Libby Inductions: Now that the s1s have received their iPads, we visited s1 English classes to deliver Libby inductions. Pupils were given their library card numbers and given step by step instructions on how to access and navigate the eBook app suing their School Library cards. Pupils loved the ease of access and range of topics and genres available on the app. For more information, visits the Glasgow Life Libraries Libby page.
Black History Month: We compiled scores of books by Black British authors as part of an S3s English reading project for Black History Month. Pupils were presented with a range of fiction and nonfiction books for junior, Young Adult, and Senior audiences to select from.
Pupil Library Committee: Our new Pupil Library Committee recruits successfully completed their first task of helping to process a huge six-box delivery. They helped stamped the date labels with the school library logo, sorted and arranged each book according to genre or subject, and helped shelved the books into the appropriate places.
Creative Writing Contest: Our Creative Writing Contest submission date was the 31st October, and we received six excellent entries from pupils across all year groups. They have been handed over to our pupil judges who will select and announce the winner come Monday, 18th November during Book Week Scotland.
New Book Highlights
The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology That Changed Our World by Rachel Ignotofsky
The Secret World of Plants: Tales of More Than 100 Remarkable Flowers, Trees, and Seeds by Ben Hoare
Lonely Planet Kids The Ocean Book: Explore The Hidden Depth of Our Blue Planet by Derek Harvey
Books of the day
02.10.24: Black Artists Shaping the World by Sharna Jackson
04.10.24: Dragonracers by Peter Bunzl, illustrated by Lia Visrin
07.10.24: Horrible Histories: Ghosts by Terry Deary, Illustrated by Martin Brown
09.10.24: Hidden Figures: the True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Shetterly
11.10.24: Kemosha of the Caribbean by Alex Wheatle
21.10.24: Wrath by Marcus Sedgewick
23.10.24: An Illustrated History of Ghosts by Adam Allsuch Boardman
25.10.24: Science Museum: The Book of Discoveries: Incredible Breakthroughs That Changed the World by Time Cooke and Drew Bardana
28.10.24: Black and British: An Illustrated History by David Olusoga, Illustrated by Melleny Taylor
30.10.24: Haunted Dolls by Martha London
Author of the Week:
01.10.24: Tom Mitchell
07.10.24: Ross Welford
21.10.24: Gill Lewis
28.10.24: Efua Traore
Series of the Week
01.10.24: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
07.10.24: My laugh Out Loud Life by Burhana islam
21.10.24: Strangeworlds Detective Agency by LD Lapinski
28.10.24: Thousand Worlds by Yoon Ha Lee
Literary and Cultural Celebration Book Lists and Displays for October
Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland (Sept 20th – Oct 6th)
World Space Week (Oct 4th – 10th)
Black History Month (Throughout October)
Mental Health Day (Oct 10th)
Diwali (Oct 31st)
Halloween/Samhain (Oct 31st – Nov 1st)
Trending Book Lists:
Epic Reads New Releases | The Guardian Children’s Book Roundup | LoveReading4Kids Books of the Month | Scholastic Books of the Month | Scottish Book Trust Book Lists |Toppsta Monthly Highlights | Waterstones Books of the Month
Book Awards
Winners: Diverse Book Awards | Forward Prizes for Poetry | Polari Prizes
Shortlist: Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction
