It is of no surprise to library staff, teaching staff and the students of St Patrick's that the College Library is often a bustling hive of activity from the time the library doors open at 7.30am each morning. However, the statistics for Term 1 made even the Library staff do a double-take!

Here are some of the stats for your College Library at a glance...for Term 1, 2021:

* 5,893 unique student visits either before school, after school or during recess and lunch
* 2,745 library items borrowed and 67 individual requests for reservations
*861 textbooks loaned to students
*52 textbook deliveries direct to classrooms - eliminating the disruption of whole classes who would otherwise leave lessons to borrow prescribed textbooks
*25 individual Library instruction classes - classes instructed by Library staff identifying how Library resources support student assessment work and recreational reading
* 8 Clubs, involving 801 unique student visits - clubs include Makerspace, 2 Book Clubs, Movie Club, Chess Club, K-Pop Club, Anime Club and Creative Writing Club

The College Library is looking forward to continuting to support students and staff alike during 2021...and beyond!

Lisa Robertson - College Library