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by Acting Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Ingrid Perkins During the last fortnightly cycle of WIRED, the library staff have encouraged students to return any resources they no longer need, and if books have gone missing, to have proactive conversations with the KRC staff and their parents. Many missing items will undoubtedly turn…

by Acting Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Ingrid Perkins To coincide with St Patrick College’s inaugural Inclusion Week, this year’s Book Week was held in Week 5. Our theme, Dreaming of worlds beyond our own allowed us to showcase how great books allow the reader to look beyond their own experience of the…

by Acting Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Ingrid Perkins Over the next fortnight, SPC student and staff volunteers will be participating in the Deakin University/QUT project which will survey Discovering a ‘Good Read’: Pathways to reading for Australian teens in a digital age. This project aims to identify young Australians’ reading tastes and…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken I am pleased to announce that Ms Ingrid Perkins will be taking over the role as Acting Director of Library and Information Services in my absence while I take 12 months Long Service Leave.  Ingrid has a wealth of both teaching and library knowledge and…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken The support of teaching and learning by the library is an ongoing process and as it should be, sometimes very seamless or unnoticed by those but the specific students and staff that use the resources for their very specific purposes.  Our physical space is very…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken As we near the Easter festive season, I thought it timely to share a link with families.  This may be more relevant to families with younger children; however, it does say it is for all ages.  The Brightly: Raise Kids Who Love to Read site…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Overdue Library Books Overdue library books are an issue that we have thought over carefully.  While it is never our intention to discourage boys from borrowing due to the fear of losing or damaging a book, it is very much our intent to encourage boys…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken New staff member It is with great pleasure we welcome Jess Murphy to the library staff team.  Jess is a past student, class of 2021 and has joined us as a Library Technician Trainee.  Jess will be a great asset as throughout his time as…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken We have had a busy run up to the end of the year with many students in, finalising tasks, classes in using the open spaces and larger tables, and lots of students in borrowing reading for WIRED and the up-and-coming extended holiday break.  The KRC Team…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken It is imperative that we stay connected to our history and with that in mind, the KRC created a display to promote boys’ awareness of Armistice Day / Remembrance Day.  We are proud to hold many non-fiction titles that speak about the many wars that…