Library News

New Books

The College Library has been purchasing new books from our local bookstores and they are available to students and staff for borrowing. Titles can be searched via our online catalogue which can be found via compass or our website.

Call out for Year 11 Texts

Thank you to those students who have been bringing in any texts they no longer need. The staff at the Library Learning Centre would love to see this continue, so if you have finished with your Year 11 text, please bring it in.

Returning Library Books

Thank you to all the students who have brought in novels borrowed for the lockdown period. It has been great to have students in the library again! I am sure the books missed the company. We are still accepting these books with open arms.

We accept any O'Connor Library books back into our collection. Even if they are found from a student that attended a few years ago. You can organise for a student to bring them in or when restrictions ease, bring them into the College Office. (At the moment visitors are limited).

Books For All Abilities

The College Library has books for all reading abilities and it has been great to see many of our new 'easy read' section being borrowed. Our Teacher Librarian Mrs Glenda Lemon is also our College Careers Advisor. For advice on careers, see the Careers page of the newsletter.

EASY READS: OUR COLLECTION OF EASY READ BOOKS IS EXPANDING

Searching the Catalogue from home

Our Catalogue can be accessed via the Compass App. Just click on the star at the top and find 'Oliver'. Oliver is the name of our Library Catalogue. New books will be visible on the catalogue home page or you can search you favourite title or author. Students can also borrow for their parents and carers which is handy with the holidays approaching.

Click to check out our new books

E-Books on Oliver

Supplementing the College library's hard copy book collection, students have access to thousands of e-books (electronic books) through our online library catalogue.

It is as easy as going to the following link if you are logged in already:

https://library.arm.catholic.edu.au/oliver/home/browse/list

Homework Centre

Homework Centre operates on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's from 3.20pm to 4.30pm. All welcome. Easy pickup from the designated visitor pickup between the office and library entrances.

Free access to World Book online!

Students can access World Book Encyclopedia online. The subscription has been covered, so it is free to access for students and staff of the College.

To access:

Via our school website www.oconnor.nsw.edu.au, go to Parent Student Information > Student Information > Oliver. Oliver is the Library catalogue. Once you get to Oliver, the final step is to click or 'Orbit' which is a button at the top right corner and then the link to 'World Book Online'. Happy researching!