Help us kick-start READ@PolyU 2019!

Send us your Common Book nominations for a new year of reading.

Now entering its eighth year, READ@PolyU rallies the whole campus to read a common book, and invites all PolyU students to participate in the Book Chat Sessions, book talks, and other fascinating activities designed to enhance the reading experience. What’s more, a free copy of the common book is gifted to full-time first-year undergraduate degree students (on a first come, first served basis) and any PolyU student who pre-registers for a Book Chat Group!

The Programme Committee will review all nominations before making the final selection.

To encourage participation, 50 copies of the selected Common Book will be given out in a lucky draw. PolyU students and staff who have submitted a nomination will be automatically enrolled into the lucky draw. Winners will be notified by email in April.

Submit your favourite book titles, along with the author’s name, to library.read.program@polyu.edu.hk by 31 Jaunary 2019 (Thursday). There is no limit to the number of book titles you can submit.

What we look for in a common book:

• The book will be in English, preferably less than 300 pages
• It should be engaging for the PolyU community (both Faculty and students)
• It should be accessible, not difficult to read
• It should appeal to students’ imagination, and should include some elements of exploration of and reflection on multi-cultural issues
• It should preferably have been adapted for film
• It should preferably have won international and critical acclaim
• Ideally, the author would be available to visit PolyU

Submit now and win a copy of the chosen book!

Learn more by visiting the READ@PolyU website.

「品書知日本」全國徵文大奬賽近日公佈決賽結果，本校紡織及服裝學系王宇翔同學，憑藉作品《亞洲一體化與岡倉天心》在全國賽中榮獲二等獎。

由上海交通大學圖書館和日本科學協會聯合主辦，「品書知日本」全國徵文大奬賽旨在鼓勵全國包括港澳地區的大學生通過閱讀各類與日本相關的書籍，撰寫論文、感想、體會等形式的文章，激發大學生對日本社會、經濟、文化等各方面瞭解和研究的興趣。

按照大㑹要求，理大首先在暑假期間進行全校初賽選拔，經由中文及雙語學系及包玉剛圖書館所組成的評審委員會評分後，推薦兩位同學參予全國總決賽。全國賽的競爭十分激烈，有來至北京大學、復旦大學、南京大學等數十所高校的優秀作品參予，評選出一等獎5名，二等奬10名。

本館再次恭賀王宇翔同學在全國賽脫穎而出，奪得佳績﹗

A literature reference database produced by Gale which provides biographical and contextual materials on literary figures from all time periods in such genres as fiction, non fiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism and more.

Expiry date: 30 April 2019

Write Your Version

Imagine you woke up one morning and found that you had transformed overnight into an animal (any animal of your choice). What would you do? What would happen next? Tell your story in 500 words.

Eligibility: Full-time Year 1 PolyU Undergraduate Students
Language: English
Format: 500 words in MS Word
Deadline: 11 January 2019 (11:59 pm)

Prizes:

Champion – Apple Watch Series 4
1st Runner Up – Moleskine Smart Writing Set “Ellipse”
2nd Runner Up – Apple AirPods Wireless Headphones
Honourable Mentions – $500 Eslite Bookshop Coupons

Visit the website for more details.
Inspired by the 2018 common book, Fifteen Dogs