September 26, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This, from The Day, highlights a report carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Royal Society. Read the full report as a pdf here. Librarians, Clishmaclaver included, have known this for a long time, and have argued in … Continue reading
September 15, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Are you a Brechin Book Ninja? If you are, you need a bona fide Ninja name. Try this handy Ninja name generator for maximum Ninjitsu kudos; I just used the letters of my last name, and got: Arichi-Kumei Kashichi 😀 Cooool. … Continue reading
September 11, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Straight from the horse’s mouth! That’s to say, Mark Millar’s Millarworld: Kingsman: The Red Diamond and our Kingsman: The Secret Service reprint are both out from Image Comics this week. Check out one of the reviews of Red Diamond here … Continue reading
September 7, 2017
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Art credit: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
September 6, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments
Watch Scottish Book Trust‘s Celebrating the First Minister’s Reading Challenge.
September 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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The wonderful Bookbug people at Scottish Book Trust have posted suggestions for anyone looking for new books for their little one. Here are 12 great books featured in the Bookbug Baby calendar this year – Happy reading! http://bit.ly/2017ayearinbabybooks Image credit: Cate James
September 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Bookwitty have put together some great ideas for how to encourage your child to become a lifelong reader – “It’s usually around back-to-school time that parents begin to worry about their children’s reading habits. Indeed, many children go the length … Continue reading
September 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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I’m a very happy librarian. 😀 Art credit: Batman is copyright© 2017 DC Entertainment
August 24, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Welcome to World Book Day’s August newsletter There are some brilliant YA books publishing this month including Wolf Children,a thrilling story of survival against the odds by Paul Dowswell, SweetFreak, a chilling tale of online bullying by Sophie McKenzie and Freshers, a hilarious coming-of-age comedy … Continue reading
August 24, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Found this Hot One Hundred list on Facebook (posted by Paul Gravett); it’s published by Islington Libraries as part of the London Super Comic Con 2017. Don’t worry if, like me, you can’t manage a trip down to London though, free copies … Continue reading
