This week we took down our “Library Lovers” display which all of our students participated in during the month of February. We were so glad to read what your children had written and we wanted to share some of them with you.
Here is some of the images of comments that they made.

Thank you to our wonderful teachers for their support in this activity and to our precious students for their participation.

Author of the Month

We are introducing this week an Author of the Month spotlight in the Discovery Centre. For the month of May we are going to highlight the children’s books of Judith Kerr.

Judith wrote many self-illustrated picture books, such as her 17-book Mog series, which was based on a real-life Tabby cat who would sit on her lap as she worked.
The book The Tiger Who Came to Tea has become an absolute favourite bedtime story. It is such a simple idea, a tiger calling in to have a tea with you, but just the sort of thing for a child to wonder about… and to think what would happen if one did? And it is all the more wonderful knowing that Judith wrote this book for her own daughter!

Sadly, Judith Kerr passed away in the UK on the 22nd of May 2019 – almost one year ago.

In celebration of her contribution to children’s literature, she is rightfully our Author of the Month for May.

Borrowing Update and Limits

We are continuing to keep up with the current advice regarding the safe and hygienic management of the borrowed library books. For this reason, all returned book covers are being cleaned with disinfectant and kept out of circulation for 24 hours. This remains in alignment with the current guidelines provided by Safe Work Australia and the advice provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS).

Please note that we have set new borrowing limits on all year levels at the school. Students are now only permitted to borrow a maximum of two books at a time. If they finish and return those books, they are then allowed to borrow two more books. However, for families who still have their children learning at home, please contact us to negotiate the number of books and the length of the borrowing period.

Thanks for reading!

Victoria Cowley – victoriacowley@ppn.sa.edu.au

Karen Blyde – karenblyde@ppn.sa.edu.au