{"id":45386,"date":"2026-05-22T15:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=45386"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:28:29","slug":"news-from-the-library-43","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/news-from-the-library-43\/","title":{"rendered":"News from the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge February 23 \u2013 September 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Icey Zheng<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Valeria Lin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Allegra Nadanachandran<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well done! Please come to the library to choose your bookmark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belong Book Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45387 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Belong-Competition-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Belong<\/em> is available for purchase in Dymocks Burwood, Gleebooks and Better Read Than Dead and online at Dirt Lane Press, QBD and Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Simultaneous Storytime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 27 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45253\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/V2-National-Simultaenous-Story-Time-Banner-640x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/V2-National-Simultaenous-Story-Time-Banner-640x335.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/V2-National-Simultaenous-Story-Time-Banner-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/V2-National-Simultaenous-Story-Time-Banner-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/V2-National-Simultaenous-Story-Time-Banner-286x150.jpg 286w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/V2-National-Simultaenous-Story-Time-Banner.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now in its 26<sup>th<\/sup> year, National simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is an annual literacy event organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) that takes place in schools and libraries across Australia, bringing millions of children, parents and teachers together to read the same book at the same time. It promotes storytelling, literacy and community connection.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the book we will be reading is <strong><em>Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller<\/em><\/strong>, written by Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd and illustrated by Jake Minton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lunchtime Book Club<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/news-from-the-library-43\/mcl-book-club-order-form-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-45390\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-453x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-453x640.jpg 453w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/MCL-Book-Club-Order-Form.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students in Year 3 are invited to join a lunchtime Book Club this term, beginning in <strong>Tuesday Week 6 (26 May<\/strong>). The book we will be reading is Mega Rich Guinea Pig$ by Kate and Jol Temple. We will meet every Tuesday up until <strong>Tuesday Week 10 (23 June)<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Kate and Jol Temple are our book Week authors this year, so the girls can have their copy signed in Term 3.\u00a0Please register your interest by completing the form below. Places are limited to 30.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/A4BvQPpBYu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year 3 Lunchtime Book Club \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"mailto:sseymour@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\">&#8211; Sharon Seymour<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Teacher\/Librarian<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge February 23 \u2013 September 18 Congratulations Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge: Year 2 Icey Zheng Year 3 Valeria Lin Allegra Nadanachandran Well done! Please come to the library to choose your bookmark. Belong Book Competition Belong is available for purchase in Dymocks Burwood, Gleebooks and Better Read Than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[5],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-45386","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\/45386","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=45386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=45386"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=45386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}