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Library News

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

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

Read Aloud in May

In May each year, Scholastic holds a reading challenge for families. The focus for this year is reading aloud. To participate, students download a calendar, read aloud to another family member each day and put their name on the calendar. At the end of May, parents/ guardians sign the calendar as proof and then they can go online and enter into the draw.

All details on competition entry and terms and conditions can be found at http://readmoreinmay.scholastic.com.au/

You may also wish to read a report on the benefits of reading aloud to family members at

http://scholastic.com.au/readingreport

The report looks at the independent reading attitudes and behaviours of Australian students aged between 6 and 17 years and their parents, as well as those of parents of children between the ages of 0 and 5 years.

VPRC update

The Library has purchased two new titles that are on the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge. Both are in the Senior Library for borrowing by Year 7 and up.

Skyfire by Michael Adams

Genre: Adventure

A child of books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston

Genre: Fantasy

Students in Year 7 and 8 are advised to check on Canvas for previews and book trailers for new titles.

YABBA news

Young Australians Best Book Awards Council (YABBA) has put out its shortlist for 2017. Students from Australian schools are invited to read the titles from this list and vote for their preferred author. The titles are divided into four categories- Picture Story Books, Younger readers, Older Readers and Years 7-9. The Library has the following shortlisted titles available.

Further information can be found at http://yabba.org.au/

Picture Story books

Circle -Jennie Baker Pig the Winner -Aaron Blabey

Fire - Jackie French; Bruce Whatley

Mr. Huff - Anna Walker

Younger Readers

Alice Miranda in China - Jacqueline Harvey

EJ Spy School: Puppy Alert! - Susannah McFarlane; Dyani Stagg

Billie B Brown: The Bad butterfly - Sally Rippen; Aki Fukuoka

Ella and Olivia: The Christmas surprise - Yvette Poshoglian; Danielle McDonald

Older Readers (Upper Primary, Lower Secondary)

Our Australian Girl: Nellie’s quest - Penny Matthews; Lucia Masciullo