Resource Centre
Resource Centre Business
Borrowing
As borrowing ceased on Monday 22 November, we have been receiving many returns.
Primary class teachers and Secondary Tutors have been supplied with a list of books that students in their group/class have outstanding. We request books to be returned as soon as possible. Students are welcome to come and read in the Library during recess, lunchtimes and before and after school.
Stocktake and Weeding
Next Wednesday we will begin to stocktake our collection in the Resource Centre.
This will go hand in hand with our weeding process. You may ask what library weeding is - yes, it does sound like we are working in the garden. Much like working in the garden and removing the unwanted plants, the process within the Resource Centre involves removing the unwanted stock in our collection. Below are a few key factors we consider for weeding our resource materials:
- looks well loved
- are over 10 years old
- trends that are finished
We also combined the list above with our circulation data to help us make informed decisions. If a book is looking a bit tired but is in high circulation or used highly in the Resource Centre we then add this book to our replacement list.
Resource Centre Committee 2022
If you are in Years 5/6 or Secondary and interested in becoming a member of The Resource Committee in 2022, please speak to Miss Height, Mrs Price or Mrs Jepson about what is involved in being a member of the committee and what you need to do to apply.
Resource Centre Displays
This week we celebrate with our display of Christmas books.
Planning our first 2022 display
As part of Library Lovers Month in February 2022, our plan is to create a display that utilises photographs of students, parents and other family members:
1. Enjoying the pastime of reading in a variety of different locations i.e. at the beach, sitting in a tree, lounging on the couch
2. Reading their favourite book/s
As in the examples below we were hoping to put a display together that uses the photos you provide that says” We Love(heart) Books”.
Please send your photo/s to help us build the display to: library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au
Book Swap
It's that time of year again! The Great Book Swap is just around the corner and we are asking you, the students, family and staff of Moama Grammar, to declutter your books and donate what you can to the school - please send these to us by Wednesday 1 December so that we have time to get them ready for the Book Swap on Friday 3 December 2021. Thank you to the families who already made some donations to the cause.
https://edu.greatbookswap.org.au/
A number of our senior school Resource Centre members are combining with members from the Indigenous committee to run a fundraiser for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
When signing up to join the ILF Great Book Swap, our school was assigned to Maranydjalk House. Please see the fact sheet (https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/raisely-images/great-book-swap/uploads/yolngu-language-pdf-83575e.pdf )
If you would like to make a donation other than the gold coin donation at the Great Book Swap, you can do so through the link below:
https://edu.greatbookswap.org.au/magsgreatbookswap
Keep reading everyone!
Ms Height, Mrs Price and Mrs Jepson
Resource Centre Team
Important details
Opening Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm
Borrowing and Returns
Students may borrow and return books before school, recess, lunch time and after school. Primary School students also have the chance to borrow books during their fortnightly Library lessons.
Renewals
Students are able to re-borrow books for an additional two weeks by speaking to staff at the Library Circulation Desk. If further borrowing is requested after this, students are required to bring their book with them to allow the staff to sight the book. In addition, students can renew their book/s by emailing the Library.
Request
If your child would like to borrow a specific book and the title is not included in our current catalogue, we will add this to our purchase wishlist.
Overdue notices
If you receive an overdue notice there is a chance that the books may been processed through our system after the email was sent, so we encourage all parents to follow up any issues by emailing the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au
If you have any other enquiries, issues or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us via phone by ringing the main office or via email address library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au.