News from the
Library

Library 2022 –

new year, new us 😊

The Library space has seen a lot of great changes over the last months, with more to come

Eastern Regional Libraries (ERL) membership

We’re excited to announce, in addition to the Wantirna College Library program, student membership with the Eastern Regional Libraries. This is designed to enhance the curriculum and offer more support for our learners. The membership offers FREE online access to:

70,000 eBooks & eAudiobooks
hundreds of eMagazines
the Encyclopedia Britannica - great homework resource, includes multimedia
Mango Languages – choose from over 70 different languages and learn through practical, real world conversations whilst gaining insights with cultural notes
LinkedIn Learning – over 16,000 courses to choose from with over 150,000 award winning video tutorials taught by industry experts
Kanopy - Stream over 45,000 Documentaries, Classic and Indie Films on Desktop and Mobile devices
Literacy Planet - an educational game suite for students in grade levels from Prep – Year 10. Fun filled games that compliment literacy development
Aussie Driver - Free learners practice tests and this year’s official Victoria Driver’s Manual are available

Once signed up, students receive a welcome email containing their digital library card number. Any member can also visit a library and collect a physical card if they wish. We look forward to you enjoying the benefits of ERL membership.

The joining the link for students is https://www.yourlibrary.com.au/students/

Adults can also join at https://yourlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/JOIN

Artisan of the Month

The February Artisan of the Month is open. All students, staff and family members are encouraged to enter anything creative - photos, drawings, sewing, knitting, carpentry, pottery, origami, an original piece of music, decorated cake etc. - so long as it can be submitted digitally (eg photo or sound recording).

There are three categories - Student, Staff, and Family & Friends. Submissions can be emailed to library@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au by Monday 28th Feb. If it is a Family & Friends submission, please mention which student or staff member you are connected to.

Up to 5 entries per person in .jpeg or .png format. By submitting you agree to have your entry published to the school community (on Teams, in the College Yearbook, etc) - please contact us if you want to submit but prefer to keep your work anonymous. Past entries can be viewed in the AotM Gallery at the top of the AotM channel in the Library Teams page. We look forward to seeing your creative output

Resident Writers

Resident Writers is a chance for all those writers and poets out there to share their talents with the school community. It is held once a term, with a prize for the winning entry. As a rough guide works should be between 250 -350 words, shorter ok but not significantly longer. Send your entries to library@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au with the subject line Resident Writers entry. If it is a Family & Friends submission, please mention which student or staff member you are connected to. Closing date Monday 7th March.

By submitting you agree to be published to the school community (on Teams, in the College Yearbook, etc) - please contact us if you want to submit but prefer to keep your work anonymous.