Library News
Ms Melanie Bowe - Teacher Librarian
The Gap State High School
Halloween
Watch out as our library transforms over the next week to a spooky house of horrors!
Come along and…
- Borrow a book from our terrifying supernatural collection (on our main display shelf)
- Enter our spooky short story competition (50 words or less – send to me by Wed April 28th)
- Join our scary stories trivia kahoot (Tuesday 27th Oct - 2nd break)
- Complete a terrifying treasure hunt (Thursday 29th October- both breaks)
Senior Exams
A reminder as our seniors move into their external exams that the back corner of the library is reserved as a quiet study area.
Returning Textbooks
Please check your overdue emails each week. If you have one of your class novels overdue (eg The Crucible, Macbeth etc) Please return these asap or let us know if it has been lost. We need to ensure we have textbooks in our collection for next year!
Events/Competitions
The Ethics Centre Young Writers Competition
Write up to 800 words of non-fiction on one of the following topics:
- What ethical issues are being overlooked today?
- What is an ethical position you disagree with?
- What ethical view have you changed your mind about?
- What is an ethical issue that is often misunderstood?
Entries due by Nov 1st.
For more details see:
ABC News In My Neighbourhood
Produce a creative response in any media format to reflect on a news story or event that has had a big impact on you and your local community this year.
Entries due by Dec 11th 2026
Visit this site for more info:
https://www.abc.net.au/education/media-literacy/news-in-my-neighbourhood
Neal Shusterman in Person
Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop in West End are hosting an evening with Neal Shusterman on Monday 2nd November from 6:30-7:30pm
Reading for Pleasure
Here are some new books to come in and read for pleasure.
The Pools by E Lockhart
Once, in a small New England town known for its hot springs, something terrible happened. Something that should have been a warning to stay away from the pools, if the stories were to be believed. But no one is afraid of the water anymore, even if they should be. When new girl Lexie meets golden boy Chester, their chemistry is undeniable. She's running from a glittering life she won't speak about. He's hiding secrets of his own. Their connection feels bigger than both of them, despite their damage. One frigid winter morning in that small New England town, five people go for a swim in the pools. Five people, including Chester. What happens there sends shock waves through the town - and changes life as Lexie knows it forever. Find this book in our Relationships section.
Once Upon Tomorrow by Karen Comer
Miri, an eighteen-year-old hopeful Jungian student, discovers she's pregnant in 2025. Aleita, sixteen, shelters in the library, the one place free of jolts to her digital implant in 2125. Interwoven between them stands Sylvie, spinning tapestries to save her life and the kingdom. Sylvie exists in the pages of a mysterious fairytale titled The Girl at the Threshold. Miri, Aleita and Sylvie each need to make a choice in their search for the truth. All three are connected through time by heartbreak, a desperate need to save the environment and a search for family and community. An expansive verse novel about the parallel journeys of three extraordinary girls carving out their own histories - and each other's. Find this in our Sci Fi/Dystopian section.
Hope to see you in the library soon.