Library services

The Maria Tirabosco Library offers a number of services and facilities to accommodate the learning and leisure needs of High School students and all staff. We have a broad selection of fiction, non-fiction and magazines in print and digital form, and friendly staff are always keen to help.

If your child is new to the High School you might like to visit the Maria Tirabosco Library website. This website offers access to digital databases, encyclopedias, newspapers and magazines, reading suggestions for Years 7-12, research tips and more.

Opening hours:

• Monday 8.00 am – 4.00 pm
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
• Friday 8.00 am – 4.00 pm

CBCA Book Week challenge

As part of the Wide Reading Program all Year 7-10 students are invited to participate in the following Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week challenge and competition. Since 1945, the CBCA has fostered and promoted quality Australian literature to young audiences aged 0-16 years. The students’ challenge is to read, critique and advocate for one of the 2021 CBCA: Older Readers short listed novels.

Key information

• Read one or more of the School nominated 2021 CBCA: Older Readers short listed novels by the end of Term 2.
• Write a 200 word review on their favourite 2021 CBCA: Older Readers short listed novel using the writing scaffold provided.
• Submit their review to the Senior School Library before Monday 9 August 2021 (Week 5 in Term 3).
• The winner from each Year group will be presented with a book voucher at the Book Week Assembly.

Details of listed books and the writing scaffold can be found on their LibGuides iRead websites.