Monthly Roundup:
We had such a successful year here at Whitehill Secondary School Library. With 6000+ visits and 8600+ books issued, pupils have very much enjoyed engaging with the library service and the collections. Our Little Pride Library for our LGBT+ group and our Advanced Readers book group have been highlights of our year and we very much look forward to establishing more relationships with the school’s departments and clubs over the 25/26 school year. Thank you to the wonderful English Department for all their continued support over the months. The School Library will be closed for essential maintenance work beginning week beginning June 23rd.
Book of the Day:
03.06.25: Liccle Bit by Alex Wheatle
05.06.25: The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
09.06.25: Climate Emergency Atlas by Dan Hooke
11.06.25: Keedie by Elle McNicoll
Author Spotlight:
02.06.25: Jasbinder Bilan
09.06.25: Dan Freedman
23.06.25: Gill Lewis
Series Spotlight:
02.06.25: Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
09.06.25: Five Nights at Freddies by Scott Cawthon
23.06.25: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Literary and Cultural Celebrations for April (Book Lists and Displays):
Audiobook Appreciation Month: June is Audiobook Month, a time to celebrate and promote the listening experience of audiobooks. Check out Glasgow Life’s audiobook range on Borrowbox and Libby by Overdrive.
Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month: Through celebration, education and raising awareness, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month helps to tackle prejudice, challenge myths and to amplify the voices of Gypsies, Romas ad Travellers in wider society.
National Crime Reading Month: National Crime Reading Month is an annual initiative spearheaded and developed by the Crime Writer’s Association. It runs throughout June, this year in collaboration with The Reading Agency. National crime Reading Month aims t bring new books to existing readers and new readers to the world’s most popular and best-selling genre.
Pride Month: Pride Month is an annual celebration dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ+ history and contributions and coincides with the anniversary if the 1969 Stonewall riots.
World Environment Day (5th June): World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
World Oceans Day (8th June): World Oceans Day aims to raise the awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans.
Empathy Day (12th June): Empathy Day is a national event in the UK that is part of the wider Empathy Day festival running from June 2nd-12th. The theme for 2025 is “What’s your spark?”. The day aims to inspire children and young people to learn about empathy and experience it through stories and put it into action.
Refugee Week (16th-22nd): Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience pf refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
Windrush Day (22nd June): Windrush Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush on 22nd June 1948 and to recognise and thank all of those from the Windrush generation and their descendants to their enormous contributions.
International Women in Engineering Day (23rd June): International Women in Engineering Day is an international campaign that aims to raise the profile of women in engineering and encourage more people to consider engineering career. This day highlights the achievements of women engineering and provides a platform to celebrate their work and inspire the next generation of female engineers.
Trending Book Lists
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Book Awards
Winners: FCBG Children’s Book Awards | Jhalak Prize | James Tait Black Prizes | Orwell Prizes | Sir Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction | Sports Book Awards | UKLA Book Awards | Women’s Prize | YOTO Carnegies
