Upcoming activities in the Library
Anime and Manga Club – Tuesday 15th November (Week 6), lunchtime in N2
Page Turners Book Club – Monday 28th November (Week 8), lunchtime in N2
Year 7 -10 Library Borrowing
Borrowing has now finished for students in Years 7 to 10. All students will need to have returned their Library loans no later than Friday 11th November. Any students who require a list of their loans need to speak to Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith.
Year 12 Library Loans
Year 12 students will need to return all of their Library loans before they leave the College after the HSC exams. Students who have lost books will be invoiced for a replacement copy. Any students who require a list of their loans need to speak to Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith.
Stocktake 2022
This year’s Library stocktake will be starting on Monday 14th November. During this time the Library will be closed.
What’s new on the shelf?
A thrilling dystopia in a world not so different from our own…
‘The Snow Laundry’ – Mette Jakobsen
“Sixteen-year-old Ally is one of 400 homeless young people who have been promised new and better lives in exchange for their votes. The once homeless children and teenagers are now warm and fed. But they are forced to work for the new administration - and their new home is really a prison. When Ally's boyfriend Bon vanishes into thin air, her search for him leads her to discovering that the homeless kids are really lab rats intended for scientific testing. And as Ally delves deeper into her search for Bon, she learns the frightening truth behind his disappearance.”
Written by Australian/Danish author Mette Jakobsen, ‘The Snow Laundry’ is a tense and chilling tale of two teenagers trying to survive in a dangerous and oppressive world. Creating a unique setting in dystopian fiction is continuingly getting harder with the wealth of titles available, but author Mette Jakobsen has managed to do this here, creating a truly bleak and original environment that sucks the all hope out of her characters. With a fast-paced plot filled with lots of intrigue and suspense, and a cast of strong, believable and likeable characters, readers will be captivated right to the last thrilling page. A great novel that is bound to be enjoyed by fans of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and the ‘Divergent’ series.
Mrs Annette Comiskey & Mr Michael Smith
Senior IRC Library Team