From the Library 

New additions to our collection

The library has a large selection of new titles covering all areas of the collection. 

We have new biographies/memoirs by Ash Barty, Brandon Jack, Jimmy Rees, Will Anderson, Miranda Tapsell and Kitty Flanagan’s Rules for Life Omnibus.

We have new titles in the areas of art, architecture and fashion including coffee table books on Yayoi Kusama, Ken Done, Jeff Koons, Banksy, Keith Haring, Frida Kahlo, Akira Isogawa, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, Zaha Hadid and Kerstin Thompson Architects (our PAC features in this book)

We also purchased a large selection of titles by and/or about First Nations authors, artists, and activists. Titles include Heartsick for Country: Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation edited by Sally Morgan, A Man Called Yarra by Stan Yarramunua with Robert Hillman, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy by Emmanuel Acho, True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture by Terri Janke, Ngirramanujuwal – The Art and Country of Jimmy Pike, Mabu Mabu: An Australian Kitchen Cookbook by Nornie Bero and Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley : The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia by Paul Memmott.

We also have a range of new self-development, philosophy and fiction books.

This is only a small snapshot of the large selection of books we have purchased so if you are curious come into the library and see the new books display or visit Book Club (Wednesdays, lunchtime in L4) where a selection of new titles will be presented.

Student Assistants end of year gathering

Last Monday our Library Student Assistants gathered to celebrate their year’s work. Student Assistants work in the library learning the circulation procedures, shelving books, assisting with displays, assisting with the printers and photocopiers, and covering books. 

The library staff appreciate the assistance and energy Student Assistants bring to the library and their willingness to learn and act as mentors to other students. This year four Student Assistants were awarded the Meliora Sequamur Award for services to the library and the wider school community. These students were Gabriel Matthews, Ravi Sondhu, Csilla Dwyer Hinkley and Kha Huynh who went above and beyond in their roles assisting in the library.  At the celebration, Student Assistants were treated to some party food and drinks.

Attention Year 7 and 8 Italian Students!

Would you like to correspond with students in Italy as part of their study of Australia?

We have contact with a class at a school in Meda, which is situated near Milan and Como in the Lombardy region.

This is a great opportunity to practice your Italian, make international friends and teach other students about Australia.

This would be a great activity to do over the school holidays!

If you would like to participate in this activity (all stationery materials and postage provided) – come to the Library and speak to Diana.