Hawkesbury High School

Caring, learning, connecting

Telephone02 4579 6800

Emailhawkesbury-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Library

Our library is a welcoming and supportive learning space and plays an important role in our teaching and learning focus. We aim to provide students with a set of research skills which will help them think critically about the information they need to succeed academically and in the world of life and work.

A fiction collection that caters for all reading levels gives every student the opportunity to read for pleasure – and this is the very best way to develop literacy skills. Extensive non-fiction and reference area offers up to date print resources on all knowledge areas. Recreational magazines, newspapers and special interest publications are available for perusal.

Digital and multi-media technologies are sources of information for students and are integral to our teaching and learning focus. The school subscribes to world book online, a digital encyclopedia which can be accessed on the internet at school or at home. The log-in identification and password are available from the library.

This is a reliable and credible source of information and students are encouraged to use it as the place to begin their research. This encyclopedia also offers a citation builder so students can reference their sources correctly. 

Students can search our library catalogue through their student portal by clicking the link to Oliver Library Homepage.

E-book platform link

Opening hours

The library is open half an hour before school each day for all students.

  • At recess it is open for Years 9 and 10.
  • At lunch it is open for Years 7 and 8.

Staff

  • Mrs Leathbridge (Teacher Librarian)