World Book Day 2021 took place on Thursday 4 March. But Glasgow’s School Librarians decided to celebrate it all week long. I’ve collected everything we put together in this blog post. I hope you enjoy it!

£1 Book Tokens

Every year, you can get books for free with a £1 book token. Your English teachers have some of the book tokens, but you can also get them at the library once you’re back in  school. Because of lockdown, the tokens are also available to download this year. Go to the Library Team, to the General Channel, and read the post It’s World Book Day! You can read more about the books at this link: https://www.worldbookday.com/books/.

Guess the Shelf Competition

You have until the end of the day on Wednesday 10 March to email the librarian your guesses for the Guess the Shelf competition. The bookshelves belong to staff across Lourdes Secondary – some are from their homes, others are from their classrooms. Can you guess who owns which shelf? Good luck! https://bit.ly/3rlbvDQ.

What do School Librarians Like to Read?

The theme of World Book Day 2021 is Share A Story. So the Glasgow School Librarians came together on Teams last week to share their current reads. We put our recommendations together in a flip book, with help from library pets and cuddly toys. Which ones have you read? https://bit.ly/38ictcc.

A Week of World Book Day Flipbooks

The librarian at Bellahouston Academy and Rosshall Academy made five flip books celebrating the themes in all the £1 books available for World Book Day, one for every day of the week. You’ll find lots of information, book lists, and some quizzes to test yourselves.

Day1: https://online.flipbuilder.com/kczr/sjce/. Some World Book Day books are about the environment, so if you’re passionate about saving the earth, this is the flipbook for you.

Day 2: https://online.flipbuilder.com/kczr/byid/. Like science-fiction and superheroes? You should read this flipbook to get some new book recommendations.

Day 3: https://online.flipbuilder.com/kczr/pefh/.  This flipbook is a homage to all things detective and crime. You’ll discover famous literary detectives who have been around for decades and the new generations of young detectives.

Day 4: https://online.flipbuilder.com/kczr/oivi/. This particular flipbook about Fantasy fiction was partially inspired by the adventures of the School Librarians D&D Group.

Day 5: https://online.flipbuilder.com/kczr/nzcg/. We’re ending the week with a celebration of the football books available from your school library.