Library
The school holidays are nearly upon us! We encourage students to start borrowing now and remind them to check out our range of eBooks and eAudiobooks, which are available through our ePlatform – for detailed instructions on how to access these, please scroll down toward the end.
LIBRARY STATS!
The most popular book (overall) for the first half of the year to date was One of us is next by Karen McManus.
The most popular graphic novel was a 4-way tie between Jujutsu Kaisen: the prequel by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen volumes 2 and 4, and Death Note volumes 3-4 by Tsugumi Ohba.
The most popular sports book was The Mamba mentality: how I play by Kobe Bryant.
The most popular genre (overall) was Graphic Novels, followed by Mystery & Suspense, and Fantasy coming third.
And finally, the class with the highest number of loans to date is 7A - congratulations!
Belmont High School is celebrating Pride Month throughout June, and we have a new display in the library. There are also colouring activities and badgemaking with Ms Calvert each Thursday at lunchtime in the library throughout June.
There are new additions to our AudioBook ePlatform:
Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Allegiant (Divergent series #3) by Veronica Roth
The books listed are also available on our bookshelves.
Students can access our eBooks and e-Audiobook collection from home by using this link: https://belmonths.wheelers.co/. They can also go to SharePoint and click on this icon:
This will take them to the library catalogue. Then look for the ePlatform icon (below):
Students can also access our eBooks and eAudiobooks from the LibGuides homepage. Look for the icon below:
There is also an app available to download to your phone or tablet/iPad so that you can read or listen to books wherever you are. You can borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks for up to 2 weeks. Click on “Save for later” if you’re not ready to borrow the item yet – this will save them to your “Saved Titles List”. eBooks also contain features that make them dyslexic-friendly – you can change the text font, text spacing, and background colour.
(The ePlatform dashboard)
Geelong Regional Libraries have some exciting programs coming up for the school holidays – please check out the flyers below:
Book of the Week
Six of Sorrow
by Amanda Linsmeier
After celebrating their sixteenth birthday one night, Isabeau’s best friend, Reuel, vanishes without a trace. Her disappearance prompts Isabeau to reunite with her former friends – who also share the same birthday. When another of the girls vanishes, it seems clear that something is coming for all of them – does it have something to do with why all six of them share the same birthday? Or does it have something to do with the town’s local legend, the witch called Sorrow?
As Isabeau and her friends dig deeper into the mystery, family secrets begin to emerge, and it seems that all their parents have something to hide. Six of Sorrow is a short and sweet mystery that covers lots of different elements, such as friendship, forgiveness, ghosts, romance, LGBT characters, and family secrets. This is quite a fun, spooky read with an exciting ending that anyone can enjoy!
Susan Winfield