National Library Week

Date: 25th May-29th May

Completed by: Claire (with help from Donna and Stacey)

Resources:

Books:

Treasures from the world's greatest libraries, Cyber literacy, Organizing and using information, Evaulating information, Understanding the importance of information, Internet revolution, A shadow on the glass, Nocturnes, Skills of Australian football, Naruto, Fruits basket 2, Natsumi

DVD:

Lock, stock and two smoking barrels

Periodicals:

Incite (September 2008), Australian Personal Computer (May 2009)

Organisations contacted: Edith Cowan University, Australian Library and Information Association.

Career Development Week

Date: 18th-22nd May

Completed by: Pam and Claire

Resources:

Books:

What colour is your parachute 2008, School to work, Business and administrative careers, Your career change action kit, Journalism, Helping and advising careers, Do what you are, Creative and artistic careers, careers@gov.au, Managing your own career, Something a bit different, Surfing your horizons

DVDs

The business of change, Chase your dreams.

Organisations contacted: Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations

Comments: Very bright and colourful!

Ripper Reads

Date: 11th-15th May

Completed by: Cindy and Leah

Resources:

Books:

The Davinci code, On green dolphin street, The secret life of bees, The tenth circle, The kite runner, The shadow of the wind, Wai Jing, Detective, In the company of cheerful ladies, The god of small things, The secret river, Jasper Jones, About Grace.

Book reviews taken from the Novelist database.

Comments: Student interest :)

World Asthma Day

Date: 4th-8th May

Completed by: Donna and Stacey

Resources:

Books:

Food solutions: asthma & allergies, Childhood asthma, Health issues; Asthma, Explaining... asthma, Asthma, Family health guide: asthma, Freedom from asthma, Need to know: asthma, Asthma, Asthma, Asthma: self care, New atlas of human anatomy.

Organisations contacted:

Asthma Foundation