McKinnonNEWS

LIBRARY

WELCOME BACK

I would like to welcome students and staff back to school for 2020 and I look forward to seeing lots of students in the library this year.

OPENING HOURS

I would like to remind students about the library opening hours.

 

Our usual opening hours are 8:15am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

 

The library is closed at recess and open at lunchtimes.

 

From Monday 10 February the library will commence extended opening hours:-

  • 8:15am – 5:30pm Monday to Thursday
  • 8:15am – 4:30pm Friday.

RESOURCES

The library offers students a wide range of resources to support their learning and recreational reading.

 

A wide range of fiction books including the latest titles;

  • A well-resourced non-fiction collection;
  • Magazines including Inside Sport, New Scientist, Wheels and Vogue;
  • Online resources including Britannica and World Book Online;
  • Digital editions of The Age and the Australian Financial Review;
  • VCE resources such as Checkpoints for overnight loan.

 Visit the library catalogue or ask library staff for more information.

NEW MAGAZINE – GOOD READING

The library now subscribes to the Good Reading magazine. The magazine has been around since 2001 and is the most popular consumer magazine about books and reading in Australia. The magazine contains book reviews and author interviews. The magazine is available to read in the library or to borrow.

VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERACY AWARDS 2020

The Victorian Premier’s Literacy Awards were established in 1985 to honour literary achievement by Australian writers.

 

The award shortlists were announced in December 2019. In the category of ‘Writing for Young Adults’ the shortlist included:

 

  • How it Feels to Float by Helena Fox
  • Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard
  • This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield

 

Highly Commended:

 

  • Highway Bodies by Alison Evans
  • When the ground is Hard by Malla Nunn.

Helena Fox was honoured for How it Feels to Float. The book gives a hopeful portrayal of living with mental illness and grief.

 

Some reviews of How it Feels to Float:

 

“I haven’t been so dazzled by a YA in ages” Jandy Nelson, author of I’ll Give You the Sun.

 

“Fox writes with superb understanding and tenderness” BCCB

 

For more information on the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards including the winners of other categories go to: https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2020

 

WHAT WAS THE BEST SELLING BOOK THE YEAR YOU WERE BORN?

Use this fun tool to find out the best-selling book the year you were born:

 

https://wordery.com/best-selling-books-by-year

 

Just enter your age.

 

 Janene Watson

Resource Centre Manager