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eBooks and Audio Books

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BGS Digital Collection

 

Featured eBook

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind is the story of Scarlett O'Hara, a spoiled Southern belle who uses her wits and her wiles to lift herself and her family out of the ashes left by Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War, only to learn the true meaning of love and friendship as she loses those who have become most dear to her.

Useful Guides

Copyright & Creative Commons, Free Images and Music
by Cathy Oxley - Last Updated Jan 24, 2013
All things related to copyright, intellectual property, plagiarism, referencing, Creative Commons and copyright-friendly resources.
1,370 views this year
Watchful, Wary and Wise - Be Smart Online
by Cathy Oxley - Last Updated Mar 24, 2013
Learning how to behave appropriately and responsibly online, stay safe and create a positive personal profile are skills that everyone needs to develop
698 views this year
 

New Book of the Week!

Kylie Chan

Kylie Chan burst into prominence with WHITE TIGER in 2006 and quickly established a huge fan base. Her series combines martial arts and magic as the story follows the lives of the mysterious John Chen and his partner, Emma Donahue. 

Now John and Emma′s epic story is coming to an end in this final trilogy beginning with DARK SERPENT. John and Emma head to Wales to try and work out who -- or what -- Emma is. But rather than providing a clear path to their long hoped-for marriage the answer could tear them apart forever. Emma will be forced to betray either John, her beloved Xuan Wu, or her past and birthright. ...

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For Teachers

Classroom 2.0
by Cathy Oxley - Last Updated Mar 11, 2012
Information about specific Web 2.0 tools and how they can be used effectively by students and teachers.
131 views this year
Great Resources for Teachers
by Cathy Oxley - Last Updated Nov 18, 2012
Here you will find many useful links to both curriculum and teaching ideas.
556 views this year
 

Featured Database

This year we have added 5 new databases to our collection, which means we now have an outstanding selection to provide you with access to reliable, high-quality information.

Highlights of Scienc Online include:

* More than 1,300 science experiments and activities.

*Handpicked articles from Today's Science highlighting recent scientific events and discoveries.

*Nearly 8,300 printable diagrams, illustrations and images, and more than 500 videos and animations.

 

Featured App

Turn your Smartphone or iPad into a scanner

 

Turn any Smartphone or iPad into a Scanner with CamScanner for Intelligent Document Management

It is the perfect fit for those who want to scan, sync, edit, share and manage various contents on all devices.

 

a free download from Appsmenow

 

On This Day...

Historical events from findingDulcinea.

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Library News

Some of the boys who participated in the Spring Hill Young Writers Workshop with students from Terrace and All Hallows.

Harrison Geeves (winner, Best Individual Story) ,author Brian Falkner, Edward Cahill (winner, Best Group Story)

Read more on our Library blog, The Pulse.

 

At Your Library...

Download Free Music

Brisbane City Council Library is offering 3 free MP3 music downloads each week.

Choose from over 3 million songs from 10,000 labels including the Sony Music collection, all free and legal. Once you download them you keep them.

Login to Freegal Music with your BCC Library card number and PIN or download the Freegal app for your smartphone.

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Library Catalogue

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See our Library shelves from home!


LibraryThing for Libraries is an exciting addition to our Library catalogue,
an add-on which allows you to find similar titles in our Library, explore other titles
with similar tags, read reviews written by people around the world, write your
own reviews, and see a virtual bookshelf of the books located before
and after the title you are looking at.

 

Borrow books from UQ

Did you know that for $25 you can borrow books from the UQ Libraries?

Download an application form and return with your money to the Senior Library.

 

Need some new book suggestions?

         

Find your next book here for SpineOut and here for GoodReads!

Read the latest fiction reviews or ask the Library staff how to submit a review yourself.

 

Library News

SpineOut Reviews

Two of our students, Jackson and Felipe, have had their book reviews published in SpineOut, an online reading magazine for teen and YA literature.

Jackson's review (The Phoenix Files: Fallout) was published in last August's edition, and Felipe's review (Recon Team Angel: Task Force) was published in the February edition this year.

Well done boys! 

Read more news at our Library blog, The Pulse.

 

Our Vision for Learning

The Library is committed to preparing students
for a complex future in a global world.

By providing a dynamic learning environment, combining innovative teaching practices and technologically-enriched learning spaces, students will become intuitive, motivated and reflective learners.

The cultivation of information literacy skills and critical thinking processes will enable students to negotiate the challenges and embrace the opportunities of an increasingly complex and interconnected world.

 

SLQ eBooks

Did you know...

the State Library provides 24/7 access to over 100,000 non-fiction ebooks?

Click here to sign up for SLQ membership.

 

Library Anywhere Mobile Catalogue

Search our catalogue from your mobile phone.

Scan the QR code below to take you to our site, or download the Library Anywhere app and link into our catalogue from there.

 

Library Blogs

 

Library Opening Hours

Middle School Library:
8am - 4.30pm (closed morning tea)

Senior Library:
7am - 5pm (Mon - Thu)
7am - 4.30pm (Fri)
6pm - 8pm (Tue - Thu for boarders)

 

Contact Us

Library Reception Desk

ph:  (07) 3834 5270

email:  library@brisbanegrammar.com

 

Free Music!

All you need is your Brisbane City Council Library card.

eLibCat >eBooks & Downloads >Freegal Music

 

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