Last week, from Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June, the library held a Great Book Swap, the aim of which was to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is a charity that aims to improve reading and writing skills and encourage a love of reading, in order to decrease the disadvantage which children living in remote Indigenous communities face on a daily basis.

The idea behind the book swap was that students could swap a pre-loved book for a new book, all for a gold coin donation. Our goal was to raise $1000 so that the Indigenous Literacy Foundation can purchase new books to distribute to those living in remote Indigenous communities. Although we did not reach this goal, we managed to raise $200.55 which is a fantastic effort. Thank you to all staff and students who supported the book swap and helped us to raise money for a wonderful cause.

All leftover books not sold are going to be donated to several charities. The grandmother of one of our students is currently organising books, clothing and other equipment to send to Papua New Guinea. We will be arranging with this student’s grandmother to send some of our leftover books to these schools. Any books not sent to Papua New Guinea will be donated to Lifeline.

We also had a book display to support our Indigenous literacy activities.

The College Library