Amal Awad is a Palestinian-Australian Muslim, a child of the 80s, and an eternal advocate of good grammar. She graduated from university with an arts/law degree, practised very briefly as a lawyer and now works as a journalist. Continue reading
National Year of Reading: March theme- Think
The theme for March is reading that makes you THINK. If you want to read something that makes you think have a look at these suggestions for both fiction and non fiction titles Continue reading
Literacy reading group discussion notes for March
The Literacy Reading group met on the 15th March. The theme for the month was “Think” and the article read was Charles Teo’s Australia Day address in which he claims that racism is very much alive. The Australia Day address can be found here http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/australia-day-2012-address-full-speech-20120123-1qdh9.html Continue reading
Book club discussion notes: Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
The Second Tuesday book group recently met to discuss Tim Winton’s novel Cloudstreet.
All readers found Winton’s writing very engaging and descriptive. The book was very enjoyable to read. Continue reading
Eleanor wins Library Lovers’ Day Book Review Competition
Eleanor is a year three student from a local public school. She’s a keen reader and illustrator. She’s a regular library user since she was a little girl attending the storytime and is now an avid reader.
Eleanor participated in Parramatta City Library Lovers’ Day Book Review Competition and told us in 60 words ‘the book I love above all others’.