Library
Book Week 2018
Library News
Library Staff: Lynne Marks, Joanne Edwards, Wai-Peng Heath
Junior Library
Lunchtime Monday
Middle/ Senior Library:
During School:
Monday to Friday: Recess and Lunch
After School:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until 4pm.
Wednesdays until 3.45pm.
Email: library@standrews.vic.edu.au
Book Week Awards
Each year, during Book Week, The Children’s Book Council of Australia announce the Australian Book of the Year. To see the full list of this year’s winners visit: https://www.cbca.org.au/winners-2018
We have the following winning titles in our collection
Younger Readers
Honour Book
Marsh and me
Year 5 up Fiction- Family
Picture Book
Winner
A Walk in the bush
Picture Story
Eve Pownall Award
Winner
Do not lick this book
Junior Non-Fiction
Honour Book
Koala
Picture Story
Book Week
The theme for this year’s Book Week is “Find your treasure.” In the Library, we shall be asking students about books that they regard as treasures. For Library staff, our most valuable book is the Bible. In fact, it is a treasure chest, as in it we can find many references to treasure e.g.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”
And
“that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Perhaps, as a family you could discuss what you cherish. What books do you treasure and why?
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The Junior School will be holding a dress up day on Friday 7th September on this theme. Students can come dressed as a book character or on the theme of finding their treasure.
The Library will also be conducting a special event over the week. We are keeping it a surprise for students. We hope to have many visitors coming to see what it will be!
Literary anniversaries in September
My Country by Dorothea Mackellar. The 5th September marks 110 years the publication of this poem. To learn more about the poet and her work visit http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/my-country-dorothea-mackellar
T.S. Eliot, a famous poet, was born on 26th September, 1888. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1948/eliot/biographical/will provide more information about this Nobel prize-winner.
150 years ago, on the 30th September 1868, Louisa M. Alcott’s Little Women was first published. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-volume-of-little-women-is-published