Library news

Winner of the Lucky Dip book review competition

Congratulations Lucy Baker (8F) for her review of Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer.

Also a big thank you to all the book review contributors this year. We had a very strong field to choose from which made it difficult for the Judges. All the book reviews have been published on the John Cain Library web catalogue.

The lucky dip book review was designed to encourage students to choose a mystery book (wrapped in paper) from the library desk, write an informative review and post it on our library web catalogue, by the deadline.

The benefits of taking part in this challenge were:

To encourage students to read fiction outside their usual choices, by trying a different author or genre
To commit to the challenge by reading the book, thinking critically about it, and writing a review
To write a review that was informative and would assist other students to choose titles that are age and content appropriate.
To share their review online by posting it on the library web catalogue, creating an online book review community for students to share their thoughts and views on the books they have read.
To meet the deadline of the 24 August to be part of the competition.

Extended book loan period for holiday reading

The loan period for print resources has been extended over the term break. Any books borrowed on or after the 10th September will be due on the 8th October, the first week of term 4. You have time to choose some great books to take on holidays and remember to return all the books you no longer need by the end of term 3, so others can have access to them.

eBooks and Audiobooks available 24/7 online or download to your device

Didn’t have time to borrow a book for holiday reading?

Checkout our extensive collection of eBooks and Audiobooks, aligned to our print collection and selected specifically with YA readers in mind. These titles are available 24/7 and are a convenient option for holiday reading. You can loan two titles at any time for 14 days. See the instructions below.

Sign in with your Compass credentials:

Username: northcote\your-Compass-username

Password: your Compass password

Instructions on how to download the ePlatform to your device or phone

Student Study and Research Skills pages on MyNorthcoteHigh

A timely reminder to visit the research and study skills page the library staff created to help students to:

Find information using the web, the John Cain library and more
Identify and select credible information
Develop study skills
Acknowledge sources to avoid plagiarism and adhere to copyright requirements
Reference sources correctly using APA and Harvard examples

The pages include a ‘Basics’ section with an overview of research skills, as well as more detailed topic pages to support students as they progress through school. The pages are available in MyNorthcoteHigh.