Letter Library
Chisholm Catholic College Library > #Reading
Our story begins with a Year 8 student who fell in love with an amazing book. This book was called Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley.
In Words in Deep Blue, the Letter Library is housed up the back of a second-hand bookshop called Howling Books. It is a set of shelves where the bookshop keeps copies of books that people love. Customers are allowed to write in the books. They can underline words and highlight their favourite lines. They can leave notes in the margins; leave thoughts about the meaning of things discovered in the book. It is called a Letter Library because a lot of people write more than a note in the margin – they write whole letters and put them between the pages of books. And strangers, who love the same books that they do, write back.
Inspired by Cath Crowley’s incredible novel, the student approached Library staff and asked if we could create our very own Letter Library at Chisholm Catholic College for book lovers to spread some book love. This dream has finally come to fruition with the launch of our very own Letter Library.
National Championships, here we come
Chisholm Catholic College Library > #ReadingChisholm would like to congratulate our Year 7 and 8 Kids Lit Quiz Teams on their outstanding results. The Kids Lit Quiz is an international competition held in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, and the USA. The winning team from each heat competes in a National Final. National champions compete in the World Final.
On Friday 24th July, Chisholm’s Year 7 and 8 teams took on 11 other schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast to answer a range of literature question across eight categories. Our Year 7 team of Rohan Barraclough, Isabella Harland-Smith, Yasmine Nijjar and Noah Tenuis WON the competition and will be competing for the National Title in early Term 4. Our Year 8 team of Ella Marshall, Olivia Fitzgerald, Jake, and Alice clawed their way from 7th place in one instance to finish 3rd overall (only 2 points from taking 2nd place). It is wonderful to see our students engaged with literature and reading widely.
Library Lovers’ Day 2019
Chisholm Catholic College Library > #ReadingLibrary Lovers’ Day 2019 was more successful than last year! This year we had over 50 students and staff participated in our annual Blind Date with a Book. The books were thoughtfully chosen for each participant and wrapped with love by the Library Reader Leaders. We had some very excited students (and teachers) collecting their book date today. We hope the Chisholm Community continue their enthusiasm and enjoyment for reading throughout the year.
Kids Lit Quiz 2018
Chisholm Catholic College Library > #ReadingCongratulations to eight of our Year 7 and 8 students on their performance at the Brisbane Kids Lit Quiz Heat on Wednesday. The Kids Lit Quiz is a literature competition for students who love to read and is held all over Australia and in nine other countries. All of our students performed with incredible enthusiasm and intelligence. We would like to congratulate the Year 7 Team who came in 12th overall and the Year 8 Team who came in 22nd out of 30 competitive teams. A great effort, well done students!
Somerset Celebration of Literature Festival
Chisholm Catholic College Library > #ReadingThe Somerset Celebration of Literature Festival is an annual event where acclaimed authors from around Australia hold interactive sessions and workshops to celebrate reading and writing. This year Chisholm College invited 20 students across Years 10-12 to attended the Festival. On the day, students enjoyed listening to and engaging in discussions with popular Australian authors including: Richard Fidler, Cath Crowley and Jessica Watson. Some students were even lucky enough to meet Cath Crowley, author of ‘Words in Deep Blue’ and ‘Graffiti Moon’, and get their books signed.
