Library Online
If you are looking for a book or resource in our library, you can use our Malanda SS Online Library to search our catalogues.
Opening Hours
Students are encouraged to borrow books for home reading, personal enjoyment and research. The library is open:
- before school (8:30 – 8:45am) Wednesday and Friday
- lunchtime (11:00-11:30am and 1:15 – 1:45pm)
- and after school (closed)
Borrowing Guidelines
Students can borrow books for one week. They can bring the book back to the library and re-borrow during their library lesson or library opening times. Students are not allowed to borrow a book if they have an overdue book. Books can be borrowed during class visits, before and after school, and during big lunch.
Prep, Year 1, Year 2
Students can borrow one book from either the Junior Fiction or Non-Fiction.
At their teacher's discretion, students may also borrow from Junior Fiction Red (Star Readers).
Students can not borrow from Senior Fiction or Reference books.
Students must have a library bag to borrow books. Students can not borrow over school holidays.
Year 3
Students can borrow two books from Junior Fiction or Non-Fiction.
At their teacher's discretion, students may also borrow from Junior Fiction, Senior Fiction and Quarto Fiction.
Students can not borrow Reference books. Students can borrow over term breaks but not over the Christmas holidays.
Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Students can borrow two books from Senior Fiction, Quarto Fiction and Non-Fiction.
At their teacher's discretion, students may also borrow from Junior Fiction and Junior Fiction Red.
Students can not borrow Reference books. Students can borrow over term breaks but not over the Christmas holidays.
Lunchtime Activities
The library is home to a range of lunchtime activities including:
Quiet reading – we have a great selection of books!
Drawing and colouring – we supply scrap paper, colouring sheets, colours and stencils
Construction with Duplo, Lego, Meccano and other construction materials
Computers – educational games only (no unapproved internet based games or games brought from home)
Movie – a G rated movie plays each lunch
Games – we supply a range of games including Connect 4, chess, checkers and puzzles
Lunchtime clubs – we house a number of lunchtime clubs including Coding, Den of STEM and Dance club. Browse through the Lunchtime Cool Student Activities for more information.
More about the Resource Centre
The Malanda Primary School Resource Centre was opened in February 2012. As well as housing our collection for junior fiction, senior fiction, non-fiction and teacher reference materials, we have a bank of computers and three teaching rooms.
The centre aims to:
- provide a well-resourced, inviting, flexible and inclusive environment which links leisure and learning.
- effectively foster the development of student information literacy skills, empowering students to become life-long learners.
- promote a love of literature within students.
- support teachers’ professional and curriculum needs through planning professional development, collections development and management of relevant print and digital resources.