Library News
Time to plan for summer reading
The Summer Reading Slump is a real thing. This is especially so for young adults, and especially so this year after extended periods of remote learning. So how do you encourage your teens to read through summer and into the new term in 2021? The link below is to an article by eminent Australian Literacy researcher, Dr Margaret Merga, entitled How to transform your teenager from a reluctant reader to avid bookworm in five steps. The link includes five recommendations of books to get started.
Below is a link to another interesting article printed in the entitled How to encourage teenagers - especially boys - to read this summer by Karen MacPherson, the children’s and teen services coordinator for the library in Takoma Park, Md.
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Award winning books for loan from the College Library
The 2020 Children’s Book Council of Australia Shortlist books are some of the best Australian children's books published over the past year and are available from the College Library. For comments and videos from authors and illustrators and more, go to https://www.cbca.org.au/shortlist-2020 and CLICK ON THE BOOK COVER IMAGES.