From the Library
Monday craft – Zine Workshops
The library has been gifted a Zine Machine! The machine will be situated in the library foyer. In order to stock the machine we will be holding zine making workshops as part of the Monday Make and Take Craft activities. The workshops will be held on 21/3 and 28/3 at lunchtime in the library.
Old books and magazines for cut’n’paste collage, markers, glue and photocopying will be provided to help create your zine.
Come along and help build the zine community at NHS!
What’s a zine?
Zines can be difficult to define. The word “zine” is a shortened form of the term fanzine, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Fanzines emerged as early as the 1930s among fans of science fiction. Zines also have roots in the informal, underground publications that focused on social and political activism in the ’60s. By the ’70s, zines were popular on the punk rock circuit. In the ’90s, the feminist punk scene propelled the medium and included such artists as Kathleen Hanna, who produced riot grrrl out of Olympia, Washington.
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published unique work of minority interest, usually reproduced via photocopier. A popular definition includes that circulation must be 5,000 or less, although in practice the significant majority are produced in editions of less than 1,000. Profit is not the primary intent of publication. There are so many types of zines: art and photography zines, literary zines, social and political zines, music zines, perzines (personal zines), travel zines, health zines, food zines. And the list goes on and on. (University of Texas LibGuide.)
New Games for the Library
The library has a selection of new games, recommended to staff by the 2021 Student Assistants. These games are:
- Sushi Go
- Avocado Smash
- Codenames
- Jenga
- Exploding Kittens (new pack)
- Connect Four (new set)
- Uno Flip
- Taco Hat Cake Gift Pizza
- Celebrity Super Snap
- Antidote
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- Unstable Unicorns
We also have old favourites Scrabble, Uno, Battleship, Monopoly Deal and Snakes and Ladders.
Games are available every recess and lunchtime from the table adjacent to the service desk.
Puzzle Table and Puzzle Club
Design Technician, James Dutton is responsible for our wonderful STEM table in the library. The table which is built to standing height has a tray top. The library has recently purchased some new jigsaws and the tray top allows the puzzle to be contained and covered (no pesky pieces falling off the edge) for an ongoing activity.
The puzzle is freely available to all students (and staff) at recess and lunch.
A regular Puzzle Club will be held every Friday lunchtime in the library.
Graphic Novel and Manga suggestions please!
The Graphic Novels and Manga collection is the most popular and widely used collection in the library.
We are always looking for suggestions of titles to purchase for this area. If you are a graphic novel and/or manga fan please let us know your favourites!
Suggestions can be made through the ‘Request a New Item’ link on the library website.