Library News
NAIDOC Week in the Library
As part of NAIDOC Week the McCarthy Library has been celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. The 2020 NAIDOC Week theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be,’ recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. We have worked closely with our NAIDOC organisers and been privileged to host some fantastic works by our students which were part of the magnificent display.
The Library staff have been encouraging students to borrow and readbooks and experience texts by First Nations authors. In the Library students have also been encouraged to browse our selection and searched our catalogue for great reads. In our Collections, students can find a wealth of fiction, poetry, memoirs and titles in the nonfiction subjects. To conduct a search looking for a specific item such as an author by an Australian First Nations author there are many current and historical resources our Library Catalogue.
Try this search strategy:
- Word Search: Aboriginal Peoples
- Filter by Collection (left hand-side of screen)
- Narrow the number of resources by ticking the type of resource you wish to select.
Click View
‘The Kamilaroi’ is now available via Click View. Watch this new release film that outlines first contact in our region as told by descendants of First Nations peoples from the region. If you missed it, view the 20 minutes long documentary ‘Kamilaroi’. Click on the link https://clickv.ie/w/GnRo
Looking Further Afield
Visit our NSW State Library website. It has blogs and digital collections to explore First Nations stories from across the state. https://gather.sl.nsw.gov.au/collections
Lest We Forget Display
Our Remembrance Day display in the Library became the backdrop for the online Assembly prayer. Here is a photo of our new School Captains and Mr. Thompson in the library, during the filming for of our virtual assembly.
Ms Libby Laird - Teacher Librarian