TEXTBOOK HIRE

Textbooks and English novels are available for students to borrow as part of the Student Resource Hire scheme.

All books are available at the Library and can be collected before school from 8:15am, both breaks and after school till 3:15pm.

To borrow, students need to:

• have returned all textbooks from previous years,
• have paid $100 towards the Resource Hire Scheme, and 
• bring their timetable to the Library.​
  

BYOD DAILY LOAN LAPTOPS

Daily loan laptops are available for students in Years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 in the following instances:

• a student forgets to bring their own laptop
• a student's device has little or no charge 
• a student is waiting for their own device to arrive (eg ordered but not yet received)

Available for collection from 8:15am - 9:30am.  Returned at 3pm each day.

TEMPORARY LOAN LAPTOPS

A long term loan laptop is available for students in Years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 when a student's own device is being repaired.

• Students and parents/caregivers first complete a Temporary Loan Laptop Agreement.
• Once approved, students will be provided with a device for a period of up to six weeks.​
  

INFORMATION & RESEARCH OPTIONS

• Library Catalogue​

Magazine subscriptions

• Teen Breathe
• Wacky but True
• Kids National Geographic
  
• It Girl
• League Queensland
• Science Illustrated
• Krash
• Wheels

Databases

The following databases are available via the QLearn Library site​ and are most useful for re​​search purposes in Years 10, 11 and 12:

• Gale Academic OneFile 
• EBSCO Science Centre​

CityLibraries Townsville

• E-Book Resources
• Databases
  

• State Library of Queensland – free membership
• National Library of Australia – free membership
• James Cook University Library​ – student membership available
• ClickView - curriculum-aligned videos and resources​