Library Bytes
Ebooks at Your Fingertips
With no access to the college library at the moment, you can still enjoy reading for pleasure. Even if you're not a big reader, this is the time to discover a new passion.. and it's free!
Free membership @ your State Library.
to explore e-resources (ebooks and databases) from home.
Check out the State Library of Victoria's ebook collection which is bursting. From fiction to travel, find ebooks on every topic imaginable. These are all free to borrow and read from home for Victorian Library members.
Popular non fiction titles include:
Free membership also at Melbourne Libraries
Joining is free to all Victorian residents. Become an online member and access online newspapers or magazines anytime.
Read an eBook or listen to an audiobook on your device.
Free access to a range of music downloads and online streaming services.
Check out the video and audio content for families and children and follow the links to register.
Join your Local Library
Free membership at Frankston and Kingston Libraries where online membership allows you to access their eLibrary resources.
Book Review Competition
When Our Library Reopens, We're Ready For YOU
New ‘Books’… just in!
Whether you love a touch of conspiracy, delving into the lives of others or adventure, try one these!
| Tribal Lores | Archimede Fusillo |
| Remind me why I'm Here | Kat Colmer |
| The F Team | Rawah Arja |
Rise of the Remarkables - Brasswitch and Bot | Gareth Ward |
| The Great Godden | Meg Rosoff |
| The Erasure Initiative | Lily Wilkinson |
Belonging!
Homestay Experience
Complications
Steampunk Novel
Coming of Age Tale
Thriller
Belonging!
Homestay Experience
Complications
Steampunk Novel
Coming of Age Tale
Thriller
This week's Top 10 - Laugh Out Loud Novels
1. One-Punch Man- By ONE
Miss Carson’s Review: Monsters and evil beings don’t scare him but forgetting garbage day does! Saitama is the hero defeating his enemies without a bother and just One Punch!
His blasé attitude and ease of defeating his enemies is what makes this manga such a fantastic read.
2. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy*
by Adam Douglas
3. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl *
by Jesse Andrews
4.The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli*
5. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green*
6. Gangsta Granny by David Walliams*
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney*
8. Smile by Raina Telegmeier*
9. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
10. Does My Head Look Big In This?*
by Randa Abdel-Fallah
* Denotes available at the college library
Reading Challenge 2020
The Reading Challenge is well on its way as the term slips away. Snuggle with your favourite book and continue to send your book recommendations to ber@prsc.vic.edu.au
Author, Mick Elliott of the Squidge Dibley collection offers his thoughts on ‘reading’.
Check it out: https://vimeo.com/394151275
A book that will launch you into reading is just waiting for you…
Popular Graphic Novels include:
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
The Arrival is a wordless graphic novel about a migrant family’s journey to a new and strange land. It is also a journey of the imagination.
New Recommendations:
If You Could See Me Now by Celia Ahern (Thanks to Charlie)
Mrs Patricia Bernardo
Library Manager