

Important Updates
Library Closes 3pm on Tuesday 21 October 2025
The Library will close at 3pm on Tuessday, 21 Oct 2025 to allow staff to attend an office event. Returns may be left in the secure returns box at the Library entrance, or at the Newman Siena Centre Reception. The Library will reopen at 9am on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. Thank you.
Recently Added Titles - UPDATED 13 October 2025
The October 2025 Recently Added Titles List is now available. Please note: This list shows the most recent titles added to the collection at the Saint John Henry Newman Library. Please note that titles added may be published from various years and not limited to the current year.
Previous months' lists are also available here.
Social Justice Statement 2025-2026 - Signs of Hope on the Edge
Australia is facing a deepening crisis. Over 273,000 people sought help from homelessness services last year, many also struggling with mental illness. This year’s Social Justice Statement calls us to follow the example of Jesus, who always noticed, listened to, and cared for those on the edge of society.The statement shares powerful stories of real people.
Read more and download the Statement here.
Access the Library reading list on this topic here.
New ProQuest Ebook Central Reader App
From 13 August 2025, the library will use the new ProQuest Ebook Central Reader App for downloaded ebooks. This replaces Adobe Digital Editions and offers a smoother offline reading experience. Online ebook reading remains unchanged — you can continue reading in your browser as usual. For more details on how to use the app to download ebooks, please refer to the updates here.
Jubilee Year 2025
2025 is the year of Jubilee in the Catholic Church. A Jubilee is a significant moment in the life of the Church that happens every 25 years. The year is themed "Pilgrims of Hope". Pope Francis has invited Catholics to review their hope and discover a vision that can "restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone". Learn more...
Learning Series Guides
The following subject guides are prepared to assist you in learning more about important subjects/topics in our collection. Current guides can be viewed at the main webpage:
- Creatively Leading and Teaching RE in Schools
- Leading Catholic Identity and Mission
- God and Integral Ecology
- Catholic Pastoral Leaders and Spiritual Wellness
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Gospels
- Jesus
- Catholic Moral Teaching
- Leading Catholic Schools
- Sacraments
Learning Series Quick Links
The following links provide quick access to assist you in learning more about related subject/topics in our collection.
Newest links appear at the top of the list:
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- October - Month of the Holy Rosary
- Migrants & Refugees
- Saint Carlo Acutis
- Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
- After Life
- Saint John Henry Newman
- Prayer
- Mission of Catholic Education (Australia)
- St. Paul. Pilgrim of Hope
- St. Augustine of Hippo
- Youth Ministry
- St Thérèse’s of Lisieux
- Venerable Matt Talbot
- Church Architecture
- Women in the Gospel of Luke
- Mission of the Church
- Ecology - Religious Aspects
- Church History
- Modern Theologians
- Human Dignity
- The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
- Laudato Si
- Modern Slavery
- Synodality
More Learning Series Quick Links can be accessed here.
Recommend a Title
The Library welcomes title recommendations from members, to be included in the collection. These may be submitted via the Recommend a title form. All recommendations are considered in light of the Library's Collection Development Policy.
Library members have access to over 8,000 ebook titles
Access the Library's collection of over 8,000 curated electronic book titles from wherever you are, on demand. Ebook titles are displayed with print books in the search results can be immediately accessed by clicking on the "View ebook" icon and logging in with your library membership card number and password. If you need assistance, please contact sjhnlibrary@cewa.edu.au.
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