Facilities: Library
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The Library Resource Centre has an extensive collection of books, computer programs, videos, cassettes, CD-ROMs, charts and games. The library has four computers which students can use to access the Internet and online programs.
Wendy Orr, author of Nim's Island (among others), with Jane-Marie Butler in the library. Wendy visited our school in March 2009, met the children and signed copies of her book.
Rainworth library A full-time teacher-librarian and a part-time teacher-aide staff the library. All classes attend regular library sessions, which are planned by the teacher-librarian and teachers. These sessions help develop information literacy skills such as defining, locating, selecting and translating information.
The library is open to staff, students and parents before school from 8.30 am and during most lunchtimes. All classes also have regular borrowing times.
As a general rule, students may borrow:
- Years 1–2: one book for one week
- Years 3–5: two books for two weeks
- Years 6–7: three books for two weeks.
Students may borrow additional items for specific projects. Loans may be extended if necessary and books may be borrowed for all holidays except the six-week Christmas break.
Extracurricular activities The library is a focal point for enrichment activities within the school. Some of the programs available at the library are:
Bardon Young Writers' Workshop Inspiring a love of literature is a key priority at Rainworth. The Bardon Young Writers' Workshop has been co-ordinated since 1996 by the Rainworth teacher-librarian and staff from Bardon State School. Each year, selected Year 6 and 7 students from nine participating schools are challenged, inspired and extended by visiting authors, poets, scriptwriters, editors, journalists, illustrators and publishers.
Chess A chess program is held at lunchtimes in the library. A former Russian national chess champion coaches the children.
Murder Under the Microscope The Murder under the Microscope interactive "eco-game" is played by school children across Australia.
Each year, students are presented with an environmental crime committed in a catchment area somewhere in Australia. Students must deduce the victim, villain, issue and crime site from clues provided by television broadcasts and on the Internet.
