Know your Library
The Shore Senior Library is open from 7.20am to 8.00pm on Monday to Thursday and from 7.20am to 5.00pm every Friday. Qualified and friendly staff are on hand to help students find suitable books and resources, as well as teach research skills such as referencing.
The Senior Library’s extensive Fiction collection is organised into 17 different genres, spanning from Historical Fiction to Fantasy and Action. Library staff are always happy to provide book recommendations, whether it is a classic that has stood the test of time or a book that is new to the collection. Some recent acquisitions to check out are:
| Genre | Title | Author |
| Fantasy | The Cruel Prince | Holly Black |
| Dystopian | Our Missing Hearts | Celeste Ng |
| Action | Outcast | Chris Ryan |
| Relationships and Coming of Age | Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver |
| Mixed Genres | The Registrar | Neela Janakiramanan |
| Crime and Mystery | Desert Star | Michael Connelly |
| Historical Fiction | The Settlement | Jock Serong |
The Library’s Non-Fiction collection is notable for its specialised sections. In particular, the section called ‘Non-Fiction Stories’ is popular with the boys. It has books of high interest for recreational reading, for example biographies and memoirs. Some recent purchases are:
- So far, So Good by Aaron Fa’aoso
- The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches From a Skateboard Life by Kyle Beachy
- The Age of Uncertainty: How the Greatest Minds in Physics Changed the Way We See the World by Tobias Hürter
- Zelensky: the Unlikely Ukrainian Hero Who Defied Putin and United the World by Andrew L. Urban and Chris McLeod
The Senior Library has recently added two other specialised sections to the collection. ‘The Wellbeing section’ covers a range of topics of benefit to the boys such as mental health, fitness, diet and nutrition, spirituality, brain puzzles, study habits, anti-bullying and healthy relationships. Some interesting titles within this section are:
- Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover
- Starving the Stress Gremlin by Kate Collins-Donnelly
- 222 Ways to Trick Yourself to Sleep by Kim Jones
- Brain Food by Lisa Mosconi
- Be You, Only Better: Real Life Self-care for Young Adults (and Everyone Else) by Kristi Hugstad
- Teen Baking Bootcamp by Matthew Merril
‘The Careers section’ is the newest specialised section which contains reading material to help the boys explore future career path options. The collection is currently limited, but some titles which may useful are:
- What makes us tick: Making sense of who we are and the desires that drive us by Hugh Mackay
- Think Again: The power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant
- What I wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig
- What it Takes to Be a Doctor: An Insider’s Guide by Dr Ranjana Srivastava
We hope the boys take advantage of the various resources available in the Senior Library. For further questions, including assistance finding specific reading material, please speak to one of our helpful Library staff during our opening hours.
Ms E White
Head of Library and Information Services