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The Calamvale Community College library is an air-conditioned learning hub for all students from Prep to Year 12.
It is well-appointed, with IT Support, photocopiers, printers, VR sets, print resources and full Wi-Fi access to enable the school’s BYOD program.
With modern furnishings and an attractively decorated environment, students can study in comfort and safety, and under supervision during school hours.
The two Teacher-Librarians work with classroom teachers to consolidate Information Literacy and ICT capability skills across all key learning areas, and within the school’s inquiry framework. The aim is to ensure student learning is useful, meaningful and relevant.
The Junior and Senior School Teacher-Librarians collaborate with teaching staff to provide a literature-rich environment for all students.
The library enhances the work of teachers and students through the provision of print and digital resources, and technical support.
In addition, to enrich the curriculum, students are able to join various reading groups and competitions across the school year. These include the Brisbane Metropolitan Reader’s Cup, The QLD Premier’s Reading Challenge, homework club, and research group.
These programs encourage independent use of the library and provide opportunities to actively inquire into topics of interest.
CCC LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOGUE
Calamvale Community College students have access to our online catalogue.
Click on the link below to log in.
Once students have accessed our catalogue and signed in, they are able to:
- view their current loans,
- make reservations and
- search for resources held in our library.
SORA EBOOKS
Calamvale Community College students can access the EQ eBooks digital library through the app called SORA. SORA has a huge variety of online books covering a range of genres.
You can download the SORA app on your device and search for titles and genres that you enjoy. Click on the SORA link to login
OPENING TIMES
The Library is open for student use before school from 8.00 am and is open till 3.30pm most days. At times, due to Staff Meetings or other events, the Library closes earlier. Students are advised of this by a sign on the door.
Parents are welcome to accompany their children in the Library during Opening Hours.
The library is open to Secondary School students at different times of the school day, according to Year level.
- At first break, the Library is open to all year levels.
- During second break, the Library is only open for Years 10-12.
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BORROWING
All students are encouraged to borrow frequently, and can borrow every day if they wish.
Library books can be borrowed for a period of two weeks. If a student needs to borrow extra resources for a particular research project, they may make a request through their Teacher-Librarian.
If a student wishes to extend his/her loan then the resource must be returned and re-borrowed.
Students are encouraged to return resources by the due date so that others may use them. This is a COMMUNITY library. We want to share our resources with our whole school community.
Overdue lists are issued weekly to classes.
Once a student’s name appears on an overdue list for 3 consecutive weeks (for the same item), then a bill for the item is emailed home to parents/carers advising them of the matter.
Lost or damaged library items MUST be paid for.
Junior school borrowing
Students in Prep and Year 1 require a library bag to borrow books. These library bags are available for purchase from the Uniform Shop.
Prep – Year 2 students may borrow one book at a time.
Year 3 - Year 6 students may borrow up to two books at a time.
Senior School borrowing
Secondary school students (Years 7 – 12) must present their ID card or a copy of their timetable in order to borrow items.
These students may borrow up to 2 fiction books and 3 non-fiction books at any one time.
LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVES
Students from Years 3 to 6 have the opportunity to become a library representative. Library Reps are rostered to work in the Library during one lunch break each week. In Term 4 of each year, positions as library reps for the following year are advertised. After a selection process, 8 students are chosen from the pool of applications. Successful applicants are trained to assist in the following areas:
• Working at the loans desk to assist with handing out games and serving patrons.
• Re-shelving Junior Fiction and Fiction books and tidying bookshelves.
• Reading to younger students.
• Preparing activities for students to participate in.
• Helping their fellow students
BOOK WEEK
During term 3, the school celebrates Book Week, which recognises outstanding Australian authors who have been short listed by the Children's Book Council for the 'Book of the Year' Awards. Every year, displays, activities, author/illustrator/storyteller visits, concerts and competitions revolve around a book week theme.
A lower junior and upper junior book character parade and a Cos Play dress up day for secondary school feature during this week.
To find out more about Book Week you can visit the Children’s Book Council of Australia website at https://cbca.org.au/
BOOK CLUB
The Junior School participates in Scholastic Book Club six times per year. Leaflets are distributed to students, allowing for the purchase of books and activity packs at reasonable prices.
This club also acts as fundraiser for the library as the school receives commission from sales. This allows the Library to enrich the collection with new books regularly.
BOOK FAIRS
Calamvale Community College participates in book fairs each year. These are announced during the year, and are held in the Library. They present an excellent opportunity to purchase quality books at reasonable prices.
Purchasing books from our book fairs helps support our collections, as the library receives a commission on the amount sold.