Library Update

Library Reminders

• Return library books each week so everyone has the opportunity to enjoy them.
• Bring a library bag with your name and class clearly labelled to safely borrow library books.

Thank you for helping us take care of our wonderful library collection!

2026 Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) 

The 2026 Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is well underway!

The PRC encourages a love of reading for leisure and pleasure, inspiring students to experience a wide range of quality literature. It is not a competition, but a personal challenge for each student to read more, read widely, and discover new books.

📅 Important Date

Premier's Reading Challenge closes: Friday, 18th September, 2026 (Week 9)

To successfully complete the challenge, students must read and record the required number of books from the 2026 PRC Book Lists by the closing date.

Reading Requirements

• Kindergarten–Year 2: Read 30 books

• Years 3–6: Read 20 books

Students who successfully complete the Premier's Reading Challenge will receive a certificate at the end of the year.

If your child is still working towards completing the challenge, there is still plenty of time! We encourage all students to keep reading and recording their books before the closing date.

Book Week Celebration – Week 5

We are looking forward to celebrating CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Book Week. Book Week is Australia's annual celebration of children's books, reading and storytelling. Each year, schools across the country celebrate a special theme, with this year's theme being 'Symphonies of Stories'. 

Our school will be celebrating Book Week in Week 5 with exciting library activities, book readings and celebrations.

📖 Book Character Parade Celebration

Date: Wednesday, 19th August 2026 (Week 5)

Our annual Book Character Parade is a wonderful opportunity for students to dress as their favourite book character and celebrate the joy of reading together.

The parade will be held for:

• P–2 students

• Years 3–6 students

We encourage everyone to get creative and join in the fun by dressing up as a favourite book character.

Parents and carers are warmly invited to join us for the Book Character Parade and celebrate this special event with our students.

More information about the parade will be shared via School Bytes.

🎨 Book Week Art Competition

Students are invited to enter our annual Book Week Art Competition.

There are two competition categories:

• K–2

• Years 3–6

Competition Details

Starting Date: Monday, 27th July, 2026 (Week 2)

Closing Date: Friday, 7th August, 2026 (Week 3)

To enter:

• Complete the artwork on both sides.
• Clearly write your name and class on your entry.
• Hand your completed artwork into the Library by the closing date.

Competition sheets can be collected from the Library. We encourage all students to have a go!

Scholastic Book Fair – Week 6

The celebrations continue in Week 6 with our Scholastic Book Fair, running on Monday, 24th August, 2026 to Friday, 28th August, 2026.

During Book Fair week, the library will transform into a colourful pop-up bookshop filled with exciting books for students of all ages.

Students will have the opportunity to browse and purchase books during the school day, and parents and carers are warmly welcome to visit after school.

Every purchase helps support our school library by providing new books and resources for our students.

We can't wait to celebrate Book Week and see everyone's amazing costumes, creative artwork and enthusiasm for reading. 

If you have any questions, please see the Teacher Librarians.

Miss J. Le and Mr B. Luxa

Teacher Librarians