On Instagram, we follow 1000libraries. They post amazing stories and pictures of libraries and book stores from all around the world. From remote communities, to the big cities, it is intriguing to find out how books are revered and displayed. Libraries can be found everywhere!

We would like to share just one story with you, about a Camel Mobile Library Service that delivers books to Garissa, a very remote and impoverished area in Kenya. Camels deliver more than 7,00 books to people living in these villages. Children eagerly await the arrival of the ‘library with four legs’ with a wish to be educated and to fulfill their ambitions for the future. Please read on and find out more about this wonderful community service. The photos show just how innovative one can be when sharing the love and need of literacy, no matter where you are.

At Sacred Heart, we are very fortunate to have a school library where our students and teachers can access a wide range of books, resources and educational tools, helping develop literacy and research skills. Our library also offers quiet spaces, library lunch club, creative group activities, meeting places and literacy workshops. The library space contributes to a positive school environment.

We are now in Week 5 and only have another 3 weeks of borrowing for this year. Please remind your child to start returning overdue books. Overdue notices will be sent home this week. If you are unable to locate any books, donations can be made via the school’s QKR app to replace lost or damaged books.

Premier’s Reading Challenge Certificates will be sent to school shortly. We are looking forward to handing them out to our students who completed their reading challenge earlier this year.

Scholastic Book Club has one more issue available for the year. If you are placing any orders, they will be delivered to school well before the end of term. Please let us know if you are purchasing any special gifts, we can make sure that these items are kept secretly and ready for you to pick up discretely.

Happy Reading!

Cecilia Jago and Josie Spano