Library News

Activities Every Day

Stars and Hearts Tree: 

Read, Grow and Inspire

Location: Every library. Please choose a heart or a star and write the name of a favourite book, then place it on the tree. You may have more than one! 

Treasure Hunt Activity in English:

Ask your English teacher about the treasure hunt activity on offer!

Create your own bookmark artwork in the library:

Bring some friends and come along for a relaxed lunchtime of drawing creativity in your library.

Read, Return and Recommend a book for a chance to win a prize!

Each book earns a raffle ticket for the prize draw!

Read, Grow, Inspire Poetry:

Enter a 'Read, Grow, Inspire' Acrostic Poem in the poetry competition. See your English teacher for more details. 

Pavement Art 

Recess & lunch - Tuesday 22 August

Get creative and join us out in the courtyard for some pavement chalk art. All you need to bring with you is the first line of a favourite book. Let’s put some colour into the GSSC day! 

Book Clubs

Are you passionate about reading? Are you interesting in sharing your thoughts about characters, themes and ideas? 

Book Club is a place for students to read and discuss the books that they are reading in a safe and inclusive environment. If you want to see what it is all about, come along to Book Club on Fridays in the Dharnya Library.

Book Club Recommendations

Saltwater Boy

By Bradley Christmas

Recommendation by Oakley Pendlebury, Year 9

"Saltwater Boy is about a young gentleman, Matthew, who has a dad in jail. When Matthew’s dad suddenly gets out of jail, he causes trouble and complicates the relationships Matthew has with other people in his life. Matthew is already finding it hard, adjusting to a new place, away from his best friend, but he is lucky that he has formed a connection with Bill who has become a positive role model in his life.

I enjoyed this novel because I could identify with Matthew. I, myself had to move from my home town, Bacchus Marsh, and like Matthew, I miss my best friend. The novel taught me that it is possible to have positive relationships with people who are not family and anybody can learn how to do new things such as how to draw and how to write an essay.

I think this book would be enjoyed by many people, especially people who have parent issues and may have important people in their life who are acting as role models. "