Library News

New prizes on offer for the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

EDSC students are doing an excellent job in the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, with 656 books now read and reviewed.

The Library is pleased to announce new prizes to encourage students to enter their completed books into the Challenge website. 

All Year 7 and 8 students who have entered at least two books (with book reviews) into the website by Friday June 11th will go into a draw for $20 prize vouchers.

Year 7 and 8 homegroups are competing for a pizza party for the most books read. The current class rankings are:

Year 7

7C (1st)

7I (2nd)

7H (3rd)

7G (4th)

7F (5th)

Year 8

8D (1st)

8C (2nd)

8K (3rd)

8A (4th)

8F (5th)

Congratulations to the following students who have recently completed the 15 books required to receive a certificate from the Victorian Premier:

Aiden Aspropotamitis 7B

Alicia Kim 7H

Olivia Ching 7I

Jenica Fok 7I

Year 9 and 10 students can still sign up for the Challenge to go in the draw for a $40 Westfield voucher.

Students who need help with using the Challenge website or selecting books to read are welcome to visit us in the Library or email library@eastdonsc.vic.edu.au.

Emily Andersen

Librarian/Resource Administration Assistant

Unlimited eBook and audiobook loans on the Sora library app

Students can easily borrow and read our eBooks and audiobooks using the Sora library app.

Sora allows all EDSC’s eBooks and audiobooks to be accessed easily on devices anytime, anywhere.

Until August 20, Sora is running the Sweet Reads program, which offers 29 books and audiobooks that are always available for unlimited borrowing. The unlimited titles range from young adult fiction to easy reader novels and from romance stories to Marvel superhero tales.

Sora is also a fun way for students to track their reading stats and earn badges.

Sora can be accessed online at soraapp.com or can be downloaded to phones from app stores for use outside of school. Instructions on how to use Sora are available on our Library website.

Michelle De Aizpurua

Library Coordinator