Come to the IRC Friday lunchtimes and see Howls Moving Castle!
Anime has arrived in the IRC! The IRC will be showing Japanese anime movies up on the big screen. The first movie being shown will be ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The movie will be shown over consequent Fridays till finished. Many more great anime movies are planned for 2020. Please speak to Mrs Comiskey for more information.
Manga fans wanted!
Love Japanese Manga? Know of a great manga series that your friends would love? Would you like to help the Library increase its manga collection?
If you answered yes to all three questions then you are just the person the IRC is looking for.
Manga novels are the biggest hit in the Library in 2020, and now the Library needs your help to increase the collection!
Students will have the opportunity to browse and select manga titles for the Library collection.
For more information please speak to the Library Staff.
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 every day and at recess every day but Tuesday.
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.
Overdue notices
Overdue notices will be sent out this week. If any students require a printed list of their loans please speak to Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith.
Students who do not return their books after receiving their third notice, as well as an email, will be invoiced for a replacement copy.
All invoices will still stand if books are returned after this final date.
There are still many students in Years 8 to 11 who have textbooks from 2019. These books need to be returned to the IRC as soon as possible. Students who do not return their books will receive an invoice for a replacement copy.
If you have any problems or questions regarding overdue books please speak to Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith who will be happy to help.
What’s new on the shelf?
‘When fairy tales are more than just stories…’
'The School for Good and Evil' – Soman Chainani
“Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the fabled institution where they become fairytale heroes or villains.
With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she'll join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White at the School for Good. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black dresses and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.
But the two girls soon find their fortunes reversed – Sophie's dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication.
But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are?”
‘The School for Good and Evil’ by author Soman Chainani is a magically enchanting book in which fairy tales quite literally come to life. This first novel in a brand new series tells the story of two friends Sophie and Agatha who find themselves in a strange but wonderful school that trains and helps educate fairy tale characters. The author has created a fascinating and unique fantasy world filled with lots of traditional and not so traditional fairy tale characters. This is a fun novel that will have readers enthralled from the very first page. The novel tells a moving and emotional story of friendship, of how to distinguish the real difference between good and evil, and how our choices do matter and do influence our lives. Beautifully written, sometimes hilarious, sometimes suspenseful, sometimes heart wrenching and shocking, ‘The School for Good and evil’ is a wonderful series starter that will be hit with any readers who enjoyed the Harry Potter books. Suitable for Years 7 to 9.
Mrs Annette Comiskey & Mr Michael Smith
Senior IRC Library Team