In the Know

Library World

Jane Viner, Head of Library Resource Services

 

About the Library

'Care, Connect, Change – Communicate, Collaborate, Create'  - our motto supports our team and individual goals to provide and create a welcoming, caring library environment with current print and digital resources for the Kilvington Community.

 

During general opening times, students are welcome each day to read, relax, study, photocopy, print, draw, play chess and board games. ELC and all Junior School students visit weekly with their class teacher to choose a book to borrow and return.

 

Years 7 to 10 students visit fortnightly with their English teacher to enjoy an hour of individual reading. Teachers book in their classes for research using both print and digital resources and can arrange support from the Teacher Librarian for their classes.

 

Junior School students from Year 3 upwards are welcome to return their library books at recess and lunchtimes. Parents of ELC and Junior School students can accompany their child to choose a book or return or to sit and read with their child before and after school.

 

General Opening Times

The McKie Library is open daily during the School term.

Junior School (Years 3 – 6 students)

  • Open Recess  - 10.40 – 11.00am, Tuesday to Friday
  • Open JS Lunch Play - 1.30 – 2.00pm, Wednesday to Friday
  • Day 7 Tuesday JS Years 5 and 6 Book Club - 1.30 – 2.00pm

If Mrs Viner is not available, the Library is not open for JS students at Recess or JS Lunch Play.

 

Senior School (Years 7 – 12 students)

  • Open Before School - 8.00 – 8.20am
  • Open Recess - 10.40 – 11.00am, Tuesday – Friday
  • Open Lunchtime - 12.40 – 1.20pm, Monday – Friday
  • Day 2 Year 7 Book Club - 12.40 - 1.20pm
  • Open After School - 3.45 – 5.00pm, Monday – Thursday; 4.00pm, Friday

Reading

Some books in the older reader categories may contain mature content. If you wish your child to avail themselves of a wider collection and increase their reading potential, please email the Library with your permission, and this will be entered in the student’s library online record. e.g. Year 5 student permission to read Years 7/8 books.

Students can log on to the Library website at home and reserve, write a review, renew their books and access most digital resources.

 

Programs

Promotional activities and programs occur throughout the year.

 

From April, the Premiers’ Reading Challenge is open to students from the ELC to Year 10. 

In May, we have the annual Kilvington Reads Author Week. An exciting program of authors for Prep to Year 7, and the ALIA Storytime with School Leaders for the ELC form the main program.

 

Students are also able to suggest new book titles and these are ordered and delivered regularly. Mr Adams and Mrs Grosso support students and staff with both their library and audiovisual roles.

'What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education.' 

- Harold Howe