Find out more about the SORA app and the Carnegie Awards below:
Read the Carnegie shortlisted titles
World Book Day 2026
Come along to the library this week to celebrate World Book Day 2026 🙂
Watch the slideshow for details and follow the links.
Don’t forget to enter our competitions!
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Reading raffle (S1-S6) – get a raffle ticket when you read in the library Mon-Thurs this week – and when you come to Live Online Author Talk at Thursday break.  Winner announced 1.15pm Thurs 5th March. Prize: chocolate egg.
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Design a book token competition (S1-S2) – NEW DEADLINE: TUESDAY 10th 10.45am. Prizes: chocolate eggs and place on cinema trip.
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Enter our WBD 2026 quiz (S1-S6 + STAFF) –  deadline Mon 9th. Pupil prize: £10 Amazon voucher. Staff prize: chocolate egg.
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Create a poster about your favourite book “bad guy” (S1-S2)–NEW DEADLINE: TUESDAY 10th 10.45am.  Top entries win a place at the Into Film Spring Screening of Bad Guys 2.
Hand in posters to the library or email them to Mrs Üstün at:
alison.ustun@ab-ed.org
Save Our School Librarians!!
On Wednesday 4th of March, Aberdeen City Councillors will vote on proposed budget cuts.
One proposal is to reduce the number of librarians in ACC secondary schools.
Every school deserves a full-time, qualified librarian.
Please show your support for our school librarians by signing this petition
UNISON petition in support of ACC school librarians
The Curriculum Resource Information Service (CRIS) is also under threat. It provides valuable resources for primary and secondary schools.
School library proposal in ACC online budget consultation
Visit the Aberdeen City Council Online Budget Consultation and give your views on the proposed changes to school libraries.
Deadline is Sunday, 14th December 2025.
Harlaw Quizzers
Join Harlaw Quizzers on Google Classroom. Ask for the code.
Festive Craft Club is back!!
Yes, it’s that time of year again.
Friday 5th, 12th, and 19th of December!!
Book Week Scotland Quiz S1-S6
The theme of this year’s Book Week Scotland is friendship, so with this in mind, our whole school competition will look at famous friends from well-known books.
The prize for pupils will be a £10 Amazon voucher. The staff winner will get a box of chocolates.
Congratulations to our winners, Maria and Ms Fyfe 🙂
Book Week Scotland 2025
It’s Book Week Scotland from the 17th to the 23rd of November!
To celebrate, we have a competition for S1 and S2 pupils.
S1/S2 competition
Enter our competition to design a dragon. 15 lucky entrants will win a place on a trip to see How to Train Your Dragon at the cinema on Wednesday the 26th of November.
Don’t miss the deadline on Wednesday the 19th November.       See below for more information 🙂
Film Club competition
Visit our Google classroom for information on how to join our official Into Film site.  See Mrs Ustun for the code.
For more information about writing and posting a review on our Into Film site, see below.
Teachers’ Reading Challenge 2025
It’s Teachers’ Reading Challenge time again 🙂
Until the end of October, teachers have been challenged to read and explore children’s and YA fiction.
Ask your teachers about what they’ve been reading and give them your suggestions.
Look what we’ve been reading so far!
