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

ANZAC Day

Date: 23rd April-1st May

Completed by: Sharon & Donna (Cindy on leave)

Resources:

Books:
ANZAC: a day to remember, Echoes of ANZAC, The Gallipoli story, ANZAC: a retrospective, Gallipoli diaries, The spirit of the digger, The Vitenam War, World War Two, ANZACs at Gallipoli, Gallipoli and the Middle East

Videos: ANZACS, Gallipoli: the boys who came home

DVDs: Gallipoli, Gallipoli: the Dardenelles campaign

CDs: ANZAC Day: music that won the war

Organisations contacted: Department of Veteran Affairs

Comments: The Australian Flag was a great touch :)

World Health Day

Date: 6th-9th April

Completed by: Pam & Jess

Resources:

Books:

Nutrition, Natural health made easy, Very wellness, Living organic, Vitality, Food and juice for health, Organic living, Health minutes, Re: life, Personal best, Heart food, Alive and kicking, The importance of physical activity and exercise, Be your best.

Organisations contacted: World Health Organization

National Youth Week

Date: 30th March-3rd April

Completed by: Sharon & Cindy

Resources:
Books:

Tomorrow: twenty visions of the future, Teen talk, Anna's story, Poems by young Australians, Attitude: an anthology, Teen health, Anthology: new words and pictures by young Australians, Youth and the law, A head start, Life smart, Young people and substance abuse, They don't wanna wait.

Easy reads:

Uncanny, Sisters, Roller blaze

Magazines:

Dolly March 2008, Rolling Stone March 2009, Alpha August 2008.

Organisations contacted: National Youth Week Organisers (Joint National, State and Local Government event)

Comments: Very well researched with freebies for the students :)