LIBRARY

READING SPACE AVAILABLE!

We all know that reading plays an important part in the education process. The library now has a dedicated quiet reading zone.  The “comfy” chair area has been reserved during lunchtimes for book readers only. No phones, chromebooks, etc. If you are looking for a quiet (and warm) place to read during lunchtime please come in.

OVERDUE BOOKS

Don’t know what books you have on loan or when they are due back? Log on to the McKinnon Library catalogue via the McKinnon home page to find out. Check your emails for overdue notices.

POKEMON SOON TO BE IN THE LIBRARY

Well, at least the books will be. Pokemon started out as a pair of games for the original Gameboy.  He moved into the Manga world which is the way he will arrive in the library.  Keep your eyes out for the first Pokemon adventures published in Manga; coming soon!

NEW BOOKS DONATED TO THE LIBRARY

Mr Guttman from Rotary spoke at the last School Assembly on the topics of volunteering and philanthropy and the important role they played in the fight to eradicate Polio. He noted the striking decline in Polio rates since the 1950s as proof of the difference that volunteering and philanthropy can make. Rotary played an important role in this fight against Polio.  Today there are only 57 polio cases worldwide compared with 1000 cases a day in the 1980s. At the end of his speech he presented the school with a book “Dancing in my dreams”.  This is the story of the fight against Polio in Australia and is available from the library.

The library also received a copy of the book “Tom Roberts”. This is the exhibition catalogue from the popular Tom Roberts exhibition. This special edition also includes a note from the Prime Minister recommending the book to all secondary schools. A separately published learning guide is also included. The distribution of the book to all secondary schools in Australia was made possible by the National Gallery of Australia Foundation Board Publishing Fund, Australian State and Territory Education Departments and the generosity of John Hindmarsh AM and Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM. This will be a welcome addition to the libraries extensive and well used art section. (The art books can be found in the 700s.)

Russell Absalom

Library Resource Manager