Library News

Library Monitors

Students have the opportunity to volunteer their time to help out in the library as a library monitor. These students are responsible and their efforts are very much appreciated. Congratulations to the library monitors for 2023. 

YEAR 7

Elizabeth Tevaga

Taneesha-Rose Wright

Maia Swanepoel

Maunakea Kapani Tulua

Elizabeth Chand

Abigail Katu

Grace Duffy

YEAR 8

Fiona Matic

Katie Marks

Poppy Cavrac

Chloe Ellard

Year 12

Tarani Sivakumar

What's new in our library?

NON FICTION:

Women in STEM Professions

These books explore the nature of STEM careers across industry and academia and present the latest on successful individuals, organisational, and educational initiatives related to women in STEM. Along with a select group of international contributors, Diana Bilimoria and Linley Lord provide a fresh perspective, based on success stories and successful initiatives, augmenting contemporary perspectives on the barriers and issues that women in STEM careers continue to face. Women in STEM Careers is a positive and insightful outlook on gender relations, which will be an invaluable resource for all students who are aspiring to work in STEM

Guinness World Records 2023   

Fly to a galaxy of amazing records with Guinness World Records 2023. Take a look at the latest snapshot of the year, and discover a universe of talent, curiosities and jaw-dropping facts.       

FICTION:

Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade

Enola Holmes, Sherlock's much younger, and feistier, sister, returns in an adventure of a confused young Baronet's daughter who is on the run from her father's devious schemes in Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade.

Mars Awakens

Kids from rival Martian colonies must come together to fight for survival in this thrilling middle-grade space adventure from an exciting Australian talent.

Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

Meet Zadie Ma, a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true. Can Zadie bring to life her most important story of all . . . the one where she finds Jupiter, the dog of her dreams? From the Australian Children's Laureate for 2022-23 and shortlisted for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, 2023.

All eyes on me

The daughter of small town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. He’s kind, ambitious, the town golden boy - but he’s far from perfect. Because behind Amanda’s back, Carter is also dating Rosalie.

My Spare Heart

Seventeen-year-old Phoebe's life is turned upside down when she moves from the city to the country to live with her dad in this powerful and uplifting story about family breakdowns, facing truths and finding balance. 

I mean, Mum didn't drink that much. All of my friends' parents loved their champagne or whatever. Everyone drank in The Village, too. I'd only been there for about a month and there'd already been five wine and food festivals. Mum's drinking wasn't a big deal. Right?

Phoebe's non-Indigenous mother, a busy event manager, and her father, an Aboriginal man and uni lecturer, have split up and she's moved to sleepy old Willunga with him and his new health-obsessed girlfriend. It's only a few kilometres from Phoebe's old friends and the city, but it feels like another world.

We have new manga titles too!

NSW 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge 

The Challenge started on Monday the 27th of February 2023 and closes on Friday the 18th of August for student entries. It is open to students in years 7-10.

The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure and to enable them to experience quality literature.

Rules

Please make sure you have familiarised yourself with these rule changes. 

1. The Challenge opens on 28 February 2023. You must complete your online Student Reading Record by 19 August 2023 (11:59 pm) to complete the Challenge. 
2. You must read a total of 20 books: A minimum of 15 books from the PRC booklist and maximum 5 books of personal choice.
3. Books you read, after the Challenge closes, can count towards the next year's Challenge.

Books that are on the PRC booklists have been labelled with stickers to help students identify them.

Students are encouraged to check out the Author and Illustrator Showcases on the Arts Unit website to catch up with some of the best children's and YA authors in Australia and from overseas too! 

Please follow this Link: https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/reading-challenge

For more information, please visit the PRC website (Access through Student Portal) OR see Mr Tawdrous in the library for assistance to sign up.

Happy reading