Library opening hours and borrowing guidelines
The Senior IRC is open from 7:15am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday.
The IRC is open at lunchtime and recess every day.
Students in Years 7 to 11 can borrow up to two fiction and two non-fiction resources at one time. Each resource has a loan time limit of two weeks.
Students can renew loans after these two weeks if required. Resources can also be reserved.
Students who don’t return their loans with the time period will receive an overdue notice.
Library loans of 2022
Students in Years 8 to 11 who still have library books from 2022 need to return them to the IRC as soon as possible. Students who do not return their books will receive an invoice for a replacement copy. Please speak to Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith if you require a printed list of your loans.
Anime and Manga Club
Love watching Anime? Love reading Manga? Know your Dragon Ball Z from your Sailor Moon? Then the Anime and Manga Club is the place for you! Starting very soon is the Library club that celebrates Japanese pop culture. To join or for more information please speak to Library staff.
Page Turners Book Club returns in 2023
Love Books? Love Reading? Love Food? Join the Page Turners! The Page Turners book club is back again this year for students in Years 7 to 9. Numbers are strictly limited. Sign up today to ensure your spot. Meetings will be held Monday lunchtime every three weeks. For more information please speak to Mr Smith or Mr Vasington.
IRC on Canvas
The Senior IRC’s canvas page is the place to be for all Library information. As well as providing information on the latest Library news and competitions, students will also have access to HSC and career resources, Year 11 and 12 subject guides, recommended reading pages, a library catalogue guide as well as help with the Dewey Decimal System. Research hints and tips, footnoting and bibliography help guides are also available. Lots of great resources are to be found on the IRC Canvas page!
For more information please speak to Mr Smith.
Book Bites
Take a book bite to see if it is to your taste
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ – Jenny Han
“Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family's beach house. It has everything a girl could want- a swimming pool, a private stretch of sandy beach . . . and two boys. Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she's been in love with forever - and friendly, relaxed Jeremiah, the only one who's ever really paid her any attention. But this year something is different. This year, the boys seem to really notice Isabel for the first time. It's going to be an amazing summer - and one she'll never forget . . .”
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ is a wonderful coming of age story that is a delight to read. Filled with loveable and relatable characters, a funny and romantic storyline, and set in a gorgeous beach house setting, there is a lot here that will engage and captivate readers. A light easy read that would be enjoyed by many.
‘Into the Dark: Star Wars The High Republic’ – Claudia Gray
"Padawan Reath Silas is being sent from the cosmopolitan galactic capital of Coruscant to the undeveloped frontier-and he couldn't be less happy about it. He'd rather stay at the Jedi Temple, studying the archives. But when the ship he's traveling on is knocked out of hyperspace in a galactic-wide disaster, Reath finds himself at the center of the action. The Jedi and their traveling companions find refuge on what appears to be an abandoned space station. But then strange things start happening, leading the Jedi to investigate the truth behind the mysterious station, a truth that could end in tragedy ...”
‘Into the Dark’ is an exciting new adventure set in a little-known time in the Star Wars universe. With a great new cast of unique characters, terrifying and deadly creatures, and lots of fast paced action, this is a fantastic story that is going to be enjoyed by fans and non-fans alike. The force is strong with this one!
Mrs Annette Comiskey & Mr Michael Smith
Senior IRC Library Team
