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Summer Fun ( I Know it’s November!)

I know when you look out of the window (I would feel the same if I had a window!) at the rain and the wind that summer seems so far away.

So, to cheer you up here is a nice picture.

OK, stop drooling and I will get to the point-

We librariany type people are looking at creating a summer reading challenge for you! –
The kiddies have theirs and so do your mums and dads and grannies and grampas and auties and uncles and ,you get the point, but what about you?

Well, there is no point creating something that no one will want to take part in so that is why we are asking for your opinion on how the scheme should be set up and run.

So click on the link and answer the questions and everyone who answers will be entered into a competition to win a mystery prize.

Why a mystery prize?

Because I don’t know what they have bought- t’is true dear reader.

Many thanks for your participation in this and good luck!

Vote for East Renfrewshire

Hands up if you know who this little chappie is?
Now, now don’t be shy and don’t fib!

Of course it’s Bookaboo from the TV programme of the same name that encourages young children to get into stories and reading. Brilliant idea!
With your help an East Renfrewshire Primary school teacher could be appearing on the show.
Emma Taylor, who teaches at Giffnock Primary, is one of just six in the competition run by the Times Educational Supplement.

Now the school is appealing to pupils, parents and the community to back Mrs Taylor and vote for her as their favourite.

If she wins, an episode of popular CITV book show Bookaboo will be filmed at the school.

Online voting is now under way and ends at midnight on Sunday 8 September.

The TES competition sees six teachers from across the UK record themselves reading from a children’s book.

Mrs Taylor is the only finalist from Scotland.

She filmed herself reading When I woke up I was a hippopotmus by Tom MacRae. Its a favourite in the Giffnock Primary P2 classrooms.

The footage is now available to view on the TES website, where voting also takes place.

The Bookaboo team will chose the winner from the two finalists with the most votes.

Mrs Taylor said: I am absolutely thrilled to have reached this stage.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story to the children, sharing their enjoyment in it.

I also thought it would be nice to choose this one as I had organised a visit to the school last year from the books illustrator, Ross Collins.

Mrs Taylors video can be viewed and voted for at the think, educate and share website.

The name of the winner will be announced on 16 September. Filming would take place in October

So help out ER and get voting!

If you look for it you might find it!

How do you find what you are looking for when you can’t ask Mrs Baird?
Once you have stopped crying and wiped away those big blubby tears – you could log on to THIS great web site.

Technically it is called an OPAC – Online Public Access Catalogue and here you will find all the resources available to you from every Community Library in East Renfrewshire and every secondary school library.

And guess what almost everything is free!

There are books and DVDs and audio CDs and downloadable digital reads.

There is also access to resources such as Encyclopedia Britannica and Groves online again all for free beacuse you are a member of the libraries.

So get stuck in and add the ER OPAC to your favourites – you know you need to!

If you need any help with this site please come and ask me.

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