MCAULEY LIBRARY

The school library provides information and ideas that are fundamental to functioning successfully in today's information and knowledge-based society. The school library equips students with life-long learning skills and develops the imagination, enabling them to live as responsible citizens. (IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2015) 

The McAuley Library, named after Catherine McAuley is a central hub for learning in the school and provides a friendly and stimulating environment for learning, research and reading.

Our library staff aim to provide a positive and productive experience for all students and staff, from providing research assistance to access to collaborative learning spaces or quiet reading and study spaces.

We provide:

• A comprehensive website that provides 24/7 access to curated resource collections for individual subjects and assessment tasks.
• Access to our physical collection via Oliver
• Wide-ranging physical collections that support the curriculum
• An extensive fiction collection to encourage a lifelong love of reading
• eBooks and audio books via the Overdrive platform
• Access to a range of online databases
• Digital videos via Clickview
• Textbooks for all students, except HSC English
• Magazines via the RB Digital platform
• Onsite access to the Sydney Morning Herald and the Financial Review
• Advice on referencing, correct citation, avoiding plagiarism and research skills
• Access to printing
• We have a comprehensive parent library. Please contact Library staff if you would like to borrow one of these titles. 

Opening Hours

Please note that opening and closing times can vary with pupil free days and other staff meetings or events.

"I am the Way, the Truth and the Life"  (John 14:6)

St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour