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Library

Love our library

"It’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever."

J.K. Rowling

Our library isn’t only a place where students come to read, it’s a quiet and calming environment where students can relax and socialise with friends.

Watch our video from 2020 to learn why the kids enjoy it so much.


 

Library News

Summer reading challenge

Summer reading challenge

Stanmore students are inviting to join the IWC summer reading challenge. It's the perfect way for kids aged 5-12 to fill sunny days with imagination, and discovery.
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PRC Awards

PRC Awards

In Term 4 Week 6 our librarian, Jan Metzner, received the 2024 Premier's Reading Challenge certificates.
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Book Week 2024

Book Week 2024

Discover how we celebrate Book Week at Stanmore Public School.
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Inner West Libraries Beanstack

Inner West Libraries Beanstack

Introducing Inner West Libraries Beanstack, an online and app-based platform that promotes reading for people of all ages.
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Better Read Than Dead

Better Read Than Dead

When purchasing books at Better Read Than Dead in Newtown if you mention Stanmore Public School at the checkout, the store donates 10% of the value to our library towards future purchases of books.
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Book Week 2024

Book Week 2024

This year our library will be celebrating Book Week during the week of August 19. The theme this year is “Reading is Magic”.
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Author talk - Deb Abela

Author talk - Deb Abela

Deb Abela will be talking about her new book “The Kindness Project”, a heartwarming story about four kids who overcome their differences and take on the world.
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Simultaneous Storytime

Simultaneous Storytime

This week all students took part in National Simultaneous Storytime and read Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker.
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Great Book Swap

Great Book Swap

Our school will be taking part in the Great Book Swap starting Monday, March 25 until Friday, April 5.
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"Thank you" from our Librarian

"Thank you" from our Librarian

Our Librarian, Jan Metzner, would like to express her gratitude to everyone that’s helped with book covering and LEGO donations.
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Premier’s Reading Challenge

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge is now open and Stanmore Public School is excited to be participating.
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Book Covering Volunteers

Book covering volunteers

Our school library has a fresh collection of books for students to enjoy and we’re seeking parent volunteers to assist with covering them.
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Library Lovers Day

Library Lovers Day

Wednesday, February 14 is national Library Lovers' Day, a day to honour libraries, librarians and all of the books inside the library.
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Author Visit - Jodie McLeod

Author Visit - Jodie McLeod

This week, Year 2 were enthralled by Jodie McLeod’s author talk, where she engaged students with her reading of Black Cockatoo, One Feather Blue.
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Competition Winners

Competition Winners

Stanmore’s library assistant and author, Deb Abela, announces the winners of the Short Story Competition stage 2 & 3.
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Author Talk: Anna Ciddor

Author Talk: Anna Ciddor

On Tuesday, June 20, some stage 2 and 3 students were lucky to participate in an online author talk, during their scheduled library lesson, organised through the Inner West Libraries.
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Library news

Short Story Competition

Stanmore’s library assistant and author, Deb Abela, announces the winners of the Short Story Competition.
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Simultaneous Storytime

Simultaneous Storytime

We will be celebrating National Simultaneous Storytime at Stanmore Public School through the library program from Monday, May 22 to Friday, May 26.
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Book Week 2023

Book Week 2023

This year our Library will be celebrating Book Week during the week of August 21.
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Library news

Library news

Two books you will find in our Library in 2023: Somebody's Land: Welcome to our Country by Adam Goodes and Our Library by Bridget Kelly.
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Premier's Reading Challenge 2022

Premier's Reading Challenge

This week the students in have been given certificates for participating in the Premier's Reading Challenge by listening to and discussing thirty books from the PRC list, during library lessons.
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