Library News

The list of students selected to attend Voices on the Coast was posted on the library noticeboard this week. Year 7-12 students will need to meet at the library at 8.20am on Thursday 18 th July (Week 1 of Term 3). The Year 4-6 students will be...

The Voices on the Coast Literature Festival is on Thursday 18 th and Friday 19 th July this year. Students in Years 7-12 are invited to attend on Thursday 18 th July and students in Years 4-6 on Friday 19 th July. Students can see authors, poets,...

Next week, the library will be celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the moon landing with a range of activities for all students. Activities running all week: Use the green screen to photoshop yourself onto the moon. Explore outer space with our...

Last week, the library hosted our annual Year 2 Literary Party and celebrated the 50 th anniversary of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The library was transformed with stunning displays and two caterpillars and one butterfly (Mrs Lily...

Mooloolaba Rotary, in partnership with USC and Voices on the Coast, are organising the Telling Stories Competition again this year. The competition is for students in Years 4-9 and the main goal is to encourage students with their creativity and...

For the past 19 years the Australian Library and Information Services (ALIA) has held its National Simultaneous Storytime event. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian, is read (usually) simultaneously the country. Our...

We’ve had some busy lunchtimes in the library celebrating Mother’s Day and Cinco de Mayo over the last couple of weeks. To tie in with these themes, our ‘Make and Take’ crafts were lavender sachets and maracas. Our Celebrity Readers were Mrs Leah...

Come along and try some of our latest virtual reality apps in the library. Feed A Titanosaur Come face to face with one of the largest creatures to ever walk planet Earth and feed it! NASA’s Exoplanet Excursions Take a guided journey through the...

Book Club order forms were issued this week to students across Prep – Year 7. Please return your order forms to the library or order online by next Friday 10 th May. Ms Nell Keen, Head of Library

Books are often a useful way to introduce a difficult topic to children or to help children understand their emotions when faced with a problem. Reading a book together allows for opportunities to discuss what is happening, what the characters are...