Library News

Accessing the St Philomena's Library homepage

To access our St Philomena's Library homepage please follow the instructions attached.  This will give your child access to:

Worldbook Online encyclopedia 

SORA e-books and audiobooks

Jacaranda Plus Atlas

Storybox Library - Australian actors and actresses reading aloud storybooks

KidsNews online newspaper platform

Premier’s Reading Challenge homepage

Useful Links

Type Racer

Accessing SORA ebooks and audiobooks

SORA is the platform the Armidale Diocese uses to access ebooks and audiobooks.  To access SORA you will need to go to our library homepage.

Attached are instructions on how to access ebooks and audiobooks.

Library borrowing

For  the forseeable future, St Philomena’s library will be extending the borrowing time and increasing the number of books students are allowed to borrow.  

If your child has overdue books at home they do not need to return them until next term.  Books that are being returned will be ‘quarantined’ for at least 24 hours and thoroughly cleaned before they are returned to the shelves.

Students will now be able to borrow up to 6 books each.  If your child is already home, please get in contact with myself via email (bbremner@arm.catholic.edu.au) to request books your child would like to borrow.  Books will then be lent out to your child and left at the front office for collection .  Any books being returned can also be left at the front office.

Students from Year 3-10 have been shown how to access the Oliver website.  Instructions have also been included in this week's newsletter.