LIBRARY

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS

8:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Thursday

8:30am - 3:30pm Fridays

Closed at Recess

Open at Lunchtime

The library is open before school from 8:30am (Monday - Friday) and after school until 4:30pm (Monday - Thursday) for students who wish to borrow, study, print or photocopy. 

NEW BOOKS

Continue all the excitement from the FIFA World Cup with a couple of new books added to the library collection. 

What makes a Matilda

Find out what it takes to be one of Australia’s top footballers.

Sam Kerr: My Journey to the World Cup

Read about Sam Kerr’s incredible journey from playing Aussie Rules as a kid to becoming one of the world’s greatest athletes as she prepares to captain the Matildas in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

BOOK OF THE WEEK

The following books were recently featured in our Book of the Week display:

One of Us is Back by Karen M McManus

The much anticipated third and final thrilling book in the One of Us is Lying series arrived last week. The entire Bayview Crew is back home for the summer, and everyone is trying to move on. Best suited to 14+

In the Secret Place by Gary Crew

What does a teenage boy do when he has no friends? When everyone who knows him sneers. When he is laughed at to his face? The answer is simple. That boy chooses his own path. That boy makes his own way in life. That boy grows stronger. He finds his secret place and there - alone, in the dark - he grows even stronger. Ben Gardner is such a boy. Ben Gardner could be you..... 

WHEELERS

I would like to take the opportunity to remind everyone about the eBooks and audiobooks available on our Wheeler eplatform.

Last year there were almost 1200 loans of eBooks and audiobooks by McKinnon Secondary College students.

Wheelers ePlatform can be accessed by students via the library catalogue or directly using this link: https://mckinnonsc.wheelers.co/

Wheelers ePlatform provides a wide range of titles including new titles each month as well as classics and old favourites.

Janene Watson

Library Resource Manager