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LIBRARY NEWS

The Taylor Swift Poster Giveaway was a great success! Four posters were drawn last Thursday in the Library and the lucky winners were Rebecca Blanchard (7A), Lily Tring (8N), Lucy Barnett (11G), and Alyssa Noble (7S). Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered! Keep an eye out for books on Taylor Swift coming soon to the library! 

(Pictured left to right: Lily Tring, Lucy Barnett, Alyssa Noble, Rebecca Blanchard)

This Friday 8th March is International Women’s Day. The school captains invited all staff and Year 12s to attend a Morning Tea, which was held in the library during recess. The theme of the day this year is “Inspire Inclusion: When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better world”. 

We are now recruiting for the Year 7 Readers’ Cup competition! Three to four students from each Year 7 class will need to form a team, read the 3 required 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 books that each team is required to read are: 

Pharaoh by Jackie French

Falling From Grace by Jane Godwin

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

The Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge is now open to students in Years 7 to 10! Those who sign-up need to read 15 books or more by Friday 6th September. Students who complete the Challenge are treated to a pizza lunch and go into a draw to win a Dymocks gift voucher. If you are interested, please come in and ask a librarian for a permission form! 

New additions to our audiobook collection include:

This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong 

Book of the Week

Into Thin Air

by John Krakauer 

American journalist Jon Krakauer takes us deep inside the tragedy that occurred on Mount Everest in May 1996. Eight climbers died in total – four from Krakauer’s team – forever leaving a mark on him and his fellow climbers. Into Thin Air tackles the reasons as to why so many people have attempted to conquer Everest, why so many have failed, and why they persevere despite the extreme danger. 

This is a fascinating exploration into the nature of climbing in the so-called ‘Death Zone’, and the psychology of the people who attempt it. A seasoned climber, Krakauer went to Everest to write an article for his magazine, and whilst he survived the ordeal, he has been forever changed by the experience, and forced to question why so many climbers continually put themselves in danger.

Susan Winfield