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Zombies and Angels in the Library

Year 7 students were treated to a special ‘Zombie and Angels’ event on Friday 28th July.  Zombie Bingo, Kahootz Quiz, Online jigsaw competition, Zombie and Angel dolls make and take and Graveyard dip were some of the activities enjoyed by all.  Year 11 students who were dressed convincingly as live Zombies certainly added colour and ‘creepiness’ to the event. The day served to encourage the Year 7 students to enjoy the library facilities.  Congratulations to Liam Holmes-Boland who door prizewinner.

Feebie is ‘Inside a dog’       www.insideadog.com.au

Congratulations to Feebie Cosgriff - Camm who was selected to be a member of the Dog’s Advisory Board. This group of year 10 students, meet once a week at the State Library Victoria to discuss and advise on the revamp of the Centre for Youth Literature’s website ‘Inside a dog’.

Professional writers and editors will mentor Feebie and the group, who will also take part in author visits, writing workshops, commission authors and discuss all things related to young adult literature.

“The atmosphere at the meeting was amazing because there were fourteen other students who were all excited about books like me. It was great to talk books and ideas. We were all very excited for the direction the new website was heading in.  All in all I cannot wait to go back next week!”   Feebie.

Story Camp’ at the State Library Victoria   

https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/live-learn/literacy-initiatives/story-camp

Calling all budding writers aged 12 – 15.  Students from Dromana College are eligible to attend a free three-day writing program that will run at State Library Victoria during the spring school holidays (26–28 September).  Each day's program will run from 10am to 2pm and participants will:

• Work with professional creatives on prose, illustrative and performative storytelling format.
• Develop their own skills and voice over the course of the camp.
• Hear guest speakers talk about their creative careers and share their knowledge.
• Experience the State Library's facilities.

More information and registration is available via the link above.