LIBRARY
Tokaya Saunders, Samira Reason and Sani Espinosa
OPERATION VALENTINE
A big thank you and congratulations to Samira Reason, Sani Espinosa and Tokaya Saunders, for their wonderful performances for Operation Valentine on Friday 16 February. Many thanks also to everyone who made a contribution in sending messages and serenades. Our combined efforts raised $320 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
CAUGHT READ HANDED
Our student book club has started up again and it's bursting at the seams. It's a thrill to see so many of our students wanting to come together and talk about books. We meet every Thursday lunchtime in the library classroom. Students are welcome to bring their lunch. Snacks are also provided. For any enquiries please find Emma Pollock in the library or email emma.pollock@footscray.vic.gov.au
CECIL THE STUDENT NEWSLETTER
By students, for students, Cecil the student newsletter accepts artwork, stories, poems, rants, reviews, and any other original work. The first meeting will be next Friday 9 March, in the library classroom, and the group will continue to meet every Friday lunchtime. Please contact Claire Trevena (Year 11 student) - tre0016@footscray.vic.edu.au to register your interest or to submit your entries. You may also submit work at the library desk via the submissions box.
ANIME CLUB
Anime club is an opportunity for students to get together and talk about anime, animation, manga and cosplay. Students are also welcome to work on their Japanese homework. For any enquiries, please contact Daniel Mulholland - danny.mulholland@footscray.vic.edu.au or find him in the Integration Office.
CHESS CLUB
Chess club meets during Tuesday lunchtimes in the library classroom. For any enquiries please contact James Kirchner - james.kirchner@footscray.vic.edu.au
COME HERE AND SAY IT
To commemorate International Women's Day, our library will be hosting a special Come and Here and say it event on Friday 9 March. To register for spoken word performances, students can follow this link:
POETRY OUTLOUD 2018
OutLoud 2018 is a spoken word slam competition where secondary students compete in teams of up to four. They write, choreograph and perform their original work for a panel of professional judges as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. In preparation for the competition, students can register their interest in an initial workshop by following this link:
CENTRE FOR YOUTH LITERATURE NEWS
Expressions of interest are now invited for April Story Camp, a free three-day school holiday program at State Library Victoria. Participants will attend workshops with professional mentors to learn about fiction, comics, zines and performance poetry.
The workshops will be held during the Easter school holidays, from 10–12 April, and exclusively for eligible students aged 12–15. Lunch and transportation costs are included. For more information, including eligibility requirements, head to our website.
Previous participants have had great experiences:
‘There was always creativity in the air.’
‘I made new friends.’
‘I liked working with other people on our ideas.’
INKY AWARDS
If you love reading, talking about books and debating what makes a great book, then apply now to be a 2018 Inky Awards Judge!
https://insideadog.com.au/blog/wanted-2018-inky-awards-judges
The Inky award longlist has just been announced too, as chosen by Australian teen readers:
Gold Inky Awards Longlist:
Take Three Girls - Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood
Remind Me How This Ends - Gabrielle Tozer
Wreck - Fleur Ferris
Paper Cranes Don't Fly - Peter Vu
Ballad for a Mad Girl - Vikki Wakefield
Beautiful Mess - Claire Christian
Begin, End, Begin: A #Loveozya Anthology - edited by Danielle Binks
A Shadow's Breath - Nicole Hayes
Ida - Alison Evans
All the Dark Places - Cally Black
Silver Inky Awards Longlist:
Turtles All The Way Down - John Green
One Of Us Is Lying - Karen McManus
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
Release - Patrick Ness
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee
Genuine Fraud - E. Lockhart
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe - Lauren James
The Upside of Unrequited - Becky Albertalli
Warcross - Marie Lu
Still Life with Tornado - A.S. King
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
Here's the CBCA notables too. We will make sure that if our library doesn't have any of these titles, we'll get them in.