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LIBRARY

WELCOME TO TERM 2

Welcome to a very different Term 2. It feels unusual to be a librarian and not be in a library full of students every day. Although the library is currently closed I am here to support students where I can. For assistance with anything to do with the library you can contact library staff at library@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au

OVERDUE BOOKS

With the library currently closed, many students will now have overdue books. Please hold on to your library books for the meantime. Library staff will not be running overdue notices during this time and all loans can be returned when we resume back at school. Students can check their own library loans from the school website through the link to the library.

EBOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS

A reminder to all students that you can still relax and unwind with a book.

 

An ebook or an audiobook is a good alternative during this time. Students can access Wheelers ePlatform from the library catalogue homepage. In fact, there has been quite a bit of interest and an increase in usage since the start of term. 

 

Wheelers ePlatform has thousands of books available 24/7. You will find a wide selection with many older popular titles as well as new titles added each month.

 

To access the Wheeler ePlatform:

 Or 

  • Access Wheelers on your phone or ipad/tablet

For assistance please email the library staff at library@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au

 

 

 

  • Download the ‘ePlatform by Wheelers’ app.
  • Select McKinnon Secondary College to access our collection.
  • Browse the library and login to borrow.

OTHER SOURCES OF EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS

Audible have made some audiobook titles freely available on their children’s platform. Browse categories for littlest listeners, elementary (primary), tweens, teens, literary classics as well as audiobooks in Spanish, Italian, French, German and Japanese. 

 

The Gutenberg Project is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. You will find many classics here for which US copyright has expired. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. There are audiobooks too. Titles here include: Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Dracula and Little Women.

National Emergency Library is a U.S digital collection of 1.4 million books that have been made available until 30 June or until the end of the national emergency in the United States. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can create an account and borrow books for free.

 

Janene Watson

Resource Centre Manager