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Welcome to our Library !

We are open each week day between 9:00 and 3:00. 

The Library Technician, Mrs Baldwin, and volunteers are on hand to help.  

The Library is a great place to:

- use computers;

- work on projects;

- see interesting displays; and

- relax with a good book.

 

The Library has many areas:

- computers for internet, CD-ROMS, catalogue searching;

- story-sharing pit;

- fiction – picture books and novels;

- non-fiction;

- reference books;

- teacher reference and meeting room; and

- parent collection.  

New books are on display for one week.

 

Times for borrowing:

- during weekly library lessons;

- during class quiet reading & other lesson times.

 

Number of items for borrowing:

- Kindergarten:       1 item

- Prep - Grade 2:    2 items

- Grades 3 – 6:       4 items  

 

Students are asked to bring their library bag when borrowing.  

Search our catalogue (Geoweb) and other libraries at home or school from here:

www.talis.tas.gov.au/howrahprimary.htm

Keyword and first word searches by author, title/series, subject and all words.

Click on the full record to see our holdings.

 

What search engine will I use?

The State Library has very useful links to search engines as well as great kids sites:

www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/services

 

 

Painting: Rhonda Dublewicz  (by permission)

Come to our library by the sea 

window to your world !

 

Rules for reading:

  

Information Literacy

Non-fiction resources

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