Mount Lilydale Mercy College's McAuley Library is a hive of activity at lunchtimes, offering students a range of cocurricular activities. Cocurricular activities are activities that are provided in addition to the regular school curriculum. Research has demonstrated that participation in cocurricular activities is linked to positive outcomes in academic achievement, social engagement, school attendance, student development and behaviour.
Some of the activities supported by the MLMC library include:
Anime Kai
A fortnightly meeting in McAuley Library where students from across the school get together to watch and discuss anime, and participate in other activities related to Japanese popular culture.
Book Club
A fortnightly social gathering where students can discuss books they are reading and participate in literary games and activities. Book Club kicked off with a big influx of new members this year. At the meetings we have played 'book title' Pictionary, The Great Penguin Book Chase, Taboo and a Harry Potter mini-quiz, all while eating lollies and chatting about our favourite reads and literature peeves. All students are welcome, with Book Club held every Wednesday in Week A.
Chess Club
A weekly gathering, delivered by an experienced chess coach, providing students with the opportunity to learn new chess strategies and develop their chess skills through friendly games of chess. Recently strategy sessions have focused on developing chess game openings.
Homework Club
A weekly after-school homework support session for students in Years 7 to 9. Students are supported by teaching and learning support staff, along with VCE mentors. Permission for attendance is available on the Parent Portal.
Library Quiz
Quizzes are offered twice per term with students participating in teams of up to five students (one of them is pictured above). Quiz topics this year have included Harry Potter, Marvel and Disney Pixar. On Friday 6 May we had the Marvel Character Quiz in the McAuley Library. There were seven teams battling it out to be the Marvel quiz champions for 2022. The winners were The Marvel Bunch, consisting of team members Tahlia Dickinson, Lara Maggs, Charlotte Keech, Olivia Morse and Catarina Orlando. Well done!
