Library

Library News

 Library Staff: Lynne Marks, Joanne Edwards, Wai-Peng Heath

OPENING HOURS

Junior Library

Lunchtime Monday

Middle/ Senior Library:

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

Library Help

If you are able to help with shelving in Terms 3 or 4 or would like to cover books for the library, please could you contact the library staff and leave the following details:

Shelving

• When you are available - which day and morning or afternoon.
• Contact details ( email/ telephone number/ mobile number)
• Child’s name and year level ( for the roster that goes home)

Book covering

• Contact details ( email/ telephone number/ mobile number)
• Child’s name and year level ( if we can’t contact you any other way)

We would like you to contact us if you haven’t done so this year, but have done covering in the past, so that we know you are still interested.

CBCA Book of the Year

Each year the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) holds awards for outstanding books in the following areas - Early Childhood, Younger Readers, Older Readers and Information books. The shortlist for the Book of the Year Award in each category will be announced on Friday May 20th. The Winners will be announced on Friday August 19th. For more information on the awards and the Children’s Book Council, visit

https://cbca.org.au/

The library will have several titles available for loan. We encourage students to read them and see if they agree with the judges when the winners are announced. 

Dates in History

You may like to find out more about the following dates in history

• 2nd May, 1611 - KJV Bible published- http://tinyurl.com/822afj2
• 15th May, 1856 - L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, was born on this day – http://tinyurl.com/4ng5ovl
• 26th May, 2016 - This is the date of National Sorry Day, remembering discrimination against Aboriginals. It was started in 1998. Learn more at:  www.nsdc.org.au

Lynne Marks

Library Coordinator