Romancing the Stars is on again!
Wine, nibbles, and 20 authors to meet and chat with on Valentine's Day - what more could you want? Romancing the Stars is on again, this time at Bulimba State School Hall on Thursday 14 February, 6-8.30pm. Check out the poster
OUR HERO: GREGORY ROGERS
The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books, honouring writers, illustrators and translators from IBBY member countries. The titles are selected by the National Sections of IBBY who are invited to nominate books characteristic of
undercover stories DVD Clearance Sale
“This excellent teaching tool should be warmly embraced by teachers and librarians concerned with promoting literacy and reading among students from the infants’ grades through to junior secondary”. Maurice Saxby, Reading Time, August 2008. ***Clearance Sale*** Undercover Stories DVD now $5.00 (+ $1.50
Governor’s speech now available
A copy of the speech the Governor gave at the reception to celebrate the National Year of Reading and the contribution of Book Links, is now available on Government House's website. Here's the link: http://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the_governor/120724_book_spch.aspx And here's a taster: "Book Links' fundamental
These are the Champions!
Here's the most important photo from the recent Kids Lit Quiz - the winners! Congratulations to Bulimba State School for their success.
The Big Read Results
As part of the National Year of Reading, Book Links Qld held The Big Read to celebrate stories set in Queensland. We put together three lists of books written for young people and asked everyone to vote for the one
Kids’ Lit Quiz a Hit!
11 teams competed on Saturday in the first ever Kids' Lit Quiz event in Brisbane. The teams were tested by Quizmaster Wayne Mills with 100 questions from 10 categories, ranging from Harry Potter to Libraries, Cetaceans to Monsters. There were
Kids’ Lit Quiz comes to Brisbane – Get in Quick!
Flyer Great news folks - the deadline for registering for the Kids Lit Quiz has been extended to Friday 10th August. So teachers, get your teams together, and send your registration in. Below is all the information for you: Book Links is proud
Book Links Reception at Government House
Last night lots of excited Book Links members joined Her Excellency Governor Wensley, at a reception honouring Book Links' contributions to literacy in Queensland, celebrating the availability of the ReadUp resources, and marking the National Year of Reading. There were many
Last chance to enter THE BIG READ competition!
As part of the National Year of Reading 2012, Book Links Qld is holding THE BIG READ competition to celebrate stories set in Queensland. The task is to read as many books from the list as you can, then vote
