Events: Events and activities that took place in the School Library during March
To celebrate World Book Day, the School Library invited pupils to write a review about any book of their choice using only five words for a chance to be entered into a prize draw. Read the reviews on our 5 Word Book review blog post. We also hosted a quiz featuring three rounds: a general literature knowledge, emoji book titles, and a Shakespeare or Young Adult quote taster round in preparation for our Shakespeare week quiz.
Shakespeare Week Quiz and choice board: We uploaded an interactive choice board for pupils to explore more of Shakespear’s works and hosted our first Shakespeare Week quiz. Pupils were to guess whether a quote was from a Shakespeare play or a Young Adult novel. We’ve included a selection of quotes below, can you guess which ones were from a Young Adult novel and which ones were from one of Shakespeare’s plays? Answers are at the end of this blog post.
- “Reading would make me brilliant, but writing would make me infinite”
Juliet takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera or William Shakespeare?
2. “All that glitters is not gold”
All That Glitters by Lucy and Lydia Connell or William Shakespeare?
3. “If love is like a possession, maybe my letters are like my exorcism”
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han or William Shakespeare?
4. “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green or William Shakespeare?
5. “If music be the food of love, play on”
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan or William Shakespeare?
Swatch: Our Spring 24 issue of Swatch, the Glasgow School Libraries eMagazine is now available. Here are some links to our previous issues: Winter 23, Autumn 23, Summer 23, Spring 23, Winter 22, Autumn 22, Summer 22, Spring 22, Winter 21, Autumn 21, Summer 21, Spring 21, Winter 20, Autumn 20.
Literary and Cultural Celebration Booklists for March: Booklists to tie into various literary and cultural celebrations.
Anti-Racism Book List: Anti-Racism fiction and nonfiction.
International Women’s Day Book List: Fiction and nonfiction books about women’s history, feminism, and equal rights.
Neurodiversity Book List: Nonfiction and fiction books featuring neurodiverse characters.
Ramadan Reads Book List: Fiction and nonfiction books by Muslim authors and featuring Muslim characters.
STEM Nonfiction Book List: STEM nonfiction.
Trans & Gender Nonconforming Book List: Nonfiction and fiction books featuring transgender and gender nonconforming characters.
Recent Arrivals: New Book Highlights
Forensic Science by Chris Cooper
The Illustrated History of Ghosts by Adam A Boardman
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
Kicked Out by AM Dassu
The Minecraft Ideas Book by Thomas McBrien
Trending Booklists: Monthly highlights and new releases
Epic Reads – New Releases
The Guardian – Children’s Book Roundup
Love Reading for Kids – Books of the Month
Scholastic – Books of the Month
Scottish Book Trust – Book Lists
Toppsta – Our Favorite New Children’s Books This Month
Waterstone’s – Books of the Month
Recent Awards: UK book award winners, shortlists, and longlists
Inclusive Books for Children Award – Winners
British Book Awards – Shortlist
UKLA Book Award – Shortlist
Women’s Prize for Fiction – Longlist
Women’s Prize for Nonfiction – Longlist
YOTO Carnegie Medals – Shortlists
Competitions: Writing competitions for young people
Foyles Young Poets of the Year Competition
Henrietta Branford Writing Competition
Book Buzz: Latest book news from major media outlets and Young Adult book websites
What’s On in April
Pop-Up Library: Exams will be taking place in the library starting April and throughout May, but pupils can visit our Pop-Up Library stall (location TBA) for book returns and collections as well as weekly activities.
Talk Like Shakespeare Day Activities: We’ll be creating Shakespeare masks and Elizabethan ruffle collar using the templates from Talklikeshakespeare.org and uploading a list of Shakespearean phrases still commonly used today.
Teams Quizzes: Our Quizzes will be uploaded to Teams using MS Forms in lieu of exams.
National Pet Month Quiz: Learn fun facts about our furry, feathered, and leathered friends.
World Art Day Quiz: Test your knowledge of artists, paintings, and styles. Comes with an accompany list of links to famous museums and galleries from around the world.
International Guitar Month Quiz: For serious guitar aficionados, this quiz is packed with facts about one of the world’s most popular instruments. The interactive answer sheet included is jammed with links with further information and videos.
Displays and Booklists for April:
Planet vs Plastics Book List: The theme for this year’s Earth Day is Planet vs Plastics to raise awareness on the health and environmental risks of plastics.
Stress Book List: Stress Awareness Month calls for a greater awareness of the negative impact of stress. Our booklist features some Nonfiction titles to help young People manage their stress.
Autism Book List: World Autism Month and Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd) aims to celebrate Autism awareness and acceptance. Our Junior, Young Adult, and Senior + Staff booklists feature nonfiction and fiction titles featuring Autistic characters.
Shakespeare Quiz answers:
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
- The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
