Do you enjoy using our Library? Do you borrow books and other resources? Do you study and do research in the Library? Do you use our resources like the EBSCO databases to assist in your research? Do get support and assistance from the Library staff? If so go ahead and nominate St John’s as a…
We have had dozens of new books in recently and not just your average run of the mill ones either. We now have some very interesting and visually appealing pop up books, graphic novels and colouring books. Many students have been colouring in very intricately and had there work displayed. Others have been engrossed…
We had a great week for Book Week this year. We had Phillip Gwynne (pictured) visit us as well as up and coming new author Lauren Taylor. We had a number of competitions which students thoroughly enjoyed. The most popular was the ‘Get Caught Reading’ photo competition. We ended up taking about 150 pictures of…
Books Light up our World Welcome to Book Week 2015! This year we have a variety of activities happening. We have famous Australian author Phillip Gwynne coming to speak to all the Year 10s about his amazing life and his experiences as an author. Lauren Nicolle Taylor is also making a visit talking about her…
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Lauren will be visiting the Library on 20 August. Lauren Nicolle Taylor PowerPoint Attendance List Daughter of a Malaysian nuclear physicist father and an Australian doctor mother, Lauren Nicolle Taylor was expected to follow the science career path. And she did, for a while, completing a Health Science degree with Honors in obstetrics and gynecology. But there was always a niggling need to…
From Friday August 8 we will have access to our own Overdrive eBook collection. Students will be able to log in to our Overdrive site using their school network usernames and passwords and borrow an eBook. Project Gutenberg eBooks are also searchable making thousands of classics easily accessible. All eBooks are perfect for reading on…
We have a new Library Management system for St John’s. It is a vast improvement over the old one and integrates with our new Overdrive eBook collection. Users can log in and see their borrowings, renew the resources they have out, reserve items, submit book reviews and make requests. The home screen includes reading lists,…
Knitting Club is alive and well. The group meets on a Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtimes but knitters can be spied somewhere in the Library almost every lunchtime. Come in and knit or crochet and have a chat. All welcome!
There used to be a wall between the camera and the book stacks. The new area of the Library used to be a class room but is now the new year 11 & 12 study area. Soon couches and seats will arrive to furnish the other half of this space. This will be a relaxing…
If you like to write stories why not sign up to Short Story Competition HQ? Then you can get regular updates to plenty of national and international competitions with some great prizes!
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One Minute Wonders is an online film competition that encourages young people 13-25 years to explore the use of film as a way to express what they like about the City of Onkaparinga. The theme for 2013 is My Place, My Community. There are some great prizes! Go to tinyurl.com/n8fh6xv for more details.
I got to go with the Indonesian and Japanese language students to fly kites at Belair National Park. Everyone had a great time and had made some wonderful kites!
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