Bishop Druitt College Information Services encompasses the resources, services and facilities offered by the library, and the online resources that are made available via the college website and the BDC eLearning site. Our library and its associated information services aim to underpin resource-based teaching and learning in Bishop Druitt College from K-12 and to promote literacy and a love of reading, information skills and independent learning.

We provide resources and a comfortable environment for:

• Research - especially to find information needed for assignments and also to broaden and deepen understanding of class topics
• Reading for pleasure and building literacy skills
• Personal development
• Recreation
• Independent and collaborative study

The library can also provide assistance with information skills, assignment preparation, internet use, digital video editing and a range of other software applications. 

Our resources and facilities include:

• A large collection of fiction and information books for research and recreational reading
• Periodicals for interest, information, issues and current affairs
• ClickView online educational video files
• Computers for access to files, preparation of assignments, internet, multimedia and editing digital video and music
• Areas for large and small class groups, collaborative study groups and individual reading and study
• Photocopying and printing
• Teacher resources and textbooks
• Displays of students' work

Opening Times

You are most welcome to visit the library from 7.45 am - 4.30 pm, excluding morning recess, Monday to Thursday and 7.45 am - 4.00 pm on Fridays. 

Please be aware that staff meetings do occur on some Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Parents of younger students intending to stay in the library after school on these days are welcome to contact the library on 66515644 extension 214 to check staff supervision at these times. Year 10-12 students can work in the library until 6.00 pm.

Contacts

Phone: 0266515644 ext. 207
Email: library@bdc.nsw.edu.au 
Ask the librarian

Favourite Stories Read to You & eBooks

Story Box - primary students please see your class teacher for the login
Sora - please take the laptop link or download the app and use your normal BDC username and login to access ebooks

eBook links:

- Sora ebooks on your laptop
- Sora ebook app for IOS
- Sora ebook app for Android
- Project Gutenberg website with over 60,000 free ebooks - mainly the classics of world literature