Welcome to April Start Students

Date: 19th April - 23 April

Completed by Pam and Dara

Resources:

Books:
Stop forgetting to remember, Why I hate Saturn, Ordeal by Innocence, 100 things guys need to know, Alice in Wonderland the visual guide, Guinness World Records, Too stressed to think, Teach yourself You Tube.

Journals:
Better digital camera, Rollingstone, Cosmopolitan, Good Health.

DVD's:
The brave one, Cinderella Story.

CD:
Number One by Michael Jackson.

Comments: Librarians please with display for colour.

National Youth Week

Date: 29th March - 2nd April

Completed by Pam and Dara

Resources:

Books:

Boy's Stuff, Coping with Stress, Teen talk, Young Australian of the Year, How to cope, Diet, It's a girl thing, Being normal is the only way to be, Too fat too thin, Leaving Home, Money matters for young consumers, Youth suicide prevention.

Organisations contacted: Youth Week website

Harmony Day

Date: 22nd March-26th March

Completed by: Sharon and Cindy

Resources:

Books:

Reconciliation in Australia, Japanese Australians, Indian Australians, Chinese in Australia, Thai Australians, Sudanese Australians, Lebanese Australians, Chinese Australians, Towards reconciliation, Italians in Australia, Vietnamese in Australia, Spanish Australians, German Australians

Organisations contacted: Department of Immigration and Citzenship

Comments: The balloons were great, as were the stickers :)

International Women's Day

Date: 8th-12th March

Completed by: Donna & Scott

Resources:

Books:

Girl heroes, The end of equality, Women in a changing world, Women of the outback, Women of Australia, The women's power handbook, A portrait of progress, The quotable woman, Nobel prize winners, Liberating women, Women's rights.

DVD:

Compass

Organisations contacted: Office for Women's Policy

Comments: The streamers look great :)

Clean up Australia

Date: 2nd-5th March

Completed by: Pam and Dara

Resources:

Books:

Recycling, Water, Waste recycling, Waste disposal and recycling, Do it yourself earth repair, Conservation, Environment: saving our planet, Swan-Canning cleanup program, 50 things we can do to save the planet, Recycling, Ecologic.

Organisations contacted: Keep Australia Beautiful Council

Comments: The garbage bags are a nice touch :)

Experience Perth

Date: 22nd Feb-26th Feb

Completed by: Sharon and Cindy

Resources:

Books:

Perth and Western Australia, Western Australia, Walking Perth, Guide to Perth and Fremantle, Holiday in Western Australia, Fremantle walks, West Coast Australia, Western Australia, Perth Western Australia.

DVD: Perth (Lonely Planet Six Degrees)

Organisations contacted: Armadale Tourism Centre

Comments: Very eye catching :)

Library Resources

Date: 8th-12th February

Completed by: Donna & Scott

Resources:

Books:

Where the wild things are, Detox in a weekend, Harry Potter and the half blood prince, Learner's dictionary, Jule's Verne's 20,000 leagues under the sea, Amazing Australian animals, The arts in Australia: music

Magazines:

Cosmopolitan July 2009, Rolling Stone February 2010, National Geographic October 2009.

CDs:

Powderfinger - Golden Rule, Hilltop Hoods - State of the art.

DVDs:

Billy Elliot, Crocodile Dundee

Comments:

Many resources borrowed from this display which indicates student interest. Well done!