Next Tuesday 20 October, we will celebrate International School Library Day along with our world-wide school library colleagues and students. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful library facilities and resources at St Joseph's. The theme this year is “Finding Your Way to Good Health and Well Being” and it celebrates the relationship between books, reading, school libraries, good health and well-being.

Year 7 Fantasy guest speaker - Michael Pryor

This week Year 7 English classes have participated in an online session with award-winning fantasy writer Michael Pryor. Michael has published 39 books, 60 short stories, and over 2,000,000 words! The aim of the guest author session was for students to learn more about the characteristics of the fantasy genre and to develop their own reading and writing skills. Michael Pryor’s books are available for loan in the library.

The Year 7 English classes also visited the library for a session in the Reading Room to explore the fantasy genre further and to borrow a fantasy book from the collection.

It was great to see Year 8 students visiting the Reading Room on Monday.