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Mr Stephen Sampson (Head of Library)
sams@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Camping, bush walking, table tennis and of course reading!

My favourite books are:
The face on the milk carton  by Caroline Cooney
Oxygen  by John Olson & Randall Ingermanson
Wreck  by Allan Baillie
The king's equal  by Katherine Paterson
The crush  by Scott Monk.

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Walking the Kokoda track (Papua New Guinea) 1998
Around the world in 82 days with my family in 2006/7.

 

Mrs Ange Sturman (Teacher-Librarian)
stua@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Stamp collecting, spinning, weaving, sewing and
other craft.  I also like reading a lot, particularly
fantasy and science fiction.

My favourite books are:
Tusk tusk  by David McKee
The last battle  by C.S. Lewis
A wrinkle in time  by M. L'Engle
Jane Eyre  by Charlotte Bronté
Out of the silent planet  by C.S. Lewis.

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Long service leave in 1999
My son's wedding in 2000

My daughter's wedding in 2002.



Mrs Irene Daniels (Teacher-Librarian)     
dani@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Walking  in the outdoors, playing basketball, gardening
on our 3 acres, shopping somewhere different,  
reading – of course!

My favourite books are:
The Chronicles of Narnia  by C. S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings 
by J.R.R. Tolkein

Historical fiction e.g. Janette Oke

Well illustrated Picture Books e.g. Sean Tan

Non fiction by Joyce Meyer.

 

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Holidays in Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne, Paris & London

Moving to our 3 acre property

Completing the 3 day Bike for Bibles Ride

Starting work in the Library at LJBC!

 


Ms Kate Di Florio (Teacher-Librarian)     

difk@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Walking, the outdoors, netball, cooking and eating,
time with my children and family, travel and other cultures,
reading, decorating my home, coffee with friends.

My favourite books are:
The Alchemist   by Paolo Coehlo

Isms and Ologies  by Arthur Goldwag

The kite runner  by Khaled Hosseini

The art of looking sideways  by Alan Fletcher.

 

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Holidays overseas to Europe and Borneo
Driving slowly up Australia's east coast, whale, dolphin and turtle watching

Completing various university and TAFE courses
Being part of my children's lives

Working in the LJBC Library.

 


Mrs Natalie Adams (Teacher)     

adan@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Netball, reading, watching movies, going out for coffee,
travelling overseas, walking in the bush and along the beach
.

Recent reads:
Gogo Mama
Coronation Talkies
The 5 people you meet in Heaven.

 

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Travelling to Europe
Meeting up with long time friends in Canada
Joined a book club and a movie club.

 

 

 

 

Mrs Caron Seitz (Library Officer)
seic@ljbc.wa.edu.au


My favourite hobbies are:

Playing and teaching the piano, cooking, spending
time with my family and children, playing tennis and travelling.                                                  
 

My favourite books are:

Lineage of grace by Francine Rivers

 


 

The highlights of the last 10 years:

The birth of my two daughters
Moving to Australia

Snow skiing in Victoria.


 


Mrs Heidi O'Garr (Library Technician)

ogah@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Costume making, scrapbooking, tap dancing,
reading and gardening.

My favourite books are:
Temeraire  by Naomi Novik
Megan 1  by Mary Hooper
The Face on the Milk Carton  by C. Cooney

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Trip to New Zealand to see my best friend who emigrated
Won a trip to Sydney for Volunteer of the Year at C3 Hepburn Heights church
Watching my daughter's dancing and my family grow up.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 


Mr Nathan Messenger (Library Aide)
mesn@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
I enjoy gaming, anime/magna, being a youth leader and
playing the bass.

My favourite books are:
Book of Lies  by James Moloney
The timer game  by Susan Arnout Smith
The Bible
                                                                                           
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy  series by Douglas Adams.

The highlights of the last 10 years:
Graduation in 2006.


 

Mrs Noelene Mercer (Primary Teacher-Librarian)  
mern@ljbc.wa.edu.au    
                                 
My favourite hobbies are:
Papercrafts, our cats, reading (of course).

All-time favourites books:
Lord of the Rings
  by JRR Tolkien
Narnia
  by CS Lewis
Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon series
The Riddlemaster of Hed
  by Patricia A. McKillip
The O’Malley series by Dee Henderson
John Brown, Rose and the midnight cat
  by Jenny Wagner.

Recent finds:

Thief Lord
  by Cornelia Funke
Lionboy
  by Zizou Corder.

The highlights of the last 10 years:

Building a new house near the ocean

Being part of a church plant

Making new friends at LJBC.

 


Mrs Elsbeth Sampson (Primary Library Officer)

same@ljbc.wa.edu.au

My favourite hobbies are:
Reading, puzzles/code crackers, travel, gardening and
going to cafes for coffee.

My favourite books are:

Barra Creek & Valley  by Di Morrissey

Marker  by Robin Cook

And the Shofar blew  by Francine Rivers

Hangman's curse  by Frank Peretti

The O'Malley Series  by Dee Henderson.

 

The highlights of the last 10 years:

Going on a World trip for 3 months with my family

Visiting our exchange student and her family in Thailand

Going to Disneyworld and seeing Mickey Mouse!

Knowing God  has made such a wonderful world.