Libraries

De La Salle Libraries 2003

2003 has been another busy year for the Library, with major building renovations and extensions completely remodelling the Kinnoull Library, in preparation for the move of the Years 10s there in 2004. It has now virtually doubled in size, and is home to 13 PCs, a revamped and extended fiction collection and reading area, and a more compact and relevant non-fiction collection. Many items have been relocated to the appropriate campus. Our journal, newspaper and statistics collections remain as usual. Other changes include the removal of the outdated ‘Seminar Room’; this has been replaced by extra video and data equipment being located in each of the new classrooms. A well-sized Audio-Visual and Teacher Reference Room has also been created to house an extended collection of video recordings and DVDs, audio-visual equipment and print teacher resources. We are also now able to accommodate two research classes at a time in the Library. The College reading club RIC RAC (Reading Is Cool, Readers Are Clever) was established last year by our Literature Librarian, Mrs Rudin, and continues to be run by her for Years 7 and 8. It has maintained a high profile amongst the students, and due to increased demand, meetings are now weekly each Friday, (rather than fortnightly). In 2004, Mrs Rudin will be inviting all Year 9 students to join, and this has caused great interest amongst this year’s Year 8s. Books Brought to Life: Year 7 and 8 boys were asked to dress up as a character from their favourite recently-read fiction book for one of their Term 2 assessments, and again, this proved most entertaining! The boys were very enthusiastic, and continued to look at their photos in the photo album at the Information desk for several weeks afterwards. Book Week: Oceans of Stories 2003. Book Week was yet again an exciting week in the College calendar, not only for dedicated readers, but for all students and staff. All boys from Years 7, 8 and 9 were treated to an audience with at least one of the three visiting authors, James Moloney (author of A Bridge To Wiseman’s Cove, currently on the booklist for Year 9), Robert Newton (De La Salle Old Boy from the Class of 1983) and David Metzenthen. Morning tea in the Tiverton Library followed the visits, and many RIC RAC members accepted an invitation to ‘meet the author’ with pleasure. The Second Annual Book Week Literary Quiz was held in the gym, and was enthusiastically supported by over 140 boys and staff. Competitions for the boys included a Daily Bulletin quiz which drew much interest. All entries went into a draw for the major Book Week prize of ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. The lucky winner was drawn at the Friday assembly of that week by Br Tim. Congratulations to Josh Attard-Dickson in 10J! The week finished for students with a breakfast for RIC RAC members, and for staff with a drinks and raffles (book prizes) afternoon in the Tiverton Library. Sincere thanks to Mrs Rudin for another great Book Week. eLibrary continues to provide web access to electronic resources from all networked PCs in the College (including all computer laboratories and both Libraries) and also from home for staff and students.