Library News
Indigenous Literacy Day 7 September 2022 and the UNESCO’s Decade of Indigenous Languages
In the Library we celebrated Indigenous Literacy Day. This year the theme was “a celebration of the diversity of First Nations Peoples' Stories, Cultures and Languages.” In the Library, McCarthy students watched the live screening of the National Digital Event. This event shared stories, cultures and languages in three different languages including Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay. Indigenous Literacy Day 2022 coincides with this year being the first year of UNESCO’s Decade of Indigenous Languages. This is a decade where communities across the globe focus on preserving and revitalising Indigenous languages.
McCarthy Languages Day
Along with these two events, McCarthy Library has also been celebrating and promoting our Languages Day now that our CBCA Book Week 2022 is finished. Our Languages Day celebrates the Indigenous and non-Indigenous languages shared with and spoken by members from our College community. We have fantastic displays of books written in a language other than English and other cultural items brought from home by our students and staff. We have been inviting everyone to come in and see the displays. A big thank you from the Library team to those who have contributed and come in to have a look.
Competition winners from Book Week 2022: “Dreaming with your eyes open”
Congratulations to our students who exhibited their artworks and entered into Book Week Library events. Below are the winners for 2022.
Principal’s Picks: Winning Artworks
Cats
First - Erin Tickle
Joint Highly Commended: Zoe Bell and Georgia Kirby
Starry Night
First - Maddie Mabbott
Joint Highly Commended: Koora Gillon and Isabella Bugeja
Code Cracking Winners
First- Samuel Drew
Highly Commended: Harry Ringland, Erica Holigal and Bronte Macpherson, Maddison Zell and Anita Nguyen, Ellaura Goodman- Mackay.
We hope our students, staff and their families have a lovely break and look forward to seeing everyone back in the Library in Term 4.
Libby Laird - Teacher Librarian