Support Flowing in from Other Schools

We've received so many offers of assistance from other schools, both within and outside our school system. 

As a member of the Inner West Teacher Librarian Network, I've received valuable advice from my colleagues, who possess a range of talents and experience in all aspects of teacher librarianship. 

Several schools have provided donations of new and used books, and have allowed us to borrow books from their own library collection. Our teachers are extremely grateful, since this means that their learning and teaching programs can proceed as planned. 

I would particularly like to thank the following:

• Brid from St Charles, Ryde who has lent us boxes of books for each of our classes, and has also donated new and used books. Thanks to one of our supportive parents, Brendan, who gave up his lunch break to collect these books. When I distributed the boxes yesterday, I was met with delight from our students.

• Grace, from St Jerome's, Punchbowl for lending us sets of much needed novels.

• Bini, from Our Lady Queen of Peace, Gladesville who, along with her husband, renowned Australian children's author Christopher Cheng, donated a selection of new and used books and lent us a class set of novels. 

Thanks also to the parents and students from St Brigid's who've donated their own books. Your support is greatly appreciated, and there are too many of you to name individually.

Lastly, I'd like to acknowledge offers of assistance from other schools in our community including Casimir Catholic College, St Maroun's College and Marrickville West Public School.

It's times like this that you realise the level of goodness and generosity that abounds in our world.