Library

Belmont High School Library is in full operation again after being closed for an extended period at the end of last term to allow for exams and building works. Three classrooms have been added to the space, but Year 7-9 English classes will still come in once a fortnight for reading sessions with their literacy teacher and our teacher librarian. 

The library is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday (closing at 4pm on Friday). We have a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books (including eBooks and e-Audiobooks), graphic novels, magazines, and picture books, as well as board and card games which can be played at recess, lunchtime, before and after school. We also have a secure laptop charging station available for student-use and a limited number of school dayuse laptops which can be borrowed for one day at a time. 

In the coming weeks library and literacy staff will be recruiting for the Year 7 Readers’ Cup competition. Three to four students from each class will form a team, read 3 set books, make a book trailer, and compete in a quiz to win the trophy (and the glory) in Term 2. The top three teams will receive a pizza lunch! 

The Regular Readers Raffle is a competition held each term for keen readers. A student seen reading in the library (outside of class time) three times during the term will receive one raffle ticket and have the chance to win caf vouchers in the draw held at the end of term. 

The Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge will open soon! The Challenge is open to students in Years 7 to 10, and those who sign-up are required to read at least 15 books by early September. Students who complete the Challenge are given a pizza lunch and go into a draw to win a Dymocks gift voucher.