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Welcome to the Library

    Who says dressing up is just for kids!




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What's New for Term 3?

  Welcome back for Term 3!    Get ready to tackle the busy term ahead with the Library’s new learning resources




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word eXpress Young Writers Showcase

The annual word eXpress awards ceremony took place at the Library last night.




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Welcome to the 2020 school year!

As you settle in with your classes and prepare for the year ahead, we would like to share with you the wealth of reso




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Learning together in term two 

In the most extraordinary circumstances teachers have once again demonstrated their professionalism, skill, flexibility




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Disability in the modern world

The collection comprises 150,000 pages of primary sources, supporting materials, and archives, along with 125 hours of video relating to the history of disability.




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Wiley Online Library Backfiles

Wiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles in this collection.




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Wiley Online Library Open Access

Wiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles in this collection.




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Wiley Major Reference Works




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19th century British Library newspapers (1800-1900) Part 2

British newspapers from the 19th century selected by the British Library's editorial board. Includes both national and regional newspapers. All newspapers are full text and fully searchable. Full runs are available where possible.




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Drug & Alcohol Info Hub - a year in review

The Drug & Alcohol Info Hub is a travelling interactive information and display program for NSW public libraries.




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Portable local studies project update for NSW public libraries

The local studies portable collecting project assists NSW public libraries in collecting local stories through oral hist




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80 years of free public libraries in NSW!

Today, 13 November, we’re celebrating 80 years of free public libraries in NSW.  The Library Act 1939 was a landmark




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2019 public library training wrap-up

It's been another busy year of training, with nearly 30 training sessions delivered to over 300 public library staf




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Will 3,000 Teachers in South Carolina Soon Retire Because of a Policy Change?

A program that lets retired teachers keep working while collecting retirement benefits is set to expire at the end of the month.




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A RedForEd Wave: Teachers in North and South Carolina Leave Classrooms in Protest

A sea of red swept the capitals of North and South Carolina on Wednesday, as thousands of teachers turned out to demand higher pay and more school funding.




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Teachers Wanted: S.C. Company Hires Cash-Strapped Educators for Warehouse Jobs

Nephron Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturing company in West Columbia, S.C., recently hired 650 current and retired teachers through a new program designed to provide educators with additional income.




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Betsy DeVos to Visit Manufacturer Where Hundreds of Teachers Work Second Jobs

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will hold a workforce event at a South Carolina drug manufacturer that employs hundreds of cash-strapped teachers in second jobs.




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This Teacher Is Suing Her District Over Working for Free, Buying School Supplies

School districts have "unconscionably and impermissibly shifted operating costs of the classrooms directly on the financial backs of our teachers," the lawsuit alleges.




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D.C. Approves Lewis Ferebee as Its New Schools Chancellor

The District of Columbia Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Ferebee, three months after the city's mayor tapped him for the job. A former Education Week Leaders to Learn From honoree, Ferebee focused on forging partnerships with charter schools while he was superintendent in Indianapolis.




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D.C. Charters Aren't Pushing Kids Out. But They're Not Always Welcoming Them In, Either

The District of Columbia's charters aren't always "backfilling" seats, and there's little financial incentive for them to do so.




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Lame-Duck Indiana Chief Complains About Two Accountability Systems, Governance

As the state rolls out a new school accountability system and a separate federal accountability system, disputes have flared between the state department and school board over which underperforming schools should get extra federal money.




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How Lemonade Stands Are Teaching Kids 21st-Century Business Skills (Video)

Concerned that schools don't notice or nurture business skills, nonprofits are using the humble lemonade stand to foster entrepreneurship.




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Indiana Superintendent Who Used Her Insurance to Help Sick Student Get Treatment Resigns

Casey Smitherman, the superintendent of the Elwood school district, cited the "negative attention" from the incident, according to the Indianapolis Star.




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What Predicts Early College Success for Indiana Students?

Research from REL Midwest examines the student characteristics associated with early college success in Indiana, with a focus on financial aid.




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How Indiana Supports College Access and Success for All Students

A state leader shares how research helped raise important considerations for increasing college success and completion in Indiana.




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Indiana Teachers Shot With Plastic Pellets in Active-Shooter Drill, Raising Concerns

The Indiana state teachers' union is pushing to protect student and staff safety during active-shooter trainings.




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Indiana Educators Race to Renew Teaching Licenses Before Deadline

Thousands of Indiana teachers are scrambling to begin renewing their professional teaching licenses before new rules that state lawmakers approved this spring take effect July 1.




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Indiana Wants Teachers to Do Externships. So Some Are Headed to the Brewery

Teachers across the state are outraged over a new rule that requires 15 hours of workforce-related professional development.




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With $80 Million Fix, Kansas School Funding Heads Back to Court

Kansas will offer up $534 million more this fall to its public schools, an amount it will tell the state's supreme court in the coming weeks is enough to provide students with an "adequate" education.




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Kansas Lawmakers Rebuke Court for 'Nightmare' School Funding Ruling

Some state lawmakers said that Monday's ruling is another sign that they should ask voters whether or not the state's highest court should have a say over school spending amounts.




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A Whole New World of Disney-Inspired PD

A former Disney World employee who now trains teachers outside Wichita, Kan., aims to give professional learning “elements of surprise and delight.”




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For Educators Who Died on the Job, Small Town Offers Big Commemoration

A little-known monument in Emporia, Kan., which recently received federal recognition, will add 10 new names to the list of teachers and support staff who’ve died on the job.




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Kansas Supreme Court Lets Legislature Off the Hook on K-12 Funding...For Now

While the court said the state is moving in the right direction, it also said it doesn't feel comfortable closing a funding lawsuit and wants to make sure the state keeps up with the costs of inflation.




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Kansas City Data-Sharing Effort Showcases Ballmer Group's Strategy

A $59 million investment in software developer Social Solutions aims to ease the flow of data among schools and social service providers.




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Kansas Supreme Court Approves Law to Fund Schools But Keeps Case Open

Kansas' highest court has declared that the state finally is spending enough money on its public schools under a new education funding law but refused to end a lawsuit filed nearly a decade ago because it wants to monitor future funding by the legislature.




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School Districts Vow to Sue Juul Over Student Vaping

A pair of board resolutions in Kansas put the e-cigarette industry on notice at a time when schools are grappling with rampant use of their products by students.




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In Kansas, a Ripe Debate Over Whether K-12 Money Is Getting to the Kids Who Need it Most

Kansas' auditor found that more than $400 million of state aid intended for poor, black, Latino and ELL students was being spent ineffectively, including on items such as food service supplies and an after-prom party.




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The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex / by Charles Darwin.

London : J. Murray, 1894.




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Description of an apparatus intended to facilitate the treatment of fractures of the lower extremity / by T.M. Greenhow.

London : S. Highley, 1833.




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A description of the diseased conditions of the knee-joint which require amputation of the limb, and those conditions which are favourable to excision of the joint : with an explanation of the relative advantages of both operations as far as can be ascert

London : J. Churchill, 1865.




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A description of the genus Cinchona, comprehending the various species of vegetables from which the Peruvian and other barks of a similar quality are taken. Illustrated by figures of all the species hitherto discovered. To which is prefixed Professor Vahl

London : printed for B. and J. White, 1797.




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Descriptive anatomy of the horse and domestic animals / chiefly compiled from the manuscripts of Thomas Strangeways and Professor Goodsir by J. Wilson Johnston and T.J. Call.

Edinburgh : MacLachlan and Stewart, 1870.




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Descriptive catalogue of the museum illustrative of Dr Evory Kennedy's lectures on midwifery, and the diseases of women and children.

[Edinburgh?] : [publisher not identified], 1840.




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A descriptive catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum / by J. B. S. Jackson.

Boston : A. Williams, 1870.




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A descriptive catalogue of wet preparations, casts, drawings, models, books, etc., contained in the Museum of the Birmingham and Midland Counties Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary for the Diseases of Women and Children / arranged and edited in compliance w

Birmingham : printed by M. Billing, 1847.




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The detection of colour-blindness & imperfect eyesight by the methods of Dr. Snellen, Dr. Daae, and Prof. Holmgren : with a table of coloured Berlin wools and sheet of test-types / by Charles Roberts.

London : D. Bogue, 1881.




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The determination of the necessity for wearing glasses / by D.B. St. John Roosa.

Detroit, Mich. : G.S. Davis, 1887.




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Deutsche Literaturgeschichte des 19.Jahrhunderts / von Carl Weitbrecht.

Leipzig : C.J. Goschen, 1908.




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Deutschlands Gesundheitswesen : Organisation und Gesetzgebung des Deutschen Reichs und seiner Einzelstaaten, mit Anmerkungen und einem ausführlichen Sachregister / von Albert Guttstadt.

Leipzig : G. Thieme, 1890-1891.