{"id":44868,"date":"2026-04-24T12:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=44868"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:04:46","slug":"from-the-library","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/from-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><strong>Premier&#8217;s Reading Challenge Monday 23 February \u2013 Friday 18 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Congratulations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:4278190080,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Year\u00a02<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eva Ali Ahmed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yuyi Chen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jocelyn Hu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Camilla Hutchison<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruby Jenkins<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Abbeygayle Jin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoe Kepreotis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rumi Kurihara<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yasmine Maswasskhel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kara McLornan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kathleen Meng<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ellie To<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lily Trinh<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia Wang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlize Wong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlotte Wong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ivy Youssef<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amber Zhang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yara Zhang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clara Zhu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Year 3<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leah Gao<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yinuo Jin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Louisa Li<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Holly Martin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christina Shi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Simone Sidhom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Year 4<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Harper Begnell<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlotte Cordina<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Keira Dempsey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ellie Kang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Larissa Truong<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ayesha Chandramohan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sonia Chung<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maya Erazo Djurisic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Selina Lo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gem McGuire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia Ngo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Giselle Serraville<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sahana Siva<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Katniss Wu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Well done! Please come to the library to choose your bookmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbcansw.org.au\/kids-corner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBCA Kid&#8217;s Corner Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the following students who have had their musings about books and reading published in this month\u2019s Kid\u2019s Corner magazine, a Children\u2019s Book Council of Australia online magazine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sally Hafer <\/strong>(Year 5O)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inneke Nielsen <\/strong>(Year 5C)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ayla Sumantri<\/strong> (Year 5F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Book Launch Invitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 14 May 2026<br \/>\n2.20pm<br \/>\nThe Daphne Line Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44869 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Belong-Sharon-Seymour-400x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Belong-Sharon-Seymour-400x640.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Belong-Sharon-Seymour-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Belong-Sharon-Seymour-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Belong-Sharon-Seymour-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Belong-Sharon-Seymour.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong>Parents and carers are warmly invited to attend the book launch of <strong><em>Belong<\/em><\/strong>. Author and illustrator team, Sharon and Freya, will talk about their inspiration for this picture book. Copies will be available to purchase from the publisher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/westwordschildrens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WestWords<\/a>. Afterwards, join your daughter for a Book Picnic in their House group.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the best writing comes from lived experience and connects deeply with the reader. Unfortunately, many people at one time or another will have felt excluded. We all long to belong. It is particularly true of young people who are beginning to build relationships outside of family, taking their first steps to becoming social beings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stories afford readers a safe space to explore their own feelings, question the world around them and empathise with others. This is why I entered the WestWords Picture Book Manuscript competition in response to the theme of <em>Belong<\/em>. The story follows an arc from exclusion to inclusion but does so in a child friendly way. I wanted to make the words dance with each other, evoking feelings, sparking curiosity and delight, while Freya\u2019s images link the abstract concepts to familiar, adorable characters with which the reader can build a relationship.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false}\">My love of children\u2019s literature spans decades. As a book reviewer, Teacher and Teacher Librarian I have had the privilege and joy of passing that love onto future generations. Having completed a Masters in Writing and Children\u2019s Literature I know what young people are passionate to read and am humbled that I now have brought a story from conception to reality, that will sit in our library bookshelves among the books that I love and have read so many times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Happy reading!<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><a href=\"mailto:sseymour@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Sharon Seymour<\/strong><\/em><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:4278190080,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teacher\/Librarian<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier&#8217;s Reading Challenge Monday 23 February \u2013 Friday 18 September 2026 Congratulations\u00a0 Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge:\u00a0\u00a0 Year\u00a02\u00a0 Eva Ali Ahmed Yuyi Chen Jocelyn Hu Camilla Hutchison Ruby Jenkins Abbeygayle Jin Zoe Kepreotis Rumi Kurihara Yasmine Maswasskhel Kara McLornan Kathleen Meng Ellie To Lily Trinh Olivia Wang Charlize Wong Charlotte Wong [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[5],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44868","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-junior-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/44868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=44868"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=44868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}