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

At NFSS we aim to create a love of reading and books. Our Library is home to a range of children’s literature, information texts and teacher resources.

 Mrs Lamb and Mrs Chambers run the library. Please come and visit us and take a look. Below you will find some useful information about the NFSS Library and services that we provide.

 Opening Hours

• Before school from 8:30am.
• During class time every day for teachers to utilise with their classes.
• First play break for year 1 to 3. Prep students will have play break access later in the year.
• Second play break for year 4 to 6.

 Borrowing Information

• Every class will have a weekly library time when they borrow and return books.
• All students should bring a clearly labelled Library Bag to ensure books are kept in good condition when travelling between school and home.
• 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. If a student wishes to extend his/her loan then the books must be returned and re-borrowed.

Overdue Books

• Library books become overdue when they have not been returned within 2 weeks.
• Overdue lists are issued fortnightly to class teachers.
• Once a student’s name appears on an overdue list for 3 consecutive weeks (for the same resource), an email is issued to parents/carers advising them of the overdue resource.
• Library resources, which are lost or damaged, will need to be paid for or replaced.

 Book Clubs

At NFSS, we run 2 book clubs – Scholastic Bookclub and Red Gum Bookclub.

Scholastic

• 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 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.

 Red Gum

• Redgum catalogue is offered once per term.
• Orders can ONLY be made online at https://www.redgumbookclub.com.au/redgum
• No cash/cheque/money order payments will be accepted at school.
• All purchases are delivered to the school and then distributed to the child.

  Fun in the library for 2020!

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.

Students enjoying the new library furniture.

Happy reading!

Mrs Lamb & Mrs Chambers