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LIBRARY NEWS 

At the end of Term 1 we held the prize draw for the Regular Readers Raffle. Students who were seen reading in the library outside of class time at least three times were given a ticket to the raffle, and for Term 1 we had a grand total of 39 students had entries. 

First prize (a $12 caf voucher) was won by Iggy Vine of 9S, second prize ($6 caf voucher) was won by Ella Boyce of 8S, and third prize was won by Farhana Amusa of 8G.

(Pictured: Farhana and Ella with their prizes)

(Pictured: Some of our wonderful readers!)

For our ANZAC Day display this year we have put the call out to staff and students for photos of any relatives who may have served (or are currently serving) in the defence forces (anywhere in the world). We have asked staff and students to send in a copy of their photo to the library along with a few details about their service, which will be put on display. We can’t wait to see them! 

This week Geelong Regional Library held a games event in our library at lunchtime. The focus was on board and card games rather than computer games, and we had a couple of groups of students try out something new. 

Geelong Regional Library will be holding similar events in our library once a fortnight on Mondays at lunchtime for the remainder of the term. Activities will include a variety of activities from games to craft, so there should be a good range for students of all year levels. 

(Pictured: Some of our wonderful gamers!)

Book of the Week

A Town Like Alice

by Neville Shute

Recommended for older readers. 

A Town Like Alice is a story of courage in the face of adversity and romance that spans a world war and three continents. 

Young English secretary Jean Paget is working in Malaya (now Malaysia) when war breaks out and the country is invaded. Jean finds herself caught up with a group of women and children captured by Japanese soldiers, forced to walk from village to village hoping to be put into a prisoner-of-war camp. Their journey takes them all over the Malay Peninsula, enduring near starvation, illness, and constant exhaustion, until a chance encounter with two Australian prisoners-of-war threatens to end their lives. 

After the war, Jean finds herself at a crossroads in life, until an unexpected inheritance sets her on a path that will take her back to Malaya and all the way to Australia to find someone whom she thought had died in the war… 

Based on a real woman who was captured by the Japanese in Sumatra, Jean Paget is a character who will inspire you, and guarantees that the story of A Town like Alice will stay with you long after you finish reading. 

Susan Winfield