Our objective was to cut down on the wave of "all staff" emails that the team would send out throughout the week. Our staff was expressing overload by the number of emails they would get every week and if we could consolidate our communications into a newsletter, it would hopefully help.
We have received good feedback from staff but will do a proper evaluation to see if staff want us to continue with this.
What do you think?
Good idea or waste of time?
LRC Weekly Staff News: Term 2 Week 5
Library and Information Week 2020: CREATE
May 25 to May 29 is Library and Information Week, a week to celebrate library services around the nation. This year’s theme is CREATE and we’d like to invite YOU to do a little creating. All you need is a good idea and photo to create your very own book cover.
The Penguin Classics Cover generator allows you to create your very own literary classic.
We’d love you to participate, especially the English and VisComm teachers, and all the book lovers on staff. Your cover might be the book you’ve always wanted to write or perhaps you’d like to design your own cover for an existing title.
Why not give it a try? You can CREATE your book cover directly from your phone or desktop. Then email it to the <Library email> so we can add it to our digital gallery
Have fun! We look forward to receiving your creations.
Whitehorse and Manningham Libraries
https://wml.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/JOIN
Join up online and get access to their free streaming services Kanopy and Beamafilm. Services also include access to Ancestry.com and all their eBook collections.
Join up online and get access to their free streaming services Kanopy and Beamafilm. Services also include access to Ancestry.com and all their eBook collections.
Australian True Crime Podcast
Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb delve deep behind the headlines to bring a fresh take on all things true crime.
Bark Europa
Built in 1911, Bark Europa is a working tall ship. They had to cancel their normal Antarctic voyages and are sailing back to Holland from Ushuaia because of Covid-19. Captain Klass is holding competitions as they sail home. The latest one is ‘When will EUROPA lose her shadow and see the sun directly overhead?’.
Humankind
The Human Rights Film (and Arts) Festival is going online as Humankind, screening a different film each night from May 18 to 24. Tickets required. Films are free. Donations accepted. The Artist program is also online.
Collaborative Whiteboard space
Online whiteboard tool for teachers and classrooms!
Top Year 7 Reads
<Year 7 Wider Reading Libguides URL>
<Year 7 Wider Reading Libguides URL>
If you teach Year 7, how many of these have you read?
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
- Once by Morris Gleitzman
- Warriors, the prophecies begin. Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
- The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Bernwell
- It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne
Wheelers eBook platform
Remember you can download the eBook platform onto your smartphone so you can listen to audiobooks while you walk the dog!
Children’s Book Council of Australia: Older Readers Shortlist
Announced this week, these 6 books were chosen from an initial list of 100 Young Adult books.
- Ghost Bird By Lisa Fuller (eBook)
- The boy who steals houses by C.G. Drews
- How it feels to float by Helena Fox (eBook)
- When the ground is hard by Malla Nunn
- Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte (also on eBook)
- This is how we change the ending by Viki Wakefield (also on eBook)
Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge Update
Check out the <VPRC Libguide> for testimonials from students who did the VPRC last year.
- Term 2 Week 4 79 verified books / 663 registrations
- Term 2 Week 5 127 verified books/ 663 registrations
Borrow Bags
These are the girls that picked up their Borrow Bags, so ask them about their books if you teach them.
Library Stocktake
<name> and <name> have been busy stocktaking the Non-Fiction part of our physical collection. We do this to identify shrinkage, inconsistencies in the catalogue and to check the quality of the books on the shelf.
- 5,454 number of books in the Non Fiction collection.
Most popular Non-Fiction books
- Girl Stuff by Caz Cooke
- The Complete Dog Breed Guide by Kim Dennis-Bryan
- The Art of Annemieke Mein: Wildlife Artist in Textiles by Annemieke Mein
New on ClickView
We’ve just added some great new programs to the collection and we’ll have more for you next week. All episodes are short and get to the point quickly.
Health and Science (Biology)
Episodes include: Functions of the Human Skeleton, Bone Health and Disease, Structure of the Skeleton, Injuries and healing, Joints and Movement. (Check out the PDF teacher resources for each episode)
Food Technology /Hospitality
Episodes include: Types of Rice and how they are cooked, Preparing a meat for a basic dish, Preparing vegetables for a basic dish, Preparing fish for a basic dish, How to cut a whole chicken for Sauté, How to cook and finish a basic meat dish, Cooking a basic fish dish, Cook and finish a basic vegetable dish, Chicken Chasseur Using Chicken for Sauté, Handling, Maintaining and Cleaning Knives.
Art/ VisComm / Drama
Episodes include.
Tracing a projected image part 1: Preparation, Tracing a projected image part 2: Design, Tracing a projected image part 3: Preservation, Applying Lining Paper: Part 1, Applying Lining Paper: Part 2, Applying Lining Paper: Part 3, Applying Solvent-Borne Paint to a Door: Part 1, Applying Solvent-Borne Paint to a Door: Part 2, Applying Solvent-Borne Paint to a Door: Part 3, Applying Emulsion Paint to a Ceiling Area
