Library News
The library book battle concluded this term with 2,883 votes cast by students and staff during the tournament. The final was between the contemporary romance, Me before You, and the classic coming of age, To Kill a Mockingbird. It was a close battle with To Kill a Mockingbird ultimately claiming the top spot.
The display space has since been devoted to showcasing the amazing talents of senior Visual Art students with their self-portraits being admired by everyone attending the library.
In June, Miss Klein attended the EduTECH 2018 Conference in Sydney. She gained valuable insight into the role and implementation of maker spaces in school libraries, developing a reading culture through library design, the role of robotics and game design in learning, and the resources available through state and national public libraries. This is inspiring her in planning library events for the remainder of the year and in consolidating the direction the library is moving toward in the future.
Students have been actively engaged with the library during breaks this term, taking advantage of the new assortment of board and card games available including Uno, Sea Battle, Scrabble, Chess, Checkers and Line Up.
Students have worked together tirelessly to complete one jigsaw puzzle and are already well underway with a second. The collaborative effort and support shown has been amazing. The library staff would like to extend a huge thank you to all the wonderful people that have been donating games, puzzles and books this year. Your support is invaluable.
Our dedicated readers are being rewarded this term with Vivo tokens being issued if students ‘get caught reading’. This will continue into Term 3 and Miss Klein is excited to see so many students reading for enjoyment during breaks. She has also had the privilege of facilitating book speed dates with Year 9 English classes and is enjoying the feedback coming in about the books that were selected. The Premier’s Reading Challenge is still ongoing and the library has a vast number of books that are part of the challenge available for borrowing. Congratulations to Saroj Bhatt and Alexander McGavin who have already completed the challenge, a fantastic achievement.
To view the available Premier’s Reading Challenge books the library stocks, students can log onto the library system, Oliver, through their student portal page and view the PRC reading list. On Oliver they can also check their loans, due dates, reserve books and discover what is available that suits their interests. A library app is also available which makes searching and renewing books even easier.
Ms Shelley Klein
Librarian