year 2018).  With the implementation of the school’s new mobile phone policy I guess a few students may be suffering….

The Oxford Word of the Year 2018 is… toxic.  Perhaps students are using this word to describe our new policy?  In 2018, toxic added many strings to its poisoned bow becoming an intoxicating descriptor for the year’s most talked about topics.  

The top 10 “toxic’ collocates in 2018 were Chemical, Masculinity, Substance, Gas, Environment, Relationship, Culture, Waste, Alga & Air.  

After countless hours reviewing hundreds of entries, Oxford University Press Australia and New Zealand has announced its 2018 Children’s Word of the Year: Creativity.

The library has excellent dictionaries. English language ones are located at 423. Subject dictionaries are found at the subject number. Search the catalogue under subject with the term “dictionary” to bring up a list of the wide range of dictionaries available in the library (around about 176 different dictionaries!).

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Give your child the gift of reading for pleasure!

Ask your son / daughter what book they are reading and discuss it with them.  If they are not reading a book ask them why.

From all the Library staff have a joyous fun filled Christmas holiday break with your family!  See you in 2019!

Russell Absalom

Library Resources Manager