MESC LEARNING COMMONS
Welcome to the MESC Learning Commons
The MESC Learning Commons comprises the Library and ICT Team who support both staff and students.
Librarian - Mrs Lynn Swannell
ICT Manager - Mr Kevin Hunter
ICT Technician - Mr Sam Karagiannis
Opening Hours
The Learning Commons is open from 8.00am to 4.00pm each day, including recess and lunchtime. However it is closed at recess each Friday.
Please DO NOT bring in food or drinks and we ask that you tidy up after yourself.
The Learning Commons is now a 'Devices Free Area' - this means no bringing in your phone or other ICT devices to play on during recess and lunchtimes. Instead we encourage you to read a magazine, play a board game, talk to your friends, join in activities and/or even read your books.
Overdue Library Books
Please remember to check the 'due dates' of all items borrowed and ensure that they are returned promptly. General overdue reminders are sent via Compass news to all students and individual notices are sent out via students' school email which should be checked regularly. If there are any concerns regarding late and/or lost items then please contact me asap.
Melbourne Writer's Festival
Wow what a great day out for the 15 students who attended the 2019 Melbourne Writer's Festival. The Library Team members and a couple of extras enjoyed four sessions at the festival which this year was held at The State Library of Victoria, Wheeler Centre and Treasury Theatre. A lovely sunny day made walking between these venues very enjoyable too.
Sessions attended were :
"What if teenagers ruled the world?" with Will Kostakis
"Goodbye word!" with Lynette Noni
"What makes a hereo?" with Eve L Ewing
"Outloud ECo!Slam" the secondary schools poetry slam final
"I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day! It was amazing to hear from all the different authors. I especially enjoyed the poetry slam. It was interesting to see all the different schools competing and discussing very important issues in this way!" - Belle
"My favourite session was Eve L Ewing (author of the Ironheart comic book series for Marvel amongst other things) as I really enjoyed learning about her heroes and the process behind making a comic book" - Olivia
"My favourite author was Will Kostakis who had a very positive and much need opinions on identity. Many young people today feel as though there is no one who is like them and they can relate to his represention in his books. This give these yound people joy knowing that they aren't going through hardships alone" - Madeline
"My favourite session was the with Lynette Noni who spoke about the end of her series 'The Medoran Chronicles' and her talk gave me inspiration for my own stories" - Aaron
"I really enjoyed the Melbourne Writer's Festival because it was very interesting to hear about their journeys through writing and about their back stories to becoming authors. My two favourite authors were Will Kostakis, who wrote 'Loathing Lola' and his new release is called 'Monuments'. Also Eve L Ewing - she is only the 5th black woman to get a job at Marvel Comics. She is the author of Ironheart (about a young firl superhero) and told us about the process and people involved in putting a comic together." - Lizzie
MESC Lit Fest is coming....
We are in the process of finalising our authors and illustrators for the whole day MESC Lit Fest 2019 which involves all Years 7, 8 and 9 students. This will be held on Tuesday 19th November at the college. Students will attend workshops and gain inspiration for their own writing and illustration/artwork. Everyone will receive a gift bag on the day and have the opportunity to enter a quiz to win great prizes. There will also be an opportunity to purchase books and author signings at a 'pop-up bookshop' which will be set up in the library on the day.
Pictured below are authors/illustrators who attended our 2017 MESC Lit Fest - including Adam Wallace, Marc McBride, Isobelle Carmody, Paul Collins, Meredith Costain, Justin D'Ath, Andrew Plant, George Ivanoff, Judith Rossell, Sheryl Clark and Claire Saxby.
Book Review
The Friendship Riddle: Meagan Frazer Blakemore
I started to like it straight away, it was captivating and I just wanted to keep reading more. The main character, Ruth is set around the teenage age, throughout her journey of middle school (year six, seven and eight) she encounters a huge riddle! When she’s helping her local librarian, she is tasked with looking at old books when an origami envelope drops onto the floor, she immediately picks it up and finds it to be a clue, that’s when the puzzle starts to arise. Over all I enjoyed reading this book. It was funny to read all about different problems occurring and fading away. If I had to rate it on a scale of one to ten I would probably rate it to be around seven point five (7.5/10). I would recommend this book if you are looking for a simple and fun read.
by Remme Mason
