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East Africa Day 2010, Fun, Food, Giant Raffle, The Gift, St Patrick's College Got Talent and more... Read more

Looking for something to read...

try one of these, most popular fiction for 2010. Read more

NY4 & RB6

Mary MacKillop Library congratulate NY4 and RB6 for having the best Library borrowing record for Term 1. Read more

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eBooks

Mary McKillop Library has purchased nine Infobase eBooks, these eBooks are available from our Library catalogue and within the school from the link below:

When accessing these titles from outside the school please use the username and password that will be found in eReserve.

 

Term 2 2010 Opening Hours

Due to changes in staffing the Mary MacKillop Library hours during Term II will be:

  • In the morning before school the Library will open at 8:20 am.
  • The library will close for the first 15 minutes at lunchtime.
 

Orange Prize for Fiction

The founders of the Orange Prize for Fiction were concerned that many of the biggest literary prizes often appeared to over look wonderful writing by women.

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Children's Book Council of Australia

The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a volunteer run, not for profit, organisation that was established in 1945 and is comprised of branches of individual members who are passionate about children's and young adult literature.

Listed below are the shortlist for CBCA Older Readers for 2010:

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Miles Franklin Award

The annual Miles Franklin Literary Award is one of the most illustrious events on the Australian literary calendar.

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The Man Booker Prize

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.

The longlist for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for was announced Tuesday 27 July.

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The Pulitizer Prizes

The Pulitizer Prizes for writing were first awarded in 1917. A famous 19th century American journalist Joseph Pulitzer made a provision for these awards in his will. He saw them as a way to encourage excellence in writing. Pulitzer specified that there should be four awards in journalism, four in letters and drama, one for education, and four travelling scholarships.

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