Monthly Archives: March 2021

Holidays are the perfect time to catch up on your reading. We recommend that you put any of this term’s Book of the Week recommendations on your reading list to borrow in whatever format you prefer – book, ebook or audio – depending on availability. You won’t be disappointed. For more inspiration, see the iCentre […]

Students at Mount Alvernia College have recently completed a time of high assessment and will soon be seeing their exam and assignment results. Educators believe that receiving feedback is one of the most powerful methods of improving results.  What is feedback?  Feedback is just information – usually, your teacher will tell you where you went well (your […]

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough is a funny, heart-warming queer Indigenous YA novel that tells a story about discovering who you are and finding love.  A stunning debut novel, it is funny, honest and beautifully written. Lonesborough is a young Yuin man and his Own-Voices story is rich in themes to discuss […]

Sometimes we put off starting an assignment straight away.  This can be called procrastination, avoidance or writer’s block.  However, it really helps if you do start working on a task from the beginning.   These four tips provide the why and the how you can start working on your assignment immediately:  GET YOUR BRAIN THINKING ABOUT THE TOPIC […]

Reading an eBook has been made even more user-friendly with the new Read with Ease Settings Wizard. Created with learning challenges in mind, this new setting is useful for readers with dyslexia or anyone who wants more control over the display options when reading eBooks.  You can now access the eBooks reader setting wizard to […]

A wonderful morning was held by all on Monday at the Read Like a Girl International Women’s Day Breakfast.  The weather behaved beautifully, and the rooftop garden was a resplendent venue under the autumn Queensland sun. Photographs of the morning can be found in the Photo Gallery on this site.  Guests were treated to a lovely […]

None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney is a YA psychological thriller that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Set in 1982, it is about two teenagers who are recruited by the FBI (at a time when they were using innovative and experimental methods to understand serial killers) to […]

March is Women’s History Month and we are in the mood to celebrate some amazing women and everything they’ve accomplished!   We encourage students at Mount Alvernia to broaden their knowledge of amazing women by exploring some of the following resources offered by the iCentre:  Displays  The iCentre will feature some wonderful displays this month about women […]

 We are excited to welcome Ms Marissa Davis to the iCentre Team.  Marissa will join us as a Library Assistant.  She will work on the circulation desk and her experience in marketing is going to value-add to our wonderful physical and digital displays.  3 facts about Ms. Davis  She is a past pupil of Mount […]

Catch Me If I Fall by Barry Jonsberg is a thoughtful read for middle-grade students and most suited to the 10 – 14 year age group. Set in a dystopian Australian future, the novel prompts students to think about issues such as climate change, global warming, sustainability and food security, as well as ethical considerations […]