Welcome to the library!

Welcome back to families of New Farm State School and a warm welcome to all our new families!

At NFSS library we aim to create a welcoming environment that supports and encourages students learning and discovery, while prompting a love of reading. Our Library is home to a range of children’s literature, information texts and digital reading resources.

Opening Hours

• Before school from 8:30am for browsing and borrowing.
• During class time every day for teachers to utilise with their classes.
• First play break for year 1 to 2. Prep students will have play break library access later in the year.
• Second play break for year 3 to 6.

Borrowing Information

• Every class will have a weekly library time when students borrow and return books.
• Students in Prep can borrow 1 book at any one time.
• Students in Years 1 – 6, may borrow 2 books at any one time.
• Library books are borrowed for a period of 2 weeks.
• Students may return their books and borrow another 2 books before school or during their play break.

Book Club

At New Farm State School we have Scholastic Book Club. 

Parent Information here and current brochure here.

The school receives 20% commission on all purchases which goes directly into purchasing new books and resources for the school. Brochures will be handed out twice per term and orders arrive approximately 1 week after the ordering has closed.

Orders can ONLY be made online at www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

• No cash/cheque/money order payments will be accepted at school.
• You will need to register your child on the LOOP if you haven’t done this before.
• All purchases are delivered to the school and then distributed to the child.

Fun activities for 2021

We will be planning lots of interesting activities throughout the year and are looking forward to sharing engaging new resources with the students of New Farm. This year we will host Book Fair and enjoy dressing up as our favourite book characters during Book Week.

Watch this space to find out more about what’s happening in your school’s library!

We look forward to seeing you all in the NFSS Library soon.

Happy Reading,

Mrs Lamb