Library

Welcome to 2024!
As in previous years, the Library has been very, VERY busy with textbook borrowings, but with this slowing down it is nice to finish February with some reading for fun as the annual Premier’s Reading Challenge begins on 28 February.


This year to increase participation, our in-house Challenge will allow students to register just 5 books to be eligible for the Major prize draw in August when the challenge ends. We will also have smaller monthly prizes to keep students involved over the 6 months. If you think your child may be interested there are more details available on the PRC website or students can call into the library and talk to staff.

One great feature of the Challenge is that students can include books they have read since the end of the 2023 Challenge. If keen, students only need to fill in the digital form sent out last week. If they have any queries they are more than welcome to visit the library and we can manually enter them here as well. More details to follow in the coming weeks.

If parents are keen to encourage their children to read and be part of the PRC they can help them select reading material via our Chisholm Library Website. Here they can search not only our physical collection but also our e-book library, SORA. If they log into the site with their school username and password, they can also reserve their book selection as well.

Book Chat
Book Chat has started up again on Thursdays in the Library during lunch time thanks to Ms Vermunt and Ms Martin. We are very lucky to have such enthusiastic readers who have been fantastic reading role models for our Book Chat participants. All students are welcome to attend whether it is to be involved in discussions or just listen to the thoughts of fellow book lovers. There is no pressure to attend weekly, just drop in when are keen to have a ‘Book Chat’.

Retro Games
Our Retro Games is also happening once again on Tuesdays. With Tuesday lunch now device free, many students are enjoying traditional games particularly cards and UNO that are simple, quick and fun. Thank you to Ms Dakin for supervising and encouraging students to participate in our Tuesday games by joining in herself and demonstrating how much fun these games can be.

Overdue textbooks from last year
Parents and students with 2023 overdue library books will be emailed in the coming week a list of their outstanding books from last year. In particular, there is a large number of Year 7 and 8 Mathematics textbooks outstanding, which is a concern.

These need to be returned urgently so this year’s students can borrow them. Accounts will be debited by the end of this Term if they are not returned so replacement textbooks can be purchased. So please, if you receive an email regarding an overdue 2023 item, make an effort to have it returned as soon as possible and before accounts are issued. If there are any issues with a borrowed item, we are more than welcome to discuss this. Please email or contact the library via the College Office.

Looking forward to your support in this matter.

Kind Regards


Mrs Patrice Martin, Mrs Cathy Whalen & Ms Karen Irvine- Library Assistants