Library News

Best Wishes and Farewell Year 12 Students 

Thank you to the Year 12s for all your support of the library over your secondary school years and best wishes for life after Beaumaris Secondary College. 

The Booker Prize Winner

The 2025 winner of The Booker Prize has been announced: Flesh by David Szalay.

The British-Hungarian writer’s sixth novel follows a shy 15-year-old boy from a Hungarian housing estate who becomes a driver and security guard for London's ultra-rich. Flesh asks questions about what drives a life and what breaks it.

Judging panel chair Roddy Doyle - who won the prize in 1993 and whose collection of books are in our library - described Flesh as “a dark book, but we all found it a joy to read.” 

Six books were shortlisted for the Booker Prize which was open to writers of any nationality and for books written in English.

SHORTLISTED BOOKS AND AUTHORS

1. Flashlight by Susan Choi (USA)
2. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai (India)
3. Audition by Katie Kitamura (USA)
4. The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits (USA)
5. The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller (UK)
6. Flesh by David Szalay (Hungary/UK)

Library Opening Hours 

Make your way up to S3 on the Southern level! 

Monday - Thursday 

9.30am-2.30pm.

The library is open at recess and lunchtime.

Student ID Cards

A reminder to all students that your Compass Student ID card is also your library card. Please bring your student ID card to the library when you would like to borrow.

Book Returns

Please Return any books to the RETURNS BOX at the entrance to the library on Southern level (S3).

During a library class students are to return books to the shelves when they have finished with them, respectfully leaving the space as they found it ready for the next class.

Niamh McPhelimy 

Library Manager