The last few subjects I have not needed to blog so I have been quiet on this front but exceptionally busy elsewhere. I am so delighted to be in the middle of my final subject and then I will have a Master degree in teacher librarianship! The past six months have been very exciting and busy working in the library, studying, attending virtual conferences and doing other library and literacy community outreach.

A few highlights are:

• Having an article published about reading in the digital age in the Dulwich College publication, The Alleynian Review. This is a topic I could talk endlessly about and have enjoyed listening to a number of professionals speak about this topic at conferences and webinars.
• Speaking in episode 4 of Professor Chin Ee Loh’s How we Read podcast about the importance of comics as a valid reading choice.
• Working with Professor Chin Ee Loh on a mixed methods research project in my school library- this is an ongoing project and we are currently analysing questionnaires, focus group interviews and library borrowing data. We will have an article published about our findings in the second half of the year.
• Moderating at AFCC– I have been involved in the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) for 10 years now. I have launched my own books there, been a speaker, served on the organising committee and I often moderate sessions. This is a wonderful festival and a big part of my Singapore story. This year I am moderating a session about Reading for Pleasure and speaking in a panel about digital reading resources.
• Working with the communications team at school to create a video about our libraries. We are unable to have parents on site at the moment so we created this instead. I must say I am a better script writer than I am a presenter- when the camera rolls I am not a natural and I look rather serious in this one!

Socially distant in the recording studio