Many Thanks!

Thank you very much Renee Holmes, Rose Mundie, Alice Kibble and Shari Kimberley for your generous donations of books. Our library is always happy to take popular, unwanted books in good condition.

Our Library Offers Many Facilities

• A good selection of fiction and non-fiction books
• Magazines and Board Games
• Comfy Seats and Quiet Working Areas
• Photocopier
• Internet Access for Research
• Fortnightly Book Club and Chess Club
• Scholastic Book Club
• Annual Book Fairs

New Books Purchased 2012

Abridged and unabridged classic novels

All the fiction and non fiction  finalists for the New Zealand Post Book Awards

The Hunger Games Trilogy

Star Wars novels

A series of sporting quick reads by Jake Maddox

Further Artemis Fowl, Alex Rider and Cherub books

Lots more Graphic novels

The Country Explorers series

More books on various workplaces

Lunchtime Librarians of the Term

Ten Monthly Most Popular Books of March 2012

Fiction The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne Dread Mountain by Emily Rodda Holes by Louis Sachar Little Shop of Hamsters by R L Stine Girls Out Late by Jacqueline Wilson Party Time by Rachel Russell Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan Red Poppy by David Hill Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson as a graphic novel Terrible Tudors by Terry Deary

Non-Fiction Edmonds Junior Cookbook Guinness World Records Roll over Pavlova: a fifth collection of Australian children’s chants and rhymes 100 Scariest things on the Planet All-Consuming Ghosts Kiwi Fossil Hunter’s Guide Videogames World War 1 10 Deadliest Sea Creatures

Gisint Book Club - What Happens?

• Our Book Club is made up of Year 7 & 8 students who love to read
• The Book Club meets once a fortnight.
• Students make their own bookmarks to show they are members of the club.
• Each member has their photo taken and displayed on the notice board.
• Book Club members get to look at and choose from the new books coming into the school library.
• Book Club members can choose to promote their favourite books and recommend books for the library to buy and display.
• We read, write reviews and discuss the books so we can recommend them to other students at Gisborne Intermediate School.
• Book Club reviews are displayed in Gisborne Intermediate Library.
• Each meeting has a fun activity where prizes can be won.