Library

About the Library

The Library is staffed by Library Office Mrs Heather Haig.

Student borrowing commences in Week 2 of Term 1.

Please make sure that your child has a cloth library bag or similar for protecting books as they are carried to and from school and that it is clearly marked with their name. As parents, you can assist by finding out your child’s weekly scheduled borrowing session and ensuring that the books are returned on time. 

Student loans are for one week with an extension for a further week available if the child has not finished reading the book in that time. To extend the loan the student should bring the book to the Library during the class visit and renew the book on the computer system for another week.

Library Hours and Borrowing Policy

  • The Library is open to students during their class borrowing time and also:
  • Tuesday to Thursday 8.30am – 8.45am and 2.55pm – 3.10pm
  • Friday 2.55pm – 3.10pm
  • Students wishing to borrow or change books more frequently can do so during the above times
  • The Library is sometimes open at lunchtime 1.30pm-1.50pm, to read quietly, draw/colour in or play games.  This is however dependant on the staff duty roster availability.
  • Students from Kindergarten to Year 3 may borrow up to two books at a time.
  • Students from Year 4 to Year 6 may borrow up to three books at a time
  • Students from Year 1 to Year 6 may only borrow one graphic novel type book at a time

Our Library Program

Literature Appreciation – engaging students in a love of reading utilising a variety of strategies such as:

  • Staff reading aloud to students
  • Highlighting different literary genres e.g. humour, fantasy, adventure, fables, mystery, fairy tales etc
  • Author / Illustrator Studies
  • Developing Literacy Partnerships e.g. Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge, Better Beginnings, Links with the Melville Public Libraries etc.
  • Displays for themes and special events e.g. Summer Olympics, Book Week, Anzac Day etc

 Information Literacy – assisting students to access and use information effectively:

  • Library shelf organisation (Dewey Decimal Classification for non-fiction and alphabetical for fiction)
  • Using the library’s search program to locate resources.
  • Cybersafety.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in the Library.

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