Library News
Opening hours are 8am – 5pm, Monday through to Friday during regular school days.
Welcome to the Library
A big welcome to our 2025 Year 7 cohort and to our returning students. The library is a welcoming space for study and leisure which has a large current print collection and curated digital resources. Students will find links to the Digital Edition of the Age Newspaper, Issues in Society periodicals, Research Guides and the ClickView video catalogue on the library home page, accessed through the school Intranet.
Book Mark Competition
The Library Book Mark Competition is open to all students. Entries can be hand drawn (submit to the library desk on an A4 sheet of paper) or digitally created (emailed as an attachment PDF, JPG, Canva link to library@mgsc.vic.edu.au).
As a guide/template, use size 5cm x 15cm. Entries close Monday 31 March, 2025. Ten winning book marks will be printed for students to use all year. Two prizes will be given to the creators of the top two bookmarks.
We have received many colourful and creative entries which are now on display in the library foyer. Thank you to all of those students who have entered – and good luck!
Year 7 Induction and Scavenger Hunt
Over the past two weeks the library has hosted an induction session for the Year 7s. Students were introduced to library classrooms / spaces and the digital / print collection, before setting off on a scavenger hunt. The ‘Scavenger Hunt’ is a creative exercise with the purpose familiarizing students with resources so that they are able to search and retrieve items independently. The sessions wrapped up with students borrowing their first library book which will be used in their Wider Reading Classes
Book Club
Book Clubs are a great way to engage with students who share a love of literature as they will get the opportunity to read diverse books, share their ideas and gain new perspectives. The MGSC Book Club met on Wednesday to discuss holiday reading and choose three books to read this term.
The books chosen for Term 1 are: Ember in the Ashes, I am Sasha and Zenobia July.
The library provides these titles for students to read (read just one or all of them), meeting twice a term, generally on a Wednesday lunchtime. New members are welcome to drop by the library or email library@mgsc.vic.edu.au with details of their name and class if they would like to join.
VCE Student Collections
In addition to our VCE History Collection containing resources from the American Revolution, Empires and the Russian Revolution, the library now has a Theatre Studies Collection populated with Modern, Pre-modern, and Shakespeare plays. This collection has been curated with VCE Drama students in mind, who will choosing plays to perform during their final exams next year.
Lunchtime Clubs in the Library
There is something for everyone here. Clubs meet every week in the library Seminar Room at lunchtime to create, learn, relax, share ideas and play. All students are welcome.
- Monday - Maker Monday Club
- Tuesday - Mythology Club
- Wednesday - Games Club
- Thursday - Philosophy Club
The Library Team
(Main image - Year 11 Assembly)