HOURS OF OPERATION:

8.00am every morning for individual student borrowing and quiet activities (chess, reading, homework)

11.15am every day for student borrowing and activities (lego, blocks, indoor games, puzzles, reading, drawing)

8.55am - 2.55pm every day for class lessons

BOOKS:

We offer a wide variety of Fiction, Non Fiction and Reference books for recreational reading and to support students' classroom learning.

We have three areas of Fiction:

• Junior Fiction for PREP and Years 1 & 2
• Middle Fiction for Years 3 and 4
• Senior Fiction for Years 5 - 7

COMPUTERS:

14 student workstations - dual platform Macs with:

• Internet access through Education Queensland
• Word Processing
• Multimedia Programs - KidPix, Powerpoint, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, Garage Band

A SmartBoard Interactive Whiteboard is also used to enhance student learning in Information and Communication Technology.

LIBRARY LESSONS:

All classes receive allocated Library Lesson time. The Information Literacy Co-ordinator and Class Teacher work co-operatively to provide learning experiences designed to develop Literature Appreciation and Information Literacy Skills STUDENT BORROWING:

All classes have a 15 minute borrowing time each week. The Library is also open from 8.00am each morning and 11.15am (first break) every day for individual student borrowing. Students need to bring a Library Bag to borrow.

PARENT REFERENCE SECTION:

A small but growing collection of books to interest parents in areas such as homework, living with children from toddlers to teens. All parents are eligible for membership.

BIRTHDAY CLUB:

As a way of donating to the Library to assist in the purchase of new books, students are invited to join the Library Birthday Club. Notes are sent home in the month of the student's birthday. For a $6 contribution, students are able to choose a brand new book that has been processed and covered. The book belongs to the Library collection and the student is the first to borrow the book. A label inside the front cover with the student's name, acknowledges that the book has been donated by that student.

The book is presented to the student at our weekly Parade. Our Parents & Citizens Association, matches the Birthday Club donations dollar for dollar, so your contributions are doubled which assists us to purchase high quality resources