McKinnonNEWS

LIBRARY

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS

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

8:30am - 3:30pm Fridays

Closed at Recess

Open at Lunchtime

STUDENT ID CARDS

Most students should now have their student ID cards. I would like to encourage all students to bring their cards with them when they visit the library. The student cards are helpful to library staff when we are issuing loans and the cards also make printing easier and quicker.

EAST CAMPUS

I would again like to thank everyone for the generous donation of books for our East Campus collection. Library staff will be adding new books to the collection as they are processed. The books in the East Campus collection can be read by students and returned to the shelves when they are finished. 

 

The books at Main Campus Library are also available to students based at East Campus. Students may place reservations via the library catalogue.

 

If students are unsure of how to place a reservation, please contact the Library:

library@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au. Library staff will organise the reservation for you.

 

Reservations are generally available for collection at East Campus each Friday. Books borrowed from the Main Campus Library must be returned to the returns box on level 2 near the Student Managers' Office.

BOOK OF THE WEEK

The following books have been featured during the last fortnight: 

 

Nightbirds by Kate J Armstrong is a new young adult fantasy novel best suited to 13yo+. In a dazzling new fantasy world where magic is illegal, The Nightbirds are high society girls who are well guarded treasures who gift their magical abilities. Soon the girls find themselves at the heart of a political scheme that shakes the world as they know it.

Saltwater Boy by Bradley Christmas is a coming-of-age story that explores father-son relationships, against a backdrop of small town rivalries, buried truths, with themes of sustainability, preserving the past and environmental care. The story navigates the difficult terrain of fractured families, the lies that break and the ties that bind.

TIPS FOR READING MORE THIS YEAR

  • Try a new book format – try an audiobook or an ebook on Wheelers;
  • Step out of your genre comfort zone. Try a new genre!
  • Find comfort in old favourites;
  • Seek out books that reflect what you're struggling with, and maybe even help you through it;
  • Make your #TBR list (To Be Read); 
  • Make reading part of your routine;
  • Keep track of what you're reading. Create your bookshelf on Good Reads;
  • Pick up used and/or free books;
  • Ask friends, your teachers and library staff for book recommendations!
  • Try What Should I Read Next? https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

Janene Watson

Resource Centre Manager