Welcome to Semester 2 at St George College Library

July 19th, 2011 Posted by okaras in library resources, library services | Post a Comment »

Welcome to new and continuing students and staff. The library has undergone a few changes during the winter break. Greig Thomson, our Library Manager has retired, and we also have some new staff to help you locate library resources.
Teachers may have booked for students to attend an orientation tour or library skills workshop. If not, we look forward to seeing you at the library some time soon.

Winter vacation hours

June 23rd, 2011 Posted by okaras in library services, vacations | Post a Comment »

You can download discounted Microsoft Academic software

June 19th, 2011 Posted by okaras in Internet resources | Post a Comment »

Microsoft products are now available for electronic DOWNLOAD – you can download the latest versions instantly.

The only requirement is that you have a NSW DET email address.

NSW DET Employees only  :
1. WAH media  – www.sigroup.com.au/teachers.
You  have two options: either Download or order physical media.

2.  Full Licenses only – www.sigroup.com.au/education.html
and choose- “Student & Teacher Educational Licenses”  for both  Microsoft and Adobe software.

NSW DET Students only :
Full License Download  – www.sigroup.com.au/download.
This is now the cheapest way to purchase Microsoft Academic products and the only way to DOWNLOAD legal copies.
Visit www.sigroup.com.au/download/studentdownload.pdf  and print or download the information sheet.

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – Library Closed

June 9th, 2011 Posted by okaras in library services | Post a Comment »

Please note that the Library will be closed on Monday 13th June to observe the Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday.  

Community jigsaw completed

June 8th, 2011 Posted by okaras in display, games | Post a Comment »

Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in putting the puzzle together.

Thank you

June 2nd, 2011 Posted by okaras in display, events, Library week | Post a Comment »

To all the teachers and students that produced and brought work for us to display during Library and Information Week – Thank you. Your efforts helped St George College Library celebrate the week all the more. Thanks also to the Student Association for providing the prizes for the competitions; much appreciated, and thank you to the teachers who brought their classes to the library during the week to see the displays and enter the competitions.

77 snakes

May 30th, 2011 Posted by okaras in events, games, Library week | Post a Comment »

A few of you came close, but amazingly, only one person guessed the right amount of jelly snakes in the jar to win the jar and its contents. Congratulations!

and the winners are…

May 29th, 2011 Posted by okaras in events, Library week | Post a Comment »

St George College Director Russell Scott did the honours of drawing competition entries for prizes for the Library and Information Week competitions. The four lucky people will be contacted shortly. Congratulations and thank you to all who entered and to the Student Association for donating the prizes.

Last chance to win! Puzzles and quizzes, hunting and guessing

May 26th, 2011 Posted by okaras in events, games, Library week | Post a Comment »

A main part of Library and Information Week at St George College Library are the different competitions you can enter to win prizes donated by our Student Association. All you need is a current TAFEcard to go on a treasure hunt to Locate Libby and Leo, enter the Library Quiz, match the word with the picture, or guess the number of snakes in the jar. There is also a maze you can try and draw your way through. Last chance to enter the competitions for fabulous prizes including movie tickets or a USB are by close of Library on Friday 27 May 2011.
Also, come and try to put a piece or two in our Community Jigsaw of an ocean scene.

National Simultaneous Storytime

May 24th, 2011 Posted by okaras in display, events, Internet resources, Library week | Post a Comment »

Every year, at many locations around Australia, the same children’s book is read to thousands of people at the same time. National Simultaneous Storytime is held during Library and Information Week and this year it will be held on Wednesday 25th May at 11:00am. This year’s book is “Feathers for Phoebe” by Rod Clement, an Australian tale about appearances not being everything (among other things). St George College Library will be taking part in this event at Kameruka Cottage. The children at the childcare centre have made some beautiful artwork based on the book on display in the library during Library and Information Week. 
 

Resources including Podcasts and an audio book for eReaders are available for download from the National Simultaneous Storytime website at http://www.alia.org.au/storytime/resources.html.