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The Library is pleased to advise that our application to the Teaching Initiatives Program (TIP) was successful. Our project has been selected to receive a $2,000 TIP 2024 grant.

As a successful 2024 TIP recipient, our project is also in the running for additional funding via our People's Choice Award.

Please vote for our program for an extra $500 that will help our school library purchase book spinners. Click here to vote .

Delve into Books...

We have some great new titles in our collection. If you have a request for a title, author or series, please let us know.

Snuggle up with a book and discover a myriad of stories that entertain and offer a glimpse into the world around us.

Term 2

Our ceramic club continues to work quietly away to create an art piece for the whole school to enjoy.

Students stepped up their study efforts during the exam period, while others escaped to the library to read and relax to cosy music vibes. Increasingly, our chess players vie for the giant chess set daily.

Don’t forget to check out the new fiction and displays.

Sponsored Inspirational thought

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa and political activist

2024 Insight Creative Writing Competition Years 7 - 12

Enter Now!

Here is a reminder of the guidelines to help you get even more creative with your entries.

All year levels have an upper limit of 1400 words. There is no minimum word limit.
Creative writing forms like short stories, including poems, scripts and more are also accepted.
This year’s theme (Beauty in the unknown) is optional; entrants have the freedom to write about anything that inspires them.

To download the submission form and view all conditions of entry, please click below.

DOWNLOAD CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND SUBMISSION FORM

COMPETITION KEY DATES

Entries close: 1 September 2024

Longlist announcement: 18 October 2024

Shortlist announcement: 1 November 2024

New Books!!!

I Fight, you Fight

By: Alex Noble

The inspiring story of a young man whose wisdom and strength can teach us all how to live life to the fullest, no matter what it throws at us.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Noble was a high school rugby star with a promising sporting career ahead of him when an on-field injury left him fighting for his life in the ICU. Following a four-day coma and a diagnosis of C4 quadriplegia, Alex’s first words to his brother Zac were, ‘If I fight, you fight.’

From learning to breathe and move again to travelling the world, starting his own business, and even going skydiving, Alex’s story is about the power of mastering your own mind, finding happiness and taking risks to achieve your goals – no matter how out of reach they may seem.

I Fight, You Fight is so much more than an inspiring memoir – it’s a philosophy for finding happiness and reaching your true potential.

What's murder between friends

By Meg Gatland-Veness

'I think it was one of us,' Walter says - 'We had the perfect opportunity. Everyone's thinking it, I'm just saying it.'

The last thing Hallie and her drama classmates expect to find on a high school scavenger hunt is a dead body. In a town with a population of about thirty-six, no one has experience with murder investigations, but now everyone's asking who killed Ms Lovelace.

The drama kids thought they were the only people nerdy enough to be at school on a Sunday. When they learn that Adam Tolentino, football star, drama-club nemesis and the cutest boy in school, was there too, Hallie is given the task of finding out what he knows but she soon learns there's more to Adam than meets the eye.

The Dare

By Natasha Preston

They're all murderers. But one of them wants revenge.

Everyone in the Quadrant knows about The Pinnacle, a reality TV contest set on a remote planet with a huge cash prize. For three desperate entrants, winning would mean the world: Rich BEX can finally leave her broken family For ZANE, it's his only way to save his mother For outcast RAYA, it is the last chance at a better life.

But as the competition starts, the contestants are quick to discover that this year's game has deadly consequences. They are truly competing for survival. Would you accept the dare?

Father of the lost boys

By Yuot A Alaak

The inspiring true story of a teacher and community leader who led twenty thousand Lost Boys to safety during the Second Sudanese Civil War.

During the Second Sudanese Civil War, thousands of South Sudanese boys were displaced or orphaned. In 1989, teacher and community leader Mecak Ajang Alaak led the Lost Boys on a four-year journey from Ethiopia to Kenya to protect them from becoming child soldiers. This is the account of that extraordinary true story as told by his son, Yuot, who walked beside him every step of the way. It is an inspiring tale about a man who never ceased to believe that the pen is mightier than the gun.

Liar’s test

By Ambelin Kwaymullina

A gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a love story that could change everything.

Seven will come. Two will die. Two will sleep. Two will serve. One will rule.

I didn't want to rule the Risen. Wreak a little havoc upon them, though? That was something else entirely.

Bell Silverleaf is a liar.

It's how she's survived. It's how all Treesingers have survived since they were invaded by the Risen and their fickle gods. But now Bell is in the Queen's Test - she's one of seven girls competing in deadly challenges to determine who will rule for the next twenty-five years. If Bell wins, she'll have the power to help her people and take revenge on the Risen. But first she has to make it through the challenges alive.

She's up against the gods themselves.

Liar's Test is a fast-paced fantasy novel with an unforgettable heroine inspired by the strength and power of Aboriginal women.

The Bad ones

By Melissa Albert

House of Hollow meets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - a YA supernatural thriller about four disappearances in a town haunted by a dark magical history - and one girl's search for the truth.

A GAME GONE WRONG. A MISSING FRIEND. A TOWN OF BURIED SECRETS . . .

Goddess, Goddess, count to five. In the morning, who's alive?

One town. One night. Four people gone. Nora's best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to piece together the truth, she uncovers dark events in her high school's history and a string of coded messages Becca has left for her. These clues point to another missing girl thirty years previously and a sinister urban legend- a goddess figure, who played an eerie role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games . . .

As Nora struggles to unravel the mystery, it's clear there are dark forces that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried deep.

State Library of Victoria Events

Ned Kelly Exhibition

Time: Until 31 December 2024

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Cost: Free

Location: Redmond Barry Reading Room

State Library Victoria

Australia’s most notorious bushranger has split public opinion for more than a century – Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly is a criminal who robbed and killed to some, but a heroic underdog to others.

The display of Kelly’s armour asks provocative questions about truth, mythmaking and nationhood.

A Beginner’s Tour of the Library

Dates: 04 July 2024

06 August 2024

Time: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Cost: Free

Location: Meet in Hansen Hall

Bookings Required New to the Library? It can be hard to know where to start when the building is nearly as big as the collection!

Join our Librarians for a how-to on using the Library’s resources, services and grand historic spaces in a tour designed to make using the Library easy.

Whether you're researching your home town, looking for help ordering newspapers, or just want to find the best spot to study, our librarians are here to help you navigate the Library.

Book Now

Storytime: After Dark

'The people have left, the lights have been dimmed, and the Library has gone to bed. Or so the grown-ups think!

Sneak in with your teddy bear, wear your favourite jammies and snuggle up for an enchanting storytime after dark in the Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter. Listen to twilight tales and join in on soothing songs and lullabies as the sun sets.

You can also buy some hot cocoa and cookies.

Book your spot now.

Please note: This is a children’s event, most suitable for ages 3-8 years. All grown-ups must be accompanied by a child. Maximum of two grown-ups per child.

We will be reading the same children's book for both the 25 July and 1 August Storytime: After Dark sessions..

Dates:

25 July 2024, 6:30pm–8:00pm

01 August 2024, 6:30pm–8:00pm

Cost: Free

Location: Pauline Gandel Children's Quarter The Quad

Book Now

Frankston Library

Be Connected – iPhone Basics

Presented by BeConnected and proudly hosted by Frankston City Libraries

iPhones not only help you stay connected with others, but they make life easier by providing access to information, online services and entertainment. Get the most out of your iPhone by exploring its features and settings and learn how you can personalise your phone to make it easier to use.

Note: this presentation is for people with an understanding of how to use an iPhone and want to learn more about their device. If you are a beginner, we recommend you explore the learning module All about Apple iPhones.

Join our 1-hour presentation to discover:

iPhone features, settings and shortcuts
Ways to access, view and delete notifications
How to change your passcode and block nuisance calls
Accessibility features and how to adjust them
How to share photos with others

This is a FREE event however bookings are essential due to limited places.

Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Frankston Library

60 Playne Street

Frankston

Book here:

https://library.frankston.vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Be-Connected-%E2%80%93-iPhone-Basics

Patricia Bernardo

Library

Performing Arts News

Arabian Nights Cabaret