When we embarked on a refurbishment of the library space this year, there were a few heritage features from the old classroom spaces that needed to be retained. One of these was a nondescript cupboard, painted beige to blend in with the walls around it – a blank canvas of sorts. In discussing what was […]
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Hello, and welcome to Term 4! Some exciting news for those of you who are itching to visit the library: we are now open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings for your reading pleasure. Mandy will open the library between 8.35-8.55am for students to come in and borrow, return and read books with their families.
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Can you believe we have come to the end of Term 3? Just in time for the holidays, we have a whole lot of new books to fill the Library shelves. Along with the CBCA short-listed books for 2024, we have plenty of new chapter books, non-fiction titles, and some highly sought-after graphic novels. A
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The theme for the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2024 Book Week was Reading is Magic, and we certainly had a magical celebration on Friday 23 August. Dressed to impress, the neighbourhoods shared their investigations into reading and literacy at our whole school assembly, before parading their costumes around for all to admire. Following the
The ongoing running of the PHPS library would not be possible without the support of our wonderful community. From reshelving books, to making collection recommendations, to helping weed damaged and outdated titles from the shelves, there is a hardworking team of volunteers behind the scenes. We would like to take a moment to thank our
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Hello, and welcome to the new PHPS Library blog for 2024! You may be aware that our library space is currently being refurbished, based on some inspired designs by artist and PHPS community member, Elise Hurst. In 2023, Elise painted a mural on the northern library wall and it has been exciting to see the
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