Library News
LIBRARY NEWS
Library Staff: Lynne Marks, Anita Little, Wai Peng Heath
Email: library@standrews.vic.edu.au.
OPENING HOURS
Middle/Senior Library:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: Open from 8.15am (for students in Years 4-12 only).
Monday to Friday: Recess and Lunch
After school: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until 4pm.
Wednesdays until 3.45pm.
Junior Library:
Students may borrow books after school if they bring a book bag and return the books they have finished reading. Please see staff in the Senior Library for access and loans.
WRITING COMPETITIONS
There are a number of writing competitions for students to currently enter.
OZKids - a not for profit organisation that focusses on the literary and artistic needs of young children.
Types of entries: Art or literary work
Open to: School age students in Australia
Closing date: 18/09/2020
Cost: Free
For more information go to : http://ozkids.com.au/
KSP short Fiction Competition.
Types of entries: Short story (max. 1000 words)
Open to: Students: 10- 17 years of age, adults (18+)
Closing dates: Short story Friday, 25th September
Cost: Students 10- 17 years- Free, adults – a cost is involved (see website)
KSP Poetry Competition
Types of entries : max. 50 lines
Open to: Students: 10- 17 years of age, adults (18+)
Closing dates: Poetry 9th October.
Cost: Students 10- 17 years- Free, adults – a cost is involved (see website)
For more information go to: https://www.kspwriterscentre.com/short-fiction-competition Short story
Or https://www.kspwriterscentre.com/poetry-competition poetry
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ?
If you are looking for places to find ebooks to read, try Melbourne City Libraries.
Join as a virtual member and there is no need to go in at all. You have access to ebooks, enewspapers, emagazines and even films and music.
If you are a member of your local public library, these too offer ebook borrowing -
International Childrens Digital Library. Registration for this site is optional.
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
DID YOU KNOW?
On 30th March 1820, Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty was born. You can learn more about her and her work https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Sewell
7th April 1770 marks the birth of William Wordsworth, a famous English poet. Have a look at the Wordsworth Museum website to find out more.
https://wordsworth.org.uk/press/reimagining-wordsworth-250-years-on/
A.B (Banjo) Paterson’s famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, was published in The Bulletin on 22nd April, 1890. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/paterson-andrew-barton-banjo-7972