![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() by ….’,” explains Viviane Silva, co-founder with Praveena Panprasom of the TI Reading Group.Īt the start, the Reading Group relied entirely on books kindly donated by TI residents, until it began receiving books through the ILF Book Supply Program. “ We put labels in the front saying ‘This book was read to …. At the end of the session each child got to take home one of the books that had been read to them. Some of the children were only toddlers, and other family members would turn up to quietly stand around and listen in. TI READING GROUP, THURSDAY ISLAND, TORRES STRAIT, QUEENSLANDĮvery second Saturday morning throughout 2016, a group of Torres Strait Islander navy cadets volunteered their time to read to youngsters in the local library on Thursday Island. ![]()
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