School Library
To nurture a school-based reading culture and help our students establish good reading habits, the school library will continue to organise diverse reading activities and programs. “Share your love of reading” is featured as our Theme of the Year. A range of workshops have been ongoing throughout the school year to enrich our students’ understanding of the theme.
Here are some highlights:
The library has introduced a brand new reading scheme “Share Your Love of Reading”, encouraging students to share their joy of reading with others and cultivating a reading atmosphere.
The Funbrarian Log Pass is designed to motivate and record our students’ participation in all library activities. Students earn funchops, and eventually claim prizes as they participate in various library activities.
The library has enhanced the Friday Reading Assembly Programme. Students can read and listen to the specific texts at the same time. Students who write outstanding reflection slips can earn 2 funchops. Those slips have been posted on the notice board in order to share their joy of reading.
Parents and students can browse book lists for “Premier books of KTL” (i.e. four core subjects: Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies) and “Teacher Book Recommendations” from the school app. The lists are book selection guidelines for parents as paired reading while students can select suitable books from the lists for writing book reports.
Library Activities
| Types | Activities | Purpose | Completed activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading across Curriculum | Lunchtime Book Sharing Seminar | To introduce different topics to encourage students to read alongside academic weeks / book exhibitions / reading assemblies. | |
| Reading across Curriculum | New Book Recommendation | To encourage students to share their favourite books with others in order to create a positive reading atmosphere. | |
| Reading across Curriculum | Theme-based Book Showcase | To introduce different topics/authors and to encourage students to read. | |
| Reading across Curriculum | Parents Day / Subject-based Book Fairs | To raise students’ interest in extensive reading. | |
| Reading across Curriculum | “Meet the Author”Seminar | To motivate students’ in reading and writing by having interactions with scholars. | Meet the Author Seminar Guest: Dr. Poon Po-chiu Theme: ‘Caring & Thanksgiving’Meet the Author Seminar Guest: Mr. Kwan Moon-nam Theme: ‘New Poetry and Creative Minds’ |
| Self-directed Learning through Reading | Training of Reading Ambassadors | To train student leaders to be more familiar with the library and to arouse their reading interest. | Routine meeting with Reading Ambassadors Student-led activity – Handicraft workshop |
| Self-directed Learning through Reading | Reading Assembly | To help students form regular reading habits. | Friday Reading Assembly Programme |
| Self-directed Learning through Reading | Library induction lesson for S.1 | To raise students’ knowledge about library resources and search engines. | S.1 library induction lessons |
| Off-campus Reading Cultivation | Off-campus Reading Book Report Competition / Reading Award Scheme | To raise students’ reading interest through joining various competitions and reading award schemes. | Reading Carnival – Fun-In-Carnival Writing Competition Popular Reading Award Scheme Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Commentary Writing Competition Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Critic Writing Competition Harvard Book Prize 4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition |
| Off-campus Reading Cultivation | Site visit | To arouse students’ extensive reading habit. | Art Gallery Ambassador Programme of Hong Kong Book Fair A cultural trip to Macau |
| From Reading to Sharing | In-house Reading Book Report Competition / Reading Award Scheme | To raise students’ reading interest through joining various competitions and reading award schemes. | “Share your love of reading” Reading Award Scheme Fubrarian Log Pass In-house Extensive Reading Scheme──Highest Number of Borrowed Books (Chinese) In-house Extensive Reading Scheme──Highest Number of Borrowed Books (English) |
| From Reading to Sharing | Reading Buddies | To improve students’ reading and oral skills. |
Student Achievements
| Name of activity | Organization | Award | Awardee | Year | Off-campus / In-house |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 28th Reading Carnival – Fun-In-Carnival Writing Competition |
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Senior Section (Chinese) – Merit Prize | S5 Lo Ka Man | 2016-2017 | Off-campus |
| The 28th Popular Reading Award Scheme | Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Purple Badge of Honour Blue Badge of Honour Green Badge of Honour |
57 students 318 students 197 students |
2016-2017 | Off-campus |
| The 29th Popular Reading Award Scheme | Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Purple Badge of Honour Blue Badge of Honour Green Badge of Honour |
47 students 284 students 216 students |
2017-2018 | Off-campus |
| The 30th Popular Reading Award Scheme | Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Purple Badge of Honour Blue Badge of Honour Green Badge of Honour |
54 students 290 students 200 students |
2018-2019 | Off-campus |
| The 28th Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Commentary Writing Competition | Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Junior Section – Merit Prize Junior Section – Commended Prize Senior Section – Commended Prize |
S1 Poon Wai Kiu S1 Poon Wai Kiu S4 Wong Hin Ching |
2016-2017 | Off-campus |
| The 29th Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Commentary Writing Competition | Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Junior Section – Merit Prize Senior Section – 1st Runner-up Senior Section – Merit Prize Senior Section – Commended Prize |
S2 Poon Wai Kiu S4 Lee Sai Ying S4 Wong Wing Sum, S4 Cheung Wai Yin, S4 Chan Wai Ching S4 Lee Sai Ying |
2017-2018 | Off-campus |
| The 30th Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Commentary Writing Competition | Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Junior Section – 1st Runner-up Junior Section – Commended Prize Senior Section – Merit Prize Senior Section – Commended Prize |
S3 Lee Hui Yi S3 Lee Hui Yi S5 Lee Sai Ying S5 Lee Sai Ying |
2018-2019 | Off-campus |
| The 29th Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Online Voting Competition |
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Proactive School in Voting | Kowloon True Light School | 2017-2018 | Off-campus |
| The 30th Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election – Book Critic Competition |
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union | Junior Section – Merit Prize Senior Section – Merit Prize |
S1 Kei Yuk Kwan S5 Kwok Tsang In |
2018-2019 | Off-campus |
| Harvard Book Prize 2018 | The Harvard Club of Hong Kong | Champion 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
S5 Yip Tsz Ting Christy S5 Lau Ching Tim Claudia S5 Ho Wing In Vivian |
2017-2018 | Off-campus |
| Harvard Book Prize 2019 | The Harvard Club of Hong Kong | Champion 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
S5 Kei Tsz Ying S5 So Yik Ying S5 Lui Wing Lam Sarah |
2018-2019 | Off-campus |
| Harvard Book Prize 2020 | The Harvard Club of Hong Kong | Champion 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
S5 Law Tsz Ying S5 So Fung Chi S5 Wong Wing Chun |
2019-2020 | Off-campus |
| 4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition 2017 | Hong Kong Public Libraries | Senior Secondary Section (Chinese) – Merit Prize | S4 Yip Tsz Ting Christy | 2016-2017 | Off-campus |
| 4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition 2019 | Hong Kong Public Libraries | Senior Secondary Section (Chinese) – Merit Prize | S4 So Fung Chi | 2018-2019 | Off-campus |
| Hong Kong Secondary Students’ Audio Book Competition 2020 | RTHK | Entered the semi-final stage | S5 So Fung Chi S5 Tse Yan Tung |
2019-2020 | Off-campus |
| 2016-17 In-house Extensive Reading Scheme── Highest Number of Borrowed Books (English) |
Kowloon True Light School | Gold Silver Bronze |
S1 Lee Hong Ting Denise S5 Tang Wing Suet S2 So Fung Chi |
2016-2017 | In-house |
| 2016-17 In-house Extensive Reading Scheme── Highest Number of Borrowed Books (Chinese) |
Kowloon True Light School | Gold Silver Bronze |
S1 Yih Ling Ha S2 So Fung Chi S2 Chan Sze Sze |
2016-2017 | In-house |
| 2017-18 In-house Extensive Reading Scheme── Highest Number of Borrowed Books (English) |
Kowloon True Light School | Gold Silver Bronze |
S1 Ng Jin Nan S3 Yuen Wing Lam S1 Lee Erica Zitong |
2017-2018 | In-house |
| 2017-18 In-house Extensive Reading Scheme── Highest Number of Borrowed Books (Chinese) |
Kowloon True Light School | Gold Silver Bronze |
S1 Lau Hiu Yan S3 So Fung Chi S3 Wong Chak Tung |
2017-2018 | In-house |
| 2018-19 In-house Extensive Reading Scheme── Highest Number of Borrowed Books (English) |
Kowloon True Light School | Gold Silver Bronze |
S4 Yuen Wing Lam S1 Bhatia Jiya Jitendra S1 Chan Tsz Wan |
2018-2019 | In-house |
| 2018-19 In-house Extensive Reading Scheme── Highest Number of Borrowed Books (Chinese) |
Kowloon True Light School | Gold Silver Bronze |
S4 So Fung Chi S3 Yih Ling Ha S3 Luo Yuk Pui |
2018-2019 | In-house |
| “Share your love of reading” Reading Award Scheme | Kowloon True Light School | Star of the Stars Gold Silver Bronze |
S1 Wu Teresa Zhixi S1 Wu Teresa ZhixiI S2 Kei Yuk Kwan, S2 Chan Ling Hei, S3 Li Andrea, S3 Yee Pak Wai, S3 Tsoi Tsz Ue, S3 Wong Ho Yi 74 students |
2019-2020 | In-house |
Book Recommendations by Teachers
“Share your love of reading” Reading Award Scheme – Premier Books of KTL
Chinese titles
| 書名 | 作者 | 索書號 | 閱讀程度 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 住家風景 | 杜杜 | 848 / 4444 | 初階 |
| 2 | 方寸之間 | 潘步釗 | CR02D | 初階 |
| 3 | 我在茶餐廳品嘗到愛 | 周淑屏 | 855 / 7737 | 初階 |
| 4 | 練習簿 | 董啟章 | 857 / 4410 | 初階 |
| 5 | 青春出於藍 | 陳葒 | 857 / 7529 | 初階 |
| 6 | 去中國人的幻想世界玩一趟 | 阿濃 | 848 / 7135 | 初階 |
| 7 | 文學大師的理與情 | 周淑屏 編選 | 802.7 / 0040 | 初階 |
| 8 | 破地獄 | 王良和 | 857 / 1010 | 進階 |
| 9 | 送給孩子的字 | 張大春 | 848 / 1145 | 進階 |
| 10 | 野火集 | 龍應台 | 543 / 0102 | 進階 |
| 11 | 香港歷史散步 | 丁新豹 主編 | 739.189 / 2375 | 進階 |
| 12 | 縴夫的腳步 | 小思 | 848 / 9000 | 進階 |
| 13 | 彤雲箋 | 小思 | 848 / 9000 | 進階 |
| 14 | 停車暫借問 | 鍾曉陽 | 857 / 8211 | 進階 |
| 15 | 過平常日子 | 李歐梵 | 855 / 4074 | 高階 |
| 16 | 余光中精選集 | 陳義芝 主編 | CR0582 | 高階 |
| 17 | 棋王．樹王．孩子王 | 阿城 | 857 / 7122 | 高階 |
| 18 | 羊吃草：西西集 | 何福仁 編選 | 855 / 1060 | 高階 |
| 19 | 我和我豢養的宇宙 | 鍾怡雯 | 848 / 8211 | 高階 |
| 20 | 住家風景 | 蕭紅 | 848 / 4422 | 高階 |
English (non-fiction) titles
| Title | Author | Call No. | Reading Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Frank : the Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story | Kramer, Ann | 920 / FRA | Elementary |
| 2 | Madame Chiang Kai-shek : Face of Modern China | Donovan, Sandy Bridget | 920 / CHI | Elementary |
| 3 | William Shakespeare : Playwright and Poet | Nettleton, Pamela Hill | 920 / SHA | Elementary |
| 4 | Cixi : Evil Empress of China | Price, Sean Stewart | 920 / CIX | Elementary |
| 5 | Love Without Limits : a Remarkable Story of True Love Conquering All | Vujicic, Nick | 248.8 / VUJ | Intermediate |
| 6 | Quiet Power : the Secret Strengths of Introverts | Cain, Susan | 155.232 / CAI | Intermediate |
| 7 | Thistle vs Rose : Scotland, England and 700 Years of Love, Hatred and Indifference | Morrison, Susan | 941.1 / MOR | Intermediate |
| 8 | The Crossing : My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria | Yazbek, Samar | 956.9104 / YAZ | Advanced |
| 9 | Thinking, Fast and Slow | Kahneman, Daniel | 153 / KAH | Advanced |
| 10 | Smart Thinking : How to Think Big, Innovate and Outperform Your Rivals | Markman, Art | 153.6 / MAR | Advanced |
| 11 | The Happiness Advantage : the Seven Principles that Fuel Success and Performance at Work | Achor, Shawn | 158.7 / ACH | Advanced |
English (fiction) titles
| 1 | Sula’s Voyage | Torres, Catherine | F / TOR | Elementary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Esperanza Rising | Ryan, Pam Munoz | F / RYA | Elementary |
| 3 | The Pigman | Zindel, Paul | F / ZIN | Elementary |
| 4 | The Tale of Despereaux | DiCamillo, Kate | F / DIC | Elementary |
| 5 | Every Day | Levithan, David | F / LEV | Intermediate |
| 6 | Brown Girl Dreaming | Woodson, Jacqueline | F / WOO | Intermediate |
| 7 | Pax | Pennypacker, Sara | F / PEN | Intermediate |
| 8 | Counting by 7s | Sloan, Holly Goldberg | F / SLO | Intermediate |
| 9 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Lee, Harper | F / LEE | Intermediate |
| 10 | The Giver | Lowry, Lois | F / LOW | Intermediate |
| 11 | 45 Pounds : More or Less | Barson, Kelly | F / BAR | Intermediate |
| 12 | Twelve Years a Slave | Northup, Solomon | F / NOR | Advanced |
| 13 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Boyne, John | F / BOY | Advanced |
| 14 | Salt to the Sea | Sepetys, Ruta | F / SEP | Advanced |
| 15 | Look : Who’s Back | Vermes, Timur | F / VER | Advanced |
Mathematics titles
| Title | Author | Call No. | Reading Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What’s Maths All About? | Frith, Alex | 510 / FRI | Elementary |
| 2 | Strategy Games to Enhance Problem-solving Ability in Mathematics | Posamentier, Alfreed S. | 519.3 / POS | Elementary |
| 3 | The Joy of Mathematics | Pappas, Theoni | 510 / PAP | Elementary |
| 4 | Math Girls Talk about Equations & Graphs | Hiroshi, Yuki | 511 / HIR | Elementary |
| 5 | Math Girls Talk about Integers | Hiroshi, Yuki | 511 / HIR | Elementary |
| 6 | Math Girls Talk about Trigonometry | Hiroshi, Yuki | 516.24 / HIR | Elementary |
| 7 | Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles | Gardner, Martin | 793.7 / GAR | Elementary |
| 8 | Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers | Gardner, Martin | 793.7 / GAR | Intermediate |
| 9 | Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube | Gardner, Martin | 793.7 / GAR | Intermediate |
| 10 | Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi | Gardner, Martin | 793.7 / GAR | Intermediate |
| 11 | 100 Geometric Games | Berloquin, Pierre | 516 / BER | Intermediate |
| 12 | 100 Numerical Games | Berloquin, Pierre | 513.5 / BER | Intermediate |
| 13 | Understand Algebra | Abbott, P. | 512 / ABB | Intermediate |
| 14 | Knots and Borromean Rings, Rep-tiles, and Eight Queens | Gardner, Martin | 793.7 / GAR | Intermediate |
| 15 | Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi | Gardner, Martin | 793.7 / GAR | Advanced |
| 16 | Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities | Stewart, Ian | 510 / STE | Advanced |
| 17 | Alice in Puzzle-land | Smullyan, Raymond M. | 793.7 / SMU | Advanced |
| 18 | Professor Stewart’s Hoard of Mathematical Treasures | Stewart, Ian | 510 / STE | Advanced |
| 19 | Letters to a Young Mathematician | Stewart, Ian | 510 / STE | Advanced |
| 20 | Magical Mathematics : the Mathematical Ideas that Animate Great Magic Tricks | Diaconis, Persi | 793.7 / DIA | Advanced |
Liberal Studies titles
| 書名 | 作者 | 索書號 | 閱讀程度 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 全球化2.0 | 趙永佳 | 524.4 / 4980 | 初階 |
| 2 | 四代香港人 | 呂大樂 | 541.4 / 6042 | 初階 |
| 3 | 特區管治的挑戰 | 葉健民 | 524.4 / 4490 | 初階 |
| 4 | 圖解香港手冊 | 徐振邦 | 524.4 / 2829 | 初階 |
| 5 | 香港製造：我和我的南亞裔朋友 | 喬寶寶 | 992.74 / 2033 | 初階 |
| 6 | 藏在古蹟裏的香港 | 黃家樑 | 733.8 / 7529 | 初階 |
| 7 | 藏在地圖裏的香港 | 黃家樑 | 524.4 / 7529 | 初階 |
| 8 | 地緣政治：主權、資源與戰爭 | 高橋洋一 | 571.15 / 0022 | 進階 |
| 9 | 智慧型手機時代的反思 | 劉俊義 | 541.6 / 7210 | 進階 |
| 10 | 斜槓青年 | Kuang, Susan | 191 / 2508 | 進階 |
| 11 | 躁動青春：香港新世代處境觀察 | 趙永佳 | 544.67 / 4980 | 進階 |
| 12 | 香港在地農業讀本 | 鄒崇銘 | 430 / 2742 | 進階 |
| 13 | 批判性思考：跳脫慣性的思考模式 | Cottrell, Stella | 176.4 / 2033 | 進階 |
| 14 | 中國新生代農民工 | 潘毅 | 554.5 / 3207 | 進階 |
| 15 | 圖解2018中國「政府工作報告」 | / | 573.053 / 6211 | 高階 |
| 16 | 創建公平和關愛社會：香港民生政策的得與失 | 周永新 | 549.1 / 7730 | 高階 |
| 17 | 低端人口：中國,是地下這幫鼠族撐起來的 | 派屈克．聖保羅 | 546.17 / 9048 | 高階 |
| 18 | 中國的大國擔當 | 于洪君 | 642.6 / 1031 | 高階 |
| 19 | 建築保育與本土文化 | 林中偉 | 733.8 / 4499 | 高階 |
| 20 | 美荷樓記 | 張帝莊 | 733.8 / 1123 | 高階 |