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Margaret Hendry School Library

Teacher Librarian : Bridgette Manley bridgette.manley@ed.act.edu.au

Library Assistant: Toni Stedford

The Margaret Hendry School Library promotes, encourages and facilitates  our school community to develop a lifelong love and passion for reading!

With approximately 15,000 resources for supporting teaching and learning, children have access to an amazing collection.

The library includes:

We regularly purchase NEW RELEASE BOOKS and try to purchaseMULTIPLE COPIES of popular books to support our children to have greater access to the books they want to read.

Children are always welcome to make book recommendations and requests and purchasing always considers the children’s interests and learning needs.

Please consider supporting the library by donating or directing your volunteer contributions to the LIBRARY TRUST FUND (see the front office for details).

HOME BORROWING

Children have an allocated library session once a week for borrowing for both their learning communities and home (must have a library bag for home borrowing).

Families need to supply children with a library bag and we ask that all library bags are labelled with the child’s name and learning community.

LOANS

LOAN PERIOD:  1-2 weeks. (loans can be renewed when needed)

RETURNS: There is a returns tub placed at the front and back entrances of the library and books can be returned into these at any time.

OVERDUES:Notices emailed to families. Please support your children to keep our books safe and respect the time and money each book requires to be available for borrowing.

DAMAGED BOOKS:If books do get damaged, please still return them to the library and if possible we ask that families offer to purchase a replacement or something similar.

LOST BOOKS:

If Books are lost please email bridgette.manley@ed.act.edu.au so our library system can be updated and the book removed from the child's borrowing account.

FAMILY BORROWING

Families can set up a Family Borrowing Account and can borrow up to 20 books at a time for up to 1 month.

Family borrowing Times:

Library Break Time 

The library is open during most breaks and provides a warm, relaxing and quiet space for children to read.

Children may borrow in break but must have a library bag to safely transport their books.

Scholastic Book Club

Each term we encourage families to order through Scholastic Book Club, all orders support the library as we earn reward dollars for each purchase. Books club information is shared via Seesaw announcements and through regular home communications.

Link: https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/

Book Donations are welcome. Please ensure books are very high quality and are primary school age appropriate. Please speak to the library staff about a time to drop off books.

For all Library related questions or wonderings please email Bridgette Manley bridgette.manley@ed.act.edu.au or drop in and see our library staff in person.