From the library
Hello everyone!
It was great to see so many classes in the library this week. With borrowing now available,
students must remember their library bag if they wish to borrow and take books home.
The Scholastic Book Club is a fantastic way to obtain books and activities for your child. Look out for the paper copy in your child’s school bag.
Ancient Libraries continued . . .
Historical records show the earliest known Chinese private library appeared in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), following the spread of papermaking technology. More than 1,000 major private libraries existed throughout ancient Chinese history.
Founded by Fan Qin, an official of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), in 1561, Tianyi Ge in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, is among the earliest surviving private libraries in the world. It had more than 70,000 volumes of books in its heyday.
