Library News
Opening hours are 8am – 5pm, Monday through to Friday during regular school days. The library will close at 3pm on Friday 12 December, the last day for students.
News in Review
We have had a year packed full of student engagement activities and recreational book borrowing. The library has purchased 50+ items from student requests, which have been eagerly borrowed by multiple students. We have issued 6,885 items in total this year to students and staff. Below are some 2025 statistics from our library catalogue that may be of interest.
Borrowing
Our top three borrowers for 2025
- Nancy Z
- Annabelle D
- Lilianne K
Our top four borrowed books for 2025:
- Matilda
- The Giver
- Heartstopper 2
- Spy Family Vol 2
ClickView Catalogue
Click View is an educational video streaming platform offering curriculum-aligned content with interactive lessons and quizzes which supports student learning. MGSC Teaching staff use ClickView resources in diverse ways, for example a movie may be streamed for the entire class on a big screen or students may watch the same video simultaneously in the classroom on their own device. Analytics show that on average teachers and students are streaming 300 videos per week with a total of 12,296 total views for 2025.
The top four MGSC ClickView subjects are:
- Biology
- Design and Technologies
- Earth and Space Sciences
- English.
DVDs continue to be used throughout the year in the classroom as some content is unavailable on ClickView.
The Age & Herald Sun Newspapers
A new Digital News Report undertaken by the University of Canberra, details how Australians access, engage with and trust the news. A key finding of this report concludes that one in four people surveyed say that social media is their main source of news, overtaking online news websites. This is why it is so very important for schools to offer a variety of traditional and trusted media sources in order for students to be accurately informed in today’s mass information age.
A print copy of each daily newspaper is located in the library for reading. Both newspapers provide an Australian focused perspective, written and edited by professional journalists and used to provide insight into current local and global issues.
The library also subscribes to The Age online, which is available to be viewed at home, accessible through the Intranet by clicking onto The Age tile and entering a (single sign on) student compass password. There was a total of 1,846 logins during 2025.
Chess Club
There is a new Chess Club in the library, held every Wednesday lunchtime. If you don’t know how to play chess, then there is an opportunity here to learn ‘The Game of Kings’ from Dr Fehily. Students are encouraged to register their interest by emailing Dr Fehily on 10871920@mgsc.vic.edu.au.
Book Club
During our last club for 2025, students discussed the two ‘modern classics’, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Fault in our Stars. Both books share the common theme of ‘teenage coming-of age’, but the protagonists experience vastly different challenges and contrasting life experiences. There was an interesting discussion about friendship and about how the students’ perspectives of different characters evolved after they had finished reading TPOBAW.
In 2026, the students new to MGSC are encouraged to come along and are welcome to drop in or they can email library@mgsc.vic.edu.au at any time with details of their name and class.
The Library Team