Library Lovers’ Week 2016 What a delight it is to walk into our beautiful Library and see it decorated for this special week in our Library calendar. Special thanks to Mrs O’Keefe and Miss Corbett who never cease to amaze us with their creativity and flair for design.
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Book Week Celebrations – 2015
After months of planning, creating and preparing our Book Week celebrations they got underway on Monday, 24th August. On that day we held our first ever book stacking competition (congratulations Charlotte!), welcomed author Cath Crowley, the Emoji book title competition was creating much interest and voting was underway for what book lit up students’ worlds. … Continue reading Book Week Celebrations – 2015
Indigenous Literacy Foundation Fundraiser
Last year as part of our school’s Book Week celebrations we held a fundraising activity in support of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. This year we are going to once again open our “Pop Up Book Shop” on August 27th and 28th in a Library meeting room. We have been gathering books for our sale but need many … Continue reading Indigenous Literacy Foundation Fundraiser
We are celebrating!
One of our favourite times in the Loreto Library is our celebration of Library Lovers’ Week. Splashes of red and white adorn our beautiful space and creating enormous interest is our Character Crush voting board.
The Inky Awards Short List Announcement
Following on the CBCA’s recent announcement of their Book of the Year Winners, the Centre for Youth Literature has announced the short list for the Inky awards. The Inky awards are different to the CBCA awards in that the books are short listed by a reading panel of young adult judges and then the winner … Continue reading The Inky Awards Short List Announcement
Ellie Marney visits Loreto College
On Wednesday, 20th August we were delighted to welcome author Ellie Marney to Loreto College. Ellie spoke to the Year 10 students and then ran a writer’s workshop with an enthusiastic group who learnt much about the skills in writing crime fiction. Ellie then joined the Loreto Book Club, On the Same Page, for lunch and a … Continue reading Ellie Marney visits Loreto College
Book Week is coming …
My favourite week of the year is fast approaching. It begins on Friday, 15th August with the winners of the CBCA Book of the Year Awards announced and continues until the following Friday. We have lots planned for that week including a fabulous guest author! Ellie Marney, whose debut novel, Every Breath, has had everyone … Continue reading Book Week is coming …
Celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th birthday at Loreto
On 24th April, the Loreto Ballarat community celebrated William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday with a huge birthday bash! The day was a joyous celebration and the Library set up a fabulous display highlighting some of the Bard’s most famous works including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and A Summer Night’s Dream. Library staff dressed up as … Continue reading Celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th birthday at Loreto
ebooks @loreto
We are very excited to announce the arrival of our new ebook platform! We have chosen to use Wheelers, an Australasian company who have had many years in the book business and who have embraced ebooks with gusto. It is easy to download and borrow an ebook through our Wheelers eplatform. Go to our Library … Continue reading ebooks @loreto
Celebrating Book Week 2013
We have had great fun celebrating Book Week 2013 with the theme Read Across the Universe. Special thanks go to Mrs O’Keefe, Miss Corbett and Mr Walsh for their efforts to transform our Library into something quite spectacular. Celebrating Book Week 2013 on PhotoPeach